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I just bought an '08 and now have about 1500 miles on it. My wife drives it. Its a 5 speed and a drop top. We are currently getting about 26 mpg on her commute which is about 15 miles of highway and 3 miles of stop and go driving. We live in a northern climate and have to warm the vehicle for about 5 to 10 minutes in the morning. She also idles the vehicle for about 15 minutes over her lunch break. I think that as the weather warms and then engine gets broken in we will see about 28 mpg.
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Replying to: skierx420 (Jan 07, 2008 1:45 pm) |
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Replying to: corvairbob (Jan 01, 2008 3:54 pm) Chrysler should be ashamed of the PT Cruiser's performance and apologize to it's loyal drivers. I returned my PT turbo to the dealer. To hell with Daimler Chrysler.
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Replying to: pttopless (Jan 11, 2008 10:19 am) Sorry to hear your mileage was so poor. However, from reading through dozens of posts here on the Cruiser and what other owners are getting it seems yours and Bob's results are not typical, turbo or not. We get 19-20 mpg city/ 26 hwy with our 03 GT turbo and we don't live anywhere near a highway on/off ramp. BTW, Daimler Chrysler does not exist. 
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Replying to: tedebear (Jan 11, 2008 2:37 pm) |
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Replying to: KarenS (Jun 16, 2005 9:06 am) |
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I've just purchase a '06 Turbo with 11,000 miles on it. Just finished my first week driving it on the highway. This week I only got 18.4 mpg. I can only hope this gets better or is the best I can hope for? Rogue
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Replying to: roguej (Jan 18, 2008 6:54 pm) You can do things like removing the silencers from the stock air box and drop in a higher flowing K&N filter to help it breathe better. That'll help a bit, unless the increased performance causes you to drive it harder. The grade of gas make a little difference. Are you using the recommended premium or regular? The manual says regular can be used without harmful effects. That's what my wife always goes with. |
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Replying to: martin44 (Apr 09, 2007 8:52 am) I used to sell PT's, fell in love with the design. I just bought my first one and I get about 22 avg. with lows of 19.9 and highs of 24.9. I didn't buy it for just the mileage factor, but better would be nice. Just remember the car weighs roughly 3100 pounds!! Thats close to 800 to a 1000 pounds more than many similaer ranked autos. The PT IS the Dodge Neon with a different body attached, period! The Neon weighs less (slightly) than the PT, BUT, big BIG BUT, it is set up differently. The Cruiser is set up to be responsive and sporty. I imagine there are different computer chips you can put in it to get less performance and better mileage...me I am 53 and the little boy in me still likes the quick performance of the little beast. If your after mileage alone, buy some boring auto if you must, but as for me, I'll keep mine like it is. You might ask a Chrysler dealer to see if you can put the chip from a Neon in your PT and see if that helps...don't know, just a thought. Regards, Willie D. |
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Thanks for the response. Willie I love the look of my PT. Tedebear, thanks for the tip about the K&N filter. Have to check into that. The first week I ran with premium gas and this week I thought I'd try regular. The car is still telling me avg of 18.4 to 18.9 mpg. As from about a high mile I'm driving only highway (50 miles a day, 68 mph avg). So very little stop and go for the most part. I'm astounded about seeing some of the mentions of getting 22 + mpg. So I'm not sure what to think about it. Again it a Turbo GT so I don't know if that has anything to do with it. Maybe it will get better as the weather gets warmer or the engine get more broken in. Thanks again, Rogue |
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