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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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Replying to: tedebear (Jan 11, 2008 2:37 pm) |
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So why oh why do (did) any of us put up with the crappy fuel economy of the cruiser? Sure, it's a cool looking car, but still is a neon. It rides, brakes, and steers like a neon, and gets worse fuel economy. Chrysler could take note of ANY other cars on that platform and FIX the problem! I had it with my cruiser, and sold it after lothing it for 3 years of bad mileage, poor cornering, and a "cute" but SMALL gas tank, only to move to the Chevy HHR. WOW... G.M. found a way to be cool looking, and get better miles out of the same liter size. Better pick up, and braking. Shorter steering radius, and boy, It's quiet inside too! Never again will I be "held up" by some fast talking salesman. WE ALL need to send e-mails of displeasure to Chrysler. I did that , and my response was to " check out some of our other models, they might suit you better" Chrysler has had a bad reputation for some years for poor mileage, weak transmissions, and rapid wearing brakes. I think I'll stay with a company that truly wants to improve the quality of their product, and not just be "cute" hhrguy
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Replying to: hhrguy (Jan 25, 2008 7:13 pm) They also show the powertrain warranty for the hhr as 3 years and the pt as 7. Also, the off road assistance for the two as hhr-3 and pt-7. |
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Replying to: tedebear (Jan 18, 2008 7:23 pm) Can you please explain what is meant by the term "silencers"? I am not familiar with a part by that description. How dumb am I really? Thanks for enlightening me... Regards, Bill Welch  
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Replying to: camshot2 (Jan 25, 2008 9:24 pm) The silencers are plastic pieces that cover part of the intake tubes in the air intake box. They are there to reduce engine noise. I removed them from my wife's Cruiser and I didn't notice any increase in the noise. She has the turbo version, so I don't know if the silencers are different in the regular models.
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Replying to: tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 9:56 pm) Do a Google search for something like pt cruiser airbox silencer. There are lots of discussions about it. Listed below are two. http://www.ptcruiserlinks.com/forum/general-turbo-discussions/4953-remove-silenc- er.html http://www.ptcruiserclub.org/forum/Airbox_and_lower_silencer_removal_Q_P163193.h- tm |
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