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#87 of 138 poor mpg by hhrguy Jan 25, 2008 (7:13 pm)
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 Replies to this message: jwelsh (Jan 25, 2008 7:40 pm)
#88 of 138 Re: poor mpg [hhrguy] by jwelsh Jan 25, 2008 (7:40 pm)
Replying to: hhrguy (Jan 25, 2008 7:13 pm) Motor trend lists the difference in highway miles between the HHR and the pt as 1 mile per gallon. Looking at the car ads on tv, I don't see much difference between the pt and them Alot of car ads show the highway miles as 28-29. I don't understand what people are doing to get the low mpg they are claiming. I have always gotten in the high 20's on the highway and that is the average with the city and stops at intersections. 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.
#89 of 138 Re: PT Turbo MPG? [tedebear] by camshot2 Jan 25, 2008 (9:24 pm)
Replying to: tedebear (Jan 18, 2008 7:23 pm) "You can do things like removing the silencers..."      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 Replies to this message: tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 9:56 pm) tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 11:28 pm) camshot2 (Jan 27, 2008 8:14 am)
#90 of 138 Re: PT Turbo MPG? [camshot2] by tedebear Jan 25, 2008 (9:56 pm)
Replying to: camshot2 (Jan 25, 2008 9:24 pm) Hi Bill,   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. Replies to this message: tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 11:28 pm) camshot2 (Jan 27, 2008 8:14 am)
#91 of 138 Re: PT Turbo MPG? [tedebear] by tedebear Jan 25, 2008 (11:28 pm)
Replying to: tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 9:56 pm) Bill,   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
#92 of 138 Re: PT Turbo MPG? [tedebear] by camshot2 Jan 27, 2008 (8:14 am)
Replying to: tedebear (Jan 25, 2008 9:56 pm) Thanks for the replies to this inquiry. I will check them out today and see if they are in there. I figured they were something like the removal of the cover on a 2 barrel carb of the past, what a cool throaty sound THAT made...lol. Later on, Bill
#93 of 138 Re: Gas Mileage/Trip Computer [jbw929] by jwelsh Feb 19, 2008 (11:21 pm)
Replying to: jbw929 (Mar 11, 2006 11:28 am) I have a 2006 pt marine blue Touring with auto trans. I bought the k&N air filter. Today, I reset the trip calculator. While it does show the previous amg at first, it does reset it. Going 15 miles on the highway, It got up to 30.5 mpg. On the way home, it showed 28 mpg.
#94 of 138 Interesting by camshot2 Feb 20, 2008 (6:54 am)
Do you say that the 30.5 was before the K&N? I have been thinking about trying anything to up the mpg, but if your experience is an example of what a K&N does, maybe that is not the choice. Keep us posted please of your further results. Thanks, Willie D 2002 PT Limited
#95 of 138 pt cruiser by jwelsh Feb 20, 2008 (7:59 am)
When I first got the car used with 16,000 on it, a couple of times going to the same location. I got the same results.The car does for me average in the high 20's. I can not understand how people claim to get such low mpg's. The car is not a sedan, it is classified as a suv or wagon. So, the mpg will not be as good as a sedan. One thing that people need to understand about the trip calculator. Is that since it shows the average since it was reset. Is that the actual amg on the highway is higher than what it shows. I can tell that the K&N filter does help. Replies to this message: robman (Mar 17, 2008 8:11 am)
#96 of 138 Re: pt cruiser [jwelsh] by robman Mar 17, 2008 (8:11 am)
Replying to: jwelsh (Feb 20, 2008 7:59 am) I have a 2003 Touring 5-speed with 102k miles on the odometer... Although there is no trip computer on this model I do keep mileage records on both of my cars. This car has consistantly returned 26 MPG on mixed driving with no significant deviation year after year. I believe the 5-speed has a lot to do with my numbers but I set the cruise-control at 72 MPH on the highway (too noisy above that - LOL) and I drive around town in 4th gear. It remains fun to drive and has proven to be one of my all time favorite utility vehicles. My wife hates it, though...

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