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You may be getting 20mpg in mixed driving but I assure, that is at least as good if not much better than what a v6 Escape would get in mixed driving. Also, the snow tires are scrubbing off some MPG due to greater friction. Mark. |
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 04, 2007 11:37 am) The Good: 28 - 31 mpg in the city or on the highway; pretty good in decent weather. Handling in bad weather is decent. The Bad: This morning, after dropping my daughter off at school, I looked at the mileage and it posted 19.1 mpg. In the 1.3 mile drive from the school, it dropped down to 18.9 and 18.8 mpg. The "Miles to Empty" gauge dropped from 184 miles to empty to 182 miles to empty in less than a minute of driving! The typically sluggish performance of the truck seems significantly exacerbated by the cold (and admittedly it's really really cold here--although the truck is garaged). Also, I have stock tires--not snows, and recently inflated them. I read that in cold weather, mpg would drop some, but 40%?? That's really bad--my former Audi A6 turbo got better mileage than this. Because of the squeaks that should never occur on a new vehicle (see my and other people's posts about this), the klugey computer that needs to be reset often and doesn't even provide an external temp, and the crummy NAV system, I'm less than satisfied. Ford needs to own known problems (like the squeaking), and has a lot more work to do regarding how to engineer a hybrid in cold weather conditions (should we all just move to Florida?), and I'm seriously considering replacing this with a Toyota Highlander Hybrid, but I don't know how that handles the cold... |
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Replying to: gmoreau (Jan 26, 2007 6:39 am) Ya the thing that does bug me is that I don't have an external temperature reading, and a few more storage compartments (overhead space is wasted)would be great and just one more gallon of gas in the tank would extend my range considerably. One thing you have to realize is that on extremely short trips (a mile or less) you really kill the mileage. This is true in most vehicles until they warm up. It may be aggravated a little in a hybrid because the engine runs at a higher RPM to charge the batteries even while stopped. Once you hit the 3 to 4 mile mark it all seems to balance out. The cold obviously has a big effect as both batteries and engines are least efficient when they are cold. Overall I have been extremely happy with my EH and it has saved me a tone of money in fuel bills compared to the VAN that I was using. Now if they would only put in a diesel then we could be talking real mileage 
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The Ext Temp will be available on 08s with auto climate control. Mark. |
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Replying to: mschmal (Dec 20, 2006 11:16 am)
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 04, 2007 11:37 am) |
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| I have a FWD '07 I bought in August. I was getting 36MPG until it started getting cold (Michigan). Now with temps in the 20's I am getting in the 28MPG Range. I expect to get back to 36MPG once the weather breaks. | |
I owned it for one month...then I was carjacked!!  Don't think the guy even knew what he was taking!! Waiting for my insurance $$ to purchase a new one...was wondering if I should just wait for the 2008...when are they coming out? |
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They are in production NOW will begin to ship in February! Mark.
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Replying to: mschmal (Jan 31, 2007 4:44 am) Well, I guess bad things sometimes create good things..I get a 2008!! |
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