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#285 of 378 gas light comes on really early? by mrs_t Jul 01, 2008 (9:01 pm)
We've had our M5 for three weeks now- it has a total of 335 miles on it and the gas light was on for two days (only drove about 15 miles in those days- maybe less). My husband filled the tank and it only took 13 gallons. Is it typical for the gas light on the M5 to come on that early?   That does mean we ended up getting about 25 MPGs on our first tank of gas. Mainly city driving. Not too bad. How many miles until it's considered "broken in"? Can we expect to continue having 25 MPG's on average? Will it increase?   Otherwise I've been very happy with our M5 Sport automatic. Replies to this message: nissmazlover (Jul 07, 2008 7:55 am) coolmazda5 (Jul 07, 2008 11:24 am) lavrishevo (Jul 07, 2008 2:45 pm) and 1 more...
#286 of 378 Re: gas light comes on really early? [mrs_t] by nissmazlover Jul 07, 2008 (7:55 am)
Replying to: mrs_t (Jul 01, 2008 9:01 pm) Yes, that's one of the first things I noticed on my 5's. I had a 2006 5 Touring at first, and I noticed that the gas light does come on a lot earlier than in other cars. The same is true for our 08 Grand Touring, the light comes on a little prematurely, in my opinion. I can squeeze a LOT of miles while the yellow gas light is still on. Don't know if I should. But, with gas being so expensive, the longer I can hold out on filling up the car, the better.   I normally fill up with about 14 gallons - clicking the gas nozzle a few times, of course. The capacity of the tank is 15.7, so it has a good amount of reserve on it. Replies to this message: coolmazda5 (Jul 07, 2008 11:24 am) lavrishevo (Jul 07, 2008 2:45 pm) thecs (Jul 11, 2008 3:34 am)
#287 of 378 Re: gas light comes on really early? [nissmazlover] by coolmazda5 Jul 07, 2008 (11:24 am)
Replying to: nissmazlover (Jul 07, 2008 7:55 am) I think the early light is great, especially for my wife . If she would know how many gallons (my calculations are around 3 gallons) remain when the light comes up, she would dry the tank. She assumes is much less, so it is safer if you ask... Replies to this message: lavrishevo (Jul 07, 2008 2:45 pm) thecs (Jul 11, 2008 3:34 am)
#288 of 378 Women & gas lights... by lavrishevo Jul 07, 2008 (2:45 pm)
Replying to: coolmazda5 (Jul 07, 2008 11:24 am) Percentage wise I bet women drive with the gas light on much more then men. I know my wife does. I have never run out of gas in my life, my wife.... hmm about 10 times in her car, not mine. There must be some genetic reason why. Maybe it has to do with emotions. The amazing things is she has her PhD so, it is not a lack of intelligence. Replies to this message: thecs (Jul 11, 2008 3:34 am)
#289 of 378 Re: Women & gas lights... [lavrishevo] by thecs Jul 11, 2008 (3:34 am)
Replying to: lavrishevo (Jul 07, 2008 2:45 pm) That's bunk. I am always after my husband because he won't stop and put gas in once the light comes on. He tells me we have another 20 miles or so to go, don't worry about it.
#290 of 378 by wp746911 Jul 11, 2008 (10:52 am)
for those calulating mileage, topping off or not doesn't matter, so long as you do it the same way each time. Just divide the mileage by gallons you put in and it will be pretty accurate. A few tanks of mileage calculations should average things out well.
#291 of 378 Mileage by kivo Aug 02, 2008 (6:14 am)
I just completed my second tank of gas and got 19.2 in almost all city driving. I'm pleased with that since the A/C was on all the time and I also had a scooter lift put in the car, as well as keeping the scooter in there, too. With all that extra weight (and mine too!) 1 think that's pretty good MPG. Replies to this message: dean1966 (Aug 02, 2008 2:36 pm)
#292 of 378 trip milage by dean1966 Aug 02, 2008 (2:36 pm)
Replying to: kivo (Aug 02, 2008 6:14 am) Just got back from a 5200 mile 14 day trip ( milwaukee to mt. vernon wa, down to crator national park and back through yellowstone and home) with my 06 manual shift 5. We were heavily loaded with the weight equivelent of 6 adults. The car actually sat low in the back.   I averaged 31 mpg, and in fact got about 31 out of most tanks. The high was 35.4 achieved by 50 mph cruising through yellowstone park, and the worst was cruising at 77 mph though south dakota, where I got only 27.   I now know for certain that the 5's economy goes downhill fast at over 70 mph. At 70 I still see about 30.5, but going 75 mph drops me another 3.0 to 4.0 mpg, not worth it at all considering the small amount of time saved. Roughly 15% more fuel to go only 7% faster.    Another way to look at it, if I could have done the entire 5200 miles at either 70mph or 75 mph with gas at $4.25/gal, heres what the cost and time would have been:   70 mph, 75 hours, 168 gal, $714, range on 15 gallons 465 miles 75 mph, 69 hours. 192 gal, $816, range on 15 gallons 405 miles   Other interesting items, my fuel economy was actually slightly better in the mountains, perhaps due to the slightly lower average speeds, and also the 5, even heavily loaded does absolutely great in the mountains.   Fun note: Going uphill west through the Cascades, I was easily able to stay ahead of a group of harley guys who badly wanted to pass. Going 75 mph up the 7% grades, they simply did'nt have the power to pass me on the short straights, and when they finally got around me on a long one, they found I was right on their tails on all the turns. I could actually go through the curves faster than the harleys.   Over 24k on my 5 now, and still love it.
#293 of 378 Mileage by kivo Sep 03, 2008 (7:38 am)
Just filled up my Mazda5 and got 18.7 in all city driving. The car has only 850 miles on it so I'm still breaking it in. I also have a scooter lift in the car and I always have the scooter in there so there is quite a bit of additional weight. I'm pleased with the results so far.
#294 of 378 08 Mazda5 GT by boloti_troy Sep 04, 2008 (7:02 am)
We went to Canada from Upstate NY. I kept around 70MPH most of the time which gave me 32 MPG; A/C was working, car half-full; had 500-1500 miles on it during the trip.

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