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Replying to: jonat1x (Jan 03, 2009 9:56 pm) The trip covers between San Antonio and Houston, the driving condition covers mostly flat terrain. The temperature was in the low 70's. |
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I bought a new 2008 Mazda 5 in January 2009. I was really sold on the 22 city-28 highway mpg estimates. So far, on 3 fill-ups, i've got 19.5 , 20.5, and 20.5 mpg. My wife was doing most of the driving on the 1st two tanks, and i did most of the driving on the 3rd tank. Our driving would be considered 50% city, 50% highway. The city is really 40mph suburban. I was expecting an average of 24-25 mpg overall. Getting 20.5 has been disappointing. I did have a little trouble getting the gas cap off on the 2nd fill-up. I've noticed forums talking about a "break-in period", which i'm not familiar with. So i'm gonna take it into the dealer. I don't think expecting 24-25mpg from a brand new 4 cylinder in unreasonable. I have a 1994 Lumina APV 6 cylinder that is getting 16mpg. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
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Replying to: sbsteggs (Feb 20, 2009 4:11 pm)
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Replying to: lcostantino (Feb 20, 2009 4:47 pm)
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Replying to: sbsteggs (Feb 20, 2009 5:02 pm) Do you have a remote starter?
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Replying to: 5_more (Feb 20, 2009 8:07 pm) The funny thing is, I was all set to buy a 2008 Sedona: but Bought the Mazda instead. The Sedona got very poor gas mileage customer reviews. I really wanted gas efficiency.
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Replying to: sbsteggs (Feb 20, 2009 8:18 pm) Every time the brakes are applied, the gas mileage goes down -- as kinetic energy is turned to heat, and wasted. For fun, spend a few hours driving the speed limit, with the cruise control engaged, on relatively flat interstate (brakes not required to maintain speed), when there is little wind, with only one exit (to turn around). Top the vehicle off before and after a couple hundred miles. If your mileage isn't in the 32-35mpg range, I'd be surprised. Doing so would at least prove that there is nothing wrong with the car. If that is the case, your 20 mpg numbers can be accurately attributed to driving style and/or conditions. FWIW, my front tires are at 42 psi, and the back ones are at 40 psi. Also, the engine spins slightly faster, in 5th, on a manual transmission than it does with the 5 speed automatic. From reported numbers, the 5 speed automatic may actually get a little better gas mileage.
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Replying to: sbsteggs (Feb 20, 2009 4:11 pm) |
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Replying to: sbsteggs (Feb 20, 2009 4:11 pm) For me personally I tend to forget and tend to have fun driving.  If you want to improve this kind of driving the old adage is to imagine a raw egg between your foot and the gas peddle.
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Replying to: athenasius (Feb 21, 2009 3:06 pm)
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