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#61 of 93 Re: DIC MPG VS. REAL MPG [smogdung] by poncho167 Sep 26, 2007 (4:06 am)
Replying to: smogdung (Sep 25, 2007 6:37 am) The situation that you describe is usually always a fuel related issue. Somewhere the fuel is losing pressure requiring it to repressurize thus easy starts on the second turn. Replies to this message: smogdung (Sep 28, 2007 2:48 am)
#62 of 93 Re: DIC MPG VS. REAL MPG [poncho167] by smogdung Sep 28, 2007 (2:48 am)
Replying to: poncho167 (Sep 26, 2007 4:06 am) Thanks poncho, next time I take it in I'll mention your idea....I'd sure like to get it fixed before the warranty is up....
#63 of 93 Winter temps, winter fuel,winter tires by ray80 Dec 11, 2007 (7:01 am)
....and my milage is on the downturn again. 31.8 and dropping (DIC numbers). I have to remember to check tire pressures again on one of these cold mornings.
#64 of 93 Re: HHR: Real World MPG Numbers [pf_flyer] by pjk2 Jan 01, 2008 (3:58 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Feb 07, 2006 9:42 am) I rented a HHR this summer to go on a 300 mile business trip. The Car exceeded my expectations for a 4cyl vehicle. In fact it was the best 4cyl vehicle I've ever driven. On my trip I got 35.5mpg all highway miles. What was really interesting to me was the room .. the smooth shifting .. the smooth quiet ride... and I had no problem with the power.. there was plenty of power. I prefer large safer vehicles like my Buick but this small car that has a decent safety weight of 3200 lbs is at my minimal safety weight. I really don't think any vehicle on the roads should weight less than 3,000 lbs. I read stats that indicate that you are 6 times more likely to get killed in a car weighing less than 3,000lbs. With 42,000 people being killed each year in autos ... I like to keep my odds as high as I can.
#65 of 93 Re: HHR: Real World MPG Numbers [pf_flyer] by scortch Jan 01, 2008 (8:25 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Feb 07, 2006 9:42 am) I drove mostly city with a weekly trip or two down the highway. I would say maybe 80% city. Maybe 85%. Summer and winter (Aug in the south in the 90s and 100s untill dec which has been in the 40s-70s).   I had the 2LT 2.4l automatic and I was getting 23MPG but, only with premium fuel and certain fuel stations.   Some stations, even with premium, I only got about 21mpg.   With regular, I got about 20MPG and I lost a lot of performance.   I never made it on a long trip because I got rid of it before I was able to.   I kept track of the readout versus calculated by hand and readout was always very accurate. Pretty much right on the nose every time. Much more accurate than my Malibu Maxx was.   I got about 21mpg in the Malibu Max 3.5l auto and getting about 21 in the Impala 3.5l auto and using regular fuel (87). Again, mostly city.
#66 of 93 Small Cars Death Traps? by micweb Mar 05, 2008 (3:06 pm)
You said, in part:   "I prefer large safer vehicles like my Buick but this small car that has a decent safety weight of 3200 lbs is at my minimal safety weight. I really don't think any vehicle on the roads should weight less than 3,000 lbs. I read stats that indicate that you are 6 times more likely to get killed in a car weighing less than 3,000lbs."   I think that statistics like this represent lifestyles not vehicle size. For example, minivans tend to have lower death rates not because they are safer, but because soccer moms (usually) try to drive within speed limits and more carefully. Cars weighing less than 3,000 pounds these days include whole generations of smaller economy cars which lace the major structural improvements of the Fit, Yaris, etc. and are often driven by teenagers on a budget - so there is inexperience, recklessness, and intoxication skewing the numbers.   Consider that MOST accidents are still SINGLE CAR accidents rather than vehicle to vehicle collisions. Size only matters in two car collisions, and in that case I think you'd need a Tahoe to have a real edge.   While it IS true that 3,000 pounds gives you an edge in head-on collisions (with one of those older, smaller cars) almost all the freeway accidents I see these days (on my commute) are richochets, pinball incidents not head-ons.   If I were to do a calculus of risk, I would rather have side curtain air bags in a smaller, modern car than go without them in a medium to large car.   Also, MODERN small cars do surprisingly well in side crashes - these sled used to ram the test vehicle is a uniform size and weight for all test vehicles, so results are comparable across weight sizes. Apparently some of the smaller cars do better in side crashes than large SUV's! (I guess the SUV's need some design updates.   Yes, I agree that the bare death stats on smaller vehicles look terrible, and on Buicks look good, but it may have more to do with the drivers than with the cars.
#67 of 93 hhr mileage by 45auto Oct 05, 2008 (6:58 am)
I went to colorado springs,the to the grand canyon,and back to Ms. On the way home I got 32mpg for a brief period on regular fuel, with a 2.4 lt and manual transmission. average here in mississippi with 90% hwy mileage is 27.8 to 29.6 mpg. Vehicle has 38K on the clock
#68 of 93 Noise by DiverDan Dec 24, 2008 (2:26 pm)
I was sitting a a stoplight the other day and it was raining. As the light changed I came out a little hot and tire broke loose because the tire was on the painted section of the crosswalk. When the car moved from the pavement and contacted the asphalt it tried to jerk the wheel from my hand. Now I am noticing a clunking sound under the car when I pull into the driveway or run over a manhole cover. I looked under the HHR but couldn't see any thing wrong. Does anyone have any ideas or info that would help...Thanks Replies to this message: dmathews3 (Dec 24, 2008 4:33 pm)
#69 of 93 Re: Noise [DiverDan] by dmathews3 Dec 24, 2008 (4:33 pm)
Replying to: DiverDan (Dec 24, 2008 2:26 pm)   first thing I'd do is repost this in the proper forum. This has nothing to do with MPG. I'd take it to the dealers to have them check it out. Could be nothing but again could be major or turn into something major if ignored.
#70 of 93 by rivets Jan 23, 2009 (5:01 pm)
My parents stopped by tonight and we talked a little about their HHR (2.4 M). Mom produced the last 5 gas receipts. They'd written down the mileage. Worst tank was 29.2 with some subzero (Fahrenheit) days. The second was at 32.1, and the other two were at 34.2 and 34.4.   Not bad for December/January.

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