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Does anyone know why the MPG on the same car would differ to that large a degree? I have a FIT sport AT and only got 28 on all high way driving. I know AT is slightly less efficient than MT, and the sports is less efficient than the base, so the sport AT is actually the least gas efficient of the 4. I, like many others who has bought the FIT is totally in love with it. But the only two things that bother me a little are: the truth about MPG (is there any truth in that you have to "break a car in" and that fuel efficiency will gradually get better?) and the fact that my magic seat doesn't seem to fold completely flat. I need to push the back of the front seat down REAL HARD to get it to squeeze in and even doing that it doesn't FIT appropriately as it should. any word on these two issues would be really appreciated! |
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Replying to: ellenoc (Dec 05, 2007 1:56 pm) |
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I don't have any answer to your mpg question, although I don't think there is any difference between the Base and Sport in gas efficiency. Postings on mpg vary so widely it's hard to understand, even taking individual differences into account. My salesman (and the manual) said that break in was simply driving the first 600 miles without aggressive acceleration. I tried to make sure the tach never went over 4000 for those first 600 miles, although I know I slipped and let it go to 4500 a couple of times. I've seen posts saying mpg improves once the car has been driven a while. Guess I'll get to see if that's true with mine. As to the seats, did your salesman show you how to move the front seats all the way forward before tucking the magic seats down? If that's what you're doing and the back seats don't fold in completely easily, I'd take the car back and have the service people look at it and make sure something doesn't need adjusting.
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Replying to: ellenoc (Dec 05, 2007 10:10 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 06, 2007 4:53 pm) should've read the manual first, DUH! still ticked about fuel efficiency though. I drove my best-behaving tank on all highway, stayed only within 2-2300 rpm at between 55-60 mph, and still ended up with only 30 mpg.... is anyone having the same problem? I keep on hearing about how people are getting close to 40 mpg on the highway, and that makes me starting to believe that there's something wrong with my fit! |
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Replying to: kaydens (Dec 10, 2007 8:04 pm)
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Replying to: bobw3 (Dec 11, 2007 1:41 am) |
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Replying to: kaydens (Dec 10, 2007 8:04 pm) Everyone thinks we get great mpg. We bought our FIT a few months after we bought our Pilot because of gas. We never would have bought the FIT if we had known how poor the mpg would be. Very disapointed. mimi 
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Replying to: countrymom (Dec 11, 2007 12:11 pm) 
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Replying to: absconfused (Dec 15, 2007 10:13 am) I have a brand-spankin' New 2008 Sports AT at just over 800 miles... only getting 21 MPG in 95% city and only getting 30MPG on 100% Highway.... do I have a lemon??!! |
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