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I've been reading these posts for a while (and, yes, I'm a VUE owner) and I've come to two conclusions. One, it is amusing to read the posts from those owners who say they are upset with the mileage they get. You must not have done any research. I also hope that you are upset with Honda and not with either GM or the Saturn Division as Honda made the powertrain (but I don't have to tell any of you that since you all post that the Honda powertrain is the only reason why you bought your VUE). Two, someone did the VUE a favor when it comes to the good gas mileage that you are getting. According to the edmunds.com compare feature, the VUE does well against the Honda offerings with the same engine. According to Edmunds, the V6 VUE gets 19/25 mpg. This seems to be in line with what is reported here. I read many posts showing better stats than this. The Acura MDX is rated at 17/23 mpg, the Honda Pilot is rated at 17/22 mpg and the Honda Ridgeline is rated at 16/21 mpg. Only the Odyssey shows better mpg ratings with 20/28 mpg. So, to sum up: If you are upset with your mileage, yell at Honda; and, compared to the Honda offerings with the same engine, the VUE does well. |
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Replying to: uga91 (Aug 02, 2006 11:19 am) So, to sum up: If you are upset with your mileage, yell at Honda; and, compared to the Honda offerings with the same engine, the VUE does well. ummm, did it ever occur to you that the vue is smaller and much lighter than all the other vehicles you mentioned? apples to oranges.
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Replying to: jason330i (Aug 08, 2006 7:05 am) |
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Just returned form 8 days of travel, putting 4286 miles on our 2006 FWD V6 VUE.(Odo now has 7450 miles) I believe that I can support the EPA mileage estimates of 28 mpg Highway for the most part. Total miles driven 4286 and we used 167.6 gallons petrol. This equals an average of 25.6 mpg for the entire trip. (A total of 16 stops to add gasoline.) Best mileage: 28.5 mpg on two tanks: Rawlings, WY to N. Platte, NB & Rawlings, WY to Tremonten, UT Worst mileage: 21.4 mpg: Cheyenne, WY to Rawlings, WY We ran consistently 70-75+ mph through Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska & many areas of Missouri. (Speed limits are 70 or 75 mph in most areas we drove in these states.) The killer seemed to be wind. On the tanks we got the lowest mileage, we were bucking strong 25-30 mph head winds. I’m very happy with the mileage as we cruised loaded at 70 -75 mph for 12+ hours on 4-5 of the days we traveled. Two adults, two kids and all our stuff; 700 – 800 pounds of people and stuff. If we had taken it easy and cruised 60 – 65 mph; I’m betting the mileage would have pushed 30 mpg on several tanks. (We got 4 tanks  27.96, 28.5, 27.8, 28.5 mpg and 26 mpg or better on 7/16 tanks.) 
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Replying to: ocmike3 (Aug 09, 2006 4:47 pm)
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Replying to: uga91 (Aug 10, 2006 12:47 pm) The VUE was a pleasure to drive - comfortable and I could even walk after all those hours in the driver's seat. I've logged hundreds of thousands of road miles and I can say that about only a few of the vehicles we've owned. |
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| I've got over 8500 miles on our V6 FWD VUE. My daily commute is mostly city, about 13 miles one way. I'm consistenly getting 21.5 to 22 mpg with the V6 for this commute. I don't hit much stop and go, but do have at least 30 stop lights or signs to contend with. | |
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We bought our VUE in Sept. 2003 and absolutely love it. It's perfect for my wife and I've found it extremely handy at times to haul wood for my hobbies, etc. For groceries it's a dream. It may not be a luxury car, but we didn't buy it for that - our BMW provides that (but not the reliability I might add). With regards to mpg, it might not get what's advertised but it doesn't fall that far short. On the highway it'll managed 25-28 and around town between 17 and 18. Again, we bought it for its utilitarianship, not its economy, although we did consider that in the equation when comparing to others in its class. One of the biggest sellers was the ride, however. It was by far the best riding of the vehicles in its class. There are so many factors when considering, or creating mpg that not one issue can decide the outcome. Proper tire inflation is very, very important. If you don't mind a bit harsher ride you can put a couple extra pounds in all around. That may improve you mileage a bit. Tire wear will be abnormal, but if you're after that all important extra 1-2mpg, give it a try. And I'm a firm believer that the makeup of the tire itself has a lot to do with the resistance to roll. Just a bad belt in one of them can cause some rolling resistance and upset the mpg. And what if more than one tire has that problem? Driving habits can be the biggest culprit. Leaping away from a stop sign/traffic light is the worst offender. And believe me the V6 has a lot of capability to do that. Someone on the forum mentioned wind resistance. We've found a 2-3 mile drop in mpg if we're fighting a wind on the road. Not much we can do about that, unless we travel at night when the wind is generally not as predominant. If great mpg is your major desire in a vehicle, you bought the wrong vehicle - we didn't. There are all kinds of tricks to improve the mileage, but basically it's common sense driving and good vehicle maintenance. |
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I bought an 07 AWD V6 three weeks ago. First tank I got 15.8, the last (second) I got 14.8. I do about 95 percent city/traffic driving--my 10.5 mile commute takes me about 45 minutes, including the hills of western PA. When I am able to break free of the traffic for 10 minutes on the way home, I tend to drive around 55 mph. Reading a post above, I am hoping it will get better. I currently have over 1K on the car. I was not expecting to get in the 20s. But I was hopeful to get around 18, especially b/c another AWD V6 Vue owner (05 or 06) said she gets around 19 with city driving. I also was surprised that my low fuel light did not come on this morning. I ended up getting over 14 gallons; I would have thought having only 2 gallons left would have triggered that. Good thing I got gas before going to work!
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