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Replying to: speedingticket (Dec 30, 2007 3:43 pm) 
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Replying to: speedingticket (Dec 30, 2007 3:43 pm) Thanx, tho, speedingticket. |
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I just purchased an '06 AWD V6 Saturn Vue with 15,000 miles. I was promised 19/25 MPG but have been averaging 10-14 MPG with a combination of city/hwy driving. I talked with the dealer today and complained and they couldn't figure out what was wrong but agreed it was terrible gas mileage. He tried to tell me it's the cold weather (its in the 20s) but I find it hard to believe it would drop this much. Has anyone else run into this problem? |
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Replying to: sapphire_1203 (Jan 03, 2008 11:36 am)
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| My wife and I purchased a new 06 FWD V-6 Vue in April of 2006 with the intent of her being the main driver because I mostly drive my pick-up. It now has about 11k on it. The fuel economy of the Vue is a major disappointment to us as we downsized from a sedan with a larger engine that got better fuel mileage. Our average combination of 80% city & 20% hwy MPG for the Vue is 16 to 18. We have taken it on several trips and got as much as 24 MPG on the hwy with the a/c on. The dealer explained this variance from the suggested sticker 20 city / 28 hwy MPG as the engine not being broke-in, poor fuel and driving habits, which I took with a grain of salt as being a routine explanation. We are elderly and my wife drives the car mostly for shopping which are generally short city round trips of 5 to15 miles. I drive the car when we go together, again generally short trips, which I feel, is the main reason for the poor city mileage. I feel the engine is a little cold-blooded and doesn't get hot quick enough to lean the fuel mixture for much of the short trips. However, we live near Dallas Texas so the hot weather should help somewhat in this regard. We intend to keep the Vue for now because other that the fuel mileage, we love it. Can’t say I’d buy another though. | |
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Replying to: deucedown (Jan 03, 2008 11:59 am) |
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Replying to: sapphire_1203 (Jan 03, 2008 11:36 am) I purchased a 2007 Saturn Vue FWD, V-6 new. At first the gas mileage wasn't that great at all. After putting a few thousand miles on it my gas mileage improved greatly. I now have just over 4,000 mile on it and I am getting 17 to 19 MPG around town with local traffic and on a trip I took last week end of about 150 miles I got 25.7 MPG. The best mileage so far to date has been 28.1 MPG. I have found out with the V6 that is will SUCK GAS if you put the metal to the pedal. I drive on open highways at 63 to 65 MPH using cruise control. This option has been working fine for me. If you like to take off quickly at signal lights this will also hurt you local mileage. I find at taking off slower at lights and just let the unit do its thing my mileage is much, much better. Try this as suggested above and see what happens. As you may or may not know this V-6 engine is the same engine that is in the big Honda SUV. My neighbor has a Honda with the same engine and his gas mileage is not so great. This V-6 engine will, I mean will suck gas if you dog get it and also if you have a heavy foot. People pass me like I am setting still but I pass a lot of them at gas stations stopping to get gas. Very satisfied with my Saturn. Better then the 2001 Chevy S-10 extended cab 4.3 V-6 pick up I had by all means. Hope this will help you to get better mileage out of your Saturn Vue. |
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I now own a former dealer demo Vue with less than 2500 miles on it. I took possession on the 22nd with a full tank of gas from the dealer. I filled up yesterday after doing mostly in-town driving and got 20 MPG. I hope to take a short road-trip this weekend utilizing cruise control and am hoping for more than 22/23 as was usual for my 2005 4 cylinder 5 speed. Anyone else have a 2008 XE 4 cylinder to report on? Thanks!
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Bought my Vue used about a month go with 18,000 miles on it. Since then I have put 3000 miles on it and checked every tankful for mileage. It breaks down like this. First trip (1300 miles) we averaged 26-28 MPG with me driving 75-80mpg and daughter driving 70-75. I definitely notice poorer mileage when the temps drop below 30 deg F...lowest has been 23mpg with 80% highway. I attribute this to mostly cold start conditions. Average cold weather mileage has been 24mpg my last 2 or 3 tankfuls. I drive more then 500 miles a week to work so I am checking mileage constantly. I am a little disappointed with the cold weather mileage, but love the vehicle and the power it has to offer.
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Replying to: homer39 (Feb 19, 2008 12:48 pm) I live on the east coast of Florida. This past week end, wife and I drove up to Ocala, Florida which is about a 185 mile trip from out home. On trip up I got 27 MPG (80% open highway, 20% off main highway). On return trip I got 29 MPG (85% open highway and 15% off main highway driving. I drive at 62-65 MPH with crusie control on. At this speed I seem to get much better gas mileage then going 70-75 MPH. Very satified with my Saturn Vue so far. Finally broke the sticker window estimate for gas mileage of 22 to 28 MPG. |
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