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#93 of 107 Re: Two things [luvcars7]2008 VUE by rube125 Aug 20, 2008 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: luvcars7 (Apr 08, 2008 4:24 pm) I own a 2008 VUE with a V6. Car makers lie about the mpg you can expect. They have written many stories about that, so why the surprise attitudes. I am getting 18.333 After filling the tank and driving 200 miles I am 18.333 MPG. They claimed I can expect 22-24 MPG. In there defense at the change of the light I move quickly, I do not drive slow. On the freeway I mostly drive about 70 MPH. I have driven faster at times. But, its a real nice vehicle. I previously owned a 2002 Toyota RAV 4 which is not soft riding and no power when I need it. I paid about the same price cause the Japanese companies don't give bargains. They may now cause auto sales are down. I went to three Toyota Dealerships in Ventura county and felt I couldn,t wait to get out of there. The Saturn dealership made me feel comfortable and not pushy. I am not getting great mileage and but I would choose the VUE over the rav4 any day and I love ONSTAR.
#94 of 107 Re: 2004 4-cyl fwd Manual 108k miles [mikeburek] by mikeburek Sep 30, 2008 (12:09 pm)
Replying to: mikeburek (Aug 15, 2008 3:44 pm) At my last oil change, I happened to only get a chance to fill up 1/2 way, but still used a full bottle of STP. And my next fill up was from Shell, when I've been exclusively using Exxon.   Somehow, I found a combination that did something and upped my mileage to around 25 mpg overall, up from the 22 I was able to get thru driving slower.   I used the same oil (75k+ Castrol Synthetic) and oil filter (Fram). So pretty sure that's not it.   But the only differences were using STP on a half tank, ~8 gallons instead of 16, and using Shell instead of Exxon. Replies to this message: susv2005 (Mar 07, 2009 10:24 pm)
#96 of 107 Vue Mileage and Shifting by tstuckert Dec 04, 2008 (9:34 pm)
Hi all: This is about mileage and shifting. I have an 08 Vue XE 4cyl FWD with about 5000 miles. I have been VERY disappointment in the mileage. The best I get around town is 18 -- the best highway 20. This seems to be WAY off from the sticker. Folks I know who have the old style pre-08 Vue seem to get a lot better mileage. I took it to the deal and of course they said that everything was OK. Is this what you all have experienced in terms of mileage?   Shifting: Every little molehill or overpass I come to in the road causes my Vue to downshift. The engine revs very high. This is very annoying and it can't be good for mileage. Is this normal for the 4 cyl or should I have the dealer check it out?   I guess I should have bought the 6 cyl engine.   thanks   TS Replies to this message: superbrb (Oct 04, 2009 2:15 pm)
#98 of 107 working on more mpgs!!!!!!! by susv2005 Mar 07, 2009 (10:06 pm)
Hi everyone! We recently have been trying to improve the MPG in our 2005 Saturn Vue. We were averaging 16 MPG city and high 18s MPG highway. Because of cost in gas pricing, we started to add on after-market parts to the vehicle for more gas mileage. So far it's been successful. We added a K&N intake, which increased gas mileage in the realm of high 19s and just the other day, we added a performace chip and surveying how much more we're going to get from this. Any thoughts? Comments? Recommendations? Replies to this message: steve_ (Mar 07, 2009 10:24 pm)
#99 of 107 Re: 2004 4-cyl fwd Manual 108k miles [mikeburek] by susv2005 Mar 07, 2009 (10:24 pm)
Replying to: mikeburek (Sep 30, 2008 12:09 pm) Hey there, we've also have been using shell and it did make a big differance in the MPGs. shell gas has been the only gas that get the most MPGs out the car. but still is lookin to improve.
#100 of 107 Re: working on more mpgs!!!!!!! [susv2005] by steve_ HOST Mar 07, 2009 (10:24 pm)
Replying to: susv2005 (Mar 07, 2009 10:06 pm) Time to plug the mpg articles here.   We Test the Tips - What Really Saves Gas? And How Much?   We Test the Tips Part II - Save Gas with Smart Driving and Slick Aerodynamics
#101 of 107 2009 Vue XE 4 Cyl - Low Mileage in city driving by superbrb Sep 11, 2009 (6:31 am)
I bought the 4 Cyl looking to get at least 18mpg around town - In the first 600 miles it is averaging 12.6 MPG - What's the deal? Anyone have similar experience? Replies to this message: LASHAWN (Sep 17, 2009 10:52 am) superbrb (Oct 04, 2009 2:11 pm)
#102 of 107 Ethanol might be lowering my MPG. by mikeburek Sep 11, 2009 (10:56 am)
It's possible that in Austin, TX, they switched over to 10% ethanol around March/April. At the same time, and since, I've had a decline in mpg of about 15%.   But I have also changed to a job that is only 2 miles away in Nov last year. So it's possible that in combination, such short trips are hurting the mileage, also.   I'm having a hard time finding out concrete info about the ethanol in Austin.

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