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Replying to: slouf (Oct 11, 2007 9:16 pm) Was it suddenly colder last week? |
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Lots of us here in Canada are buying used cars in the U.S. with the stronger $C and cheaper prices (about 25-30% discount, more on higher end cars). I bought a 2006 HH Ltd. (40,000 miles on it) in Baton Rouge and drove it to Calgary, Alberta in 3.5 days, about 2,600 miles. Interstates all the way, serious headwinds from the west and north for about 30-40% of the time, average speed probably 60-65 mph, lots of 75 mph. Back home, added up the gallons and divided by miles and got 23 mpg. A little disappointed, but no real frame of reference. Question - how do you know exactly how many gallons you've used ? I would like to run the tank down to know for sure but then I'd risk running out of gas. Is there an indicator of how much gas I've used or what's left somewhere that I'm missing ? |
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Replying to: mesadog (Nov 01, 2007 2:45 pm) You simply fill the tank all the way up to the pump shutoff, then run the tank until it gets to "E". At that point, return to the SAME pump and fill up the tank. BTW, if you had "serious"headwinds and you were doing 75 MPH, you might have had an actual speed of 90 MPH affecting the cross section of the HH. That will cut down on MPG with such a high profile vehicle. |
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I know the '08s are just now hitting the showroom and the dealers are basically not discounting the price, but for anyone out there, what have you been getting for gas mileage both highway and city in the new design? The sticker says it's rated at 27 city and 25 hwy. Has anyone been close to this rating? I will be doing mostly highway driving and am trying to validate whether a hybrid would be worthwhile since the regular gas model is rated at 23 on the hwy. My guess one would be do better with the Hybrid with combined city/hwy driving. Any feedback is appreciated! Thanks. |
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Replying to: hotch41 (Nov 11, 2007 8:20 am) My daily commute is about 2/3's two lane highways (40-55 mph), with some stop and go, and 1/3 freeway driving. The round trip is about 26 miles total. I'm almost through the first tank and the average has been steadily rising since I got it and is now at 25.0 mpg. That includes the dealer introduction to the vehicle in which the system was left on for about an hour with the engine cycling on and off as it saw fit and a few mornings starting up from below freezing with the vehicle left outside for the night. So far, I'm pretty impressed with it, including the mileage, which should continue to go up as the engine breaks in over the next few thousand miles. Good luck with your decision. |
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Replying to: slouf (Oct 11, 2007 9:16 pm) Note: If you just let the gas pump cut off automatically, you want get an accurate reading because depending on the angle the vehicle is sitting it may cut off and you can still put anywhere from 2 to 5 gals more in the tank to fill it to the top. |
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Replying to: hotch41 (Nov 11, 2007 8:20 am)
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I was a bit surprised to find that the 2008 HiHy fuel system is unique from every other vehicle I've owned. Now I'm curious as to what it's really doing. When you press the Fuel Filler Door Release button, the Owner's Manual says that it may take up to 10 seconds to release the door and that the Multi-Function Display alerts you to when the vehicle is ready to be refueled. It also mentions that it is releasing pressure from the system and another section in the manual, about unusual noises from the vehicle, mentions that you may hear a hissing sound about 5 hours (I think this is the correct figure) after shutting off the vehicle. It says this is a leak test for the system. I know that this must be part of the SULEV (Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle- Zero evaporation) compliance system, but I'd like to know more about what it's actually doing and how it works. Does anyone else know more about the fuel system in the 2008 HiHy and what it's acutally up to? Does the previous model HiHy also work this way? Does it normally operate under pressure? Inquiring minds want to know! |
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Replying to: hotch41 (Nov 11, 2007 8:20 am) After the first fill, with a warm engine on a easy highway, the computer display shows 29.2 mpg for the remainder of the trip (an additional 83 miles). I was driving in the Econ mode. I expect that this will improve with further break-in of the engine components. |
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Replying to: hotch41 (Nov 11, 2007 8:20 am) |
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