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#4 of 221 37MPG by fmfpj Jun 16, 2006 (6:59 pm)
well, i am here 960 mile on the trip. the first tank through the mountains of west va. i got 33mpg and some change. after the mountains i filled up again and i got a amazing 37.8 miles per gallon. Again all I did was change the muffler out because there is no K&N filter yet. But, I am pretty happy with it. I have the 1.8L 5 Speed SXT.
#5 of 221 driving with my tach by bobbyd2 Jun 22, 2006 (5:55 am)
We just purchased the 2.0 SXL last week. Seems to be getting good milage. I drive with slow starts, and keep my rpm's at 2000 or less. I'm sure this will get me max mpg. Love this car!!
#6 of 221 I want mpg by xkmail Jun 26, 2006 (10:14 am)
I drive alot of highway, is the 1.8/5spd better than the 2.0/cvt? Replies to this message: waorgany (Jun 27, 2006 2:49 am) wheelman (Nov 27, 2007 6:42 am)
#7 of 221 Re: I want mpg [xkmail] by waorgany Jun 27, 2006 (2:49 am)
Replying to: xkmail (Jun 26, 2006 10:14 am) Yeah most of the time you will have better fuel economy with a manuel vs auto transmission. I am not sure but I would think this will be the same w/ CVT, but it will give you better mileage over a normal auto transmission. We haven't got ours yet so can't tell you maybe next week been waiting for almost 15 weeks now for our SXT w/ 2.0 CVT....Orange and leather seats!!!
#8 of 221 mpg 1.8 by caliberchic Jul 12, 2006 (3:39 am)
Yes, I have a 1.8 and I average 30.5mpg right now. Most 2.0's are gettin 22-25mpg. Replies to this message: lexan1965 (Jul 16, 2006 4:04 pm) jhknight (Jul 20, 2006 6:07 pm) jhknight (Jul 21, 2006 11:33 am) micweb (Jul 17, 2006 2:04 pm)
#9 of 221 Re: mpg 1.8 [caliberchic] by lexan1965 Jul 16, 2006 (4:04 pm)
Replying to: caliberchic (Jul 12, 2006 3:39 am) I've got almost 11K on my sxt 2.0 w a cvt and I'm getting 26.7mpg with the a/c running and close to 30mpg without the a/c running. I'm going to get an aftermarket muffler installed also, looking forward to seeing what I can get out of that plus a cloth air filter. Replies to this message: jhknight (Jul 20, 2006 6:07 pm) jhknight (Jul 21, 2006 11:33 am)
#10 of 221 Re: mpg 1.8 [caliberchic] by micweb Jul 17, 2006 (2:04 pm)
Replying to: caliberchic (Jul 12, 2006 3:39 am) 30.5 mpg is pretty good, about what I usually get for this size of car (VW Golf, Neon, Cavalier, Focus) with a stick shift on a 35 mile almost all freeway commute. Since the Caliber is a solid, chunky vehicle (which adds up to extra safety) I'd say that's pretty good. It wouldn't suprise me if most 2.0's are getting 22-25 mpg given the "automatic transmission" penalty and the fact that most drivers spend more time (if not more miles) on city streets than they realize (the average SPEED on my 35 mile commute is between 35-43 mph, based on the trip computer, even though I seem to be mostly driving at 70 mph - the small portion of distance I spend on the street actually adds up to a high proportion of time). And drive with a lead foot (they don't realize that, either - I am usually the LAST away from lights, ha ha, which is why I usually get better mileage).   Just for comparison, with a dinky Scion xA I only increased my mileage to 35 mpg, while of course enduring a punishing ride and sense of imminent danger (commuting as a thrill sport!).
#11 of 221 2.4L engine by xkmail Jul 18, 2006 (3:00 pm)
So I was looking at the caliber with 1.8 and 5 speed and I mentioned to the sales rep how they should put this engine in the jeep liberty. I looked at the new Jeep COmpass (probably replace the liberty) and it has the 2.4L with CVT right out of the caliber. A note on the test drive, it was my young son, me, and the sales rep and with AC on we hit a small hill and wouldn't go over 55mph. Its not a racecar, just making a note here of what 120hp gets you. PS> Victorville Dodge is a bunch of greedy jerks, they offered me $9000 trade in on my 2005 liberty with V6, heck I just paid $24K 16 months ago. Replies to this message: grendel_cave (Jul 19, 2006 2:32 am) farout (Jul 19, 2006 10:53 am) xkmail (Jul 20, 2006 7:25 pm)
#12 of 221 Re: 2.4L engine [xkmail] by grendel_cave Jul 19, 2006 (2:32 am)
Replying to: xkmail (Jul 18, 2006 3:00 pm) I don't know what was wrong with the model that you tested, but all three caliber engines and the 2.4 jeep compass put out at least 148hp. 1.8L = 148hp, 2.0 = 158, 2.4 = 172hp. Edmunds recently reviewed the Jeep Compass and found it to be a little low on power when off road, but still found it to be very rough terrain capable. Maybe there was something wrong with the one that you road tested. If you are interested in purchasing a Jeep Compass it may be worth while to test drive another.
#13 of 221 I test drove the caliber not the compass by xkmail Jul 19, 2006 (7:51 am)
See #11 above. The caliber seemed weak on the hill, also turning about 3000 RPM doing 65 which seems high.

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