Dodge Avenger Gas Mileage Reports

17 messages, Last post on Apr 02, 2009 at 4:34 PM

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#16 of 17 Re: Good on the R/T, but the SXT...wow [barry626] by soonerb May 25, 2008 (9:08 am)
Replying to: barry626 (Aug 12, 2007 8:36 pm) Well, After putting our SXT on Mobil 1 it is getting 38 in all interstate driving. pump to pump, mileage divided by gallons..real world.
#17 of 17 Re: Good on the R/T, but the SXT...wow [barry626] by mek0123 Apr 02, 2009 (4:34 pm)
Replying to: barry626 (Aug 12, 2007 8:36 pm) Just checking out Avenger posts again and noticed your comment. I wanted to let you know that since your profile indicates NY State, and I live in Michigan, if you have remote start or simply have a tendency to "warm up" your vehicle for extended time, (10minutes or more is extended), your fuel economy will be significantly lower. I have remote start on both my minivans and the week I simply let them run for about 2-3 minutes before driving away, my economy stayed in the 20-21mpg avg range. When I let them idle for 15-20 minutes, my economy dropped down to 17.5-18mpg. Both of these tests involved mainly city driving. Also, using remote start in both Chrysler 3.3L equipped V6 engines warrants more frequent tune ups than normal. Like every 30-40K instead of 100K. I don't like getting in a cold vehicle, so I'll pay the extra. Just an fyi.