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#841 of 849 MPG Results first few tanks 1.8S HB autotrans by twistedmuffin Aug 30, 2009 (6:15 pm)
I have some mpg numbers now. First tank : 30.0 mpg on 10 % ethanol blend, and 80% hiway. Second tank, still on 10% ethanol, but inflated tired to 40 psi (were 35 psi before) : 32.1 mpg ( 80% hiway). Third tank using Shell pure gas no ethanol and 40 psi in tires : 35.0 mpg (80% hiway). 4th tank. Shell pure gas and 40 psi. (60% hiway) 31.0 mpg.   I have the old-fashioned 4 speed auto trans.   btw, this includes use of the a/c.
#842 of 849 Versa vs. Fit by twogrim Aug 31, 2009 (11:21 am)
When I bought my 07 Versa my brother (a devout Honda fan) bought a 07 Fit bragging all the time about how superior his car was to mine. I disagreed and kept saying I did not see the 4k difference in price. Well now that I have had my Versa for three years and put over 40k miles on it I can say without a doubt that this is one of the best little cars I have ever owned. The ride is great, the mileage has averaged over 32 (except when brand new) in mixed driving and I have had only one issue (with the TPMS, fixed under warranty). My brother with the fit has had it in the shop five times for various things from the radio to the brakes, he has just under 38k miles on his and is now looking to trade it in on guess what, a Versa!   We went to Disney together last month him and his family in the Fit and me and my family in the Versa, a 600mile trip (each way) loaded down with our luggage and stuff. Two adults, two kids in each car. I averaged 35.4 mpg he averaged 35.9 mpg. I had no isses with luggage while he had no room for a cooler and his kids had to share a suitcase (a very small one at that). On the return trip my brother wanted to swap cars to see if they could see any difference so we did, that was all it took. Upon getting home they decided to sell the Fit and get a Versa. I will update you all with the details when he sell his Fit and gets the Versa. Replies to this message: micweb (Sep 02, 2009 8:33 am)
#843 of 849 Re: Versa vs. Fit [twogrim] by micweb Sep 02, 2009 (8:33 am)
Replying to: twogrim (Aug 31, 2009 11:21 am) I owned both and generally agree with your assessment about the Fit vs. Versa. I think the luggage space on both are quite good - the 2008 Fit (first generation) I had was much more spacious than the Yaris hatchback I owned. Maybe the Versa was a little larger, but we never did a road trip like you described. I DO think the Versa has a much better cargo cover - rigid - vs. the flimsy "window shade" style cargo cover that I had to pay extra for on the Fit. The Fit's cargo cover also left a big gap behind the rear seat that you could easily see through.   Where the Versa really shined was in road noise - it was nice and quiet. The 2008 Fit was much noisier.   Where the Fit shined was in handling - it was a little sports car.   I got much higher gas mileage on my Fit with 5 speed than on my Versa with 6 speed, both manual transmission - about a 5 mpg difference. (I now have a Cube with CVT and it actually gets slightly better gas mileage than the Versa with stick, so it may have been a sample variation).   I have test driven the new generation Fit in 5 speed only and it has a lot of wind noise, a fair amount of road surface noise, and the engine is still geared low - 3,750 rpm or so at 80 mph. So the noise hasn't gotten any better. The handling has gotten worse, except on the Sport Model (I drove both Base and Sport) which handles well but rides terribly (not insufferably terribly, but harsher than the former generation base model which still out handles it, imho and brief opinion). Where the Fit excels is in the fold flat seats and enormous station wagon hauling capacity.   I think both are great small cars, but my conclusion is that the Fit is over rated and the Versa is underrated. If you ignore the cost factor, the Versa is slightly superior, if you take into account the cost factor, the Versa is a significantly better buy with one big caveat - when I went to trade in the Versa and Fit after 6 months, the Fit traded in for more than I paid for it (ignoring sales tax and license fees) but the Versa trade in was the more normal Japanese car trade in range.   And yes I'd by either again in an instant, but I've gotten pickier about safety and would like to see stability control on both and also better roof crush tests. The mediocre roof crush tests on the Fit coupled with the lack of stability control (which reduces roll-over risk) makes it much less desirable to me, from a safety standpoint.
#844 of 849 30 to 35 mpg so far by twistedmuffin Sep 27, 2009 (2:43 pm)
Got my 09 Versa 4 sp auto (not CVT) in August. Have filled up about 7 times since then. Lowest mpg was 30.0, on the first tank Highest was 35.3 mpg ( I've hit 35 mpg 3 times so far). This is with 75 % hiway driving.    Using Shell gas which has no ethanol at my station. I think the lack of ethanol increases mpg's. Also bumped my tire pressure up to 40 psi, from 35 psi. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Sep 28, 2009 2:42 am)
#845 of 849 Re: 30 to 35 mpg so far [twistedmuffin] by pf_flyer HOST Sep 28, 2009 (2:42 am)
Replying to: twistedmuffin (Sep 27, 2009 2:43 pm) You're spot on about ethanol. My '07 got 33 in my normal everyday driving and 35 on the highway until ethanol was introduced in our area. That knocked a solid 10% off the mileage
#846 of 849 mileage @ 40,000 miles by pixel1 Nov 23, 2009 (9:32 pm)
'07 Versa with CVT, just turned 40,000 miles on the clock -- overall mileage is 31.5, figure about 60% highway, 40% in town driving. Have to agree with previous posters about effects of ethanol, as Oregon has 10% added, and my mileage did drop some. Still loving this car, trouble-free so far. Replies to this message: twistedmuffin (Nov 25, 2009 7:04 pm) pf_flyer (Nov 27, 2009 8:11 am) twistedmuffin (Nov 29, 2009 5:13 pm)
#847 of 849 Re: mileage @ 40,000 miles [pixel1] by twistedmuffin Nov 25, 2009 (7:04 pm)
Replying to: pixel1 (Nov 23, 2009 9:32 pm) Switched back to ethanol just for kicks. Sure enuf, my mileage is down to 29.x mpg on my usual commute. I was getting 32.x on the same commute, but using Shell without ethanol. Guess I'll go back to Shell even tho it costs more. Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Nov 27, 2009 8:11 am) twistedmuffin (Nov 29, 2009 5:13 pm)
#848 of 849 Re: mileage @ 40,000 miles [twistedmuffin] by pf_flyer HOST Nov 27, 2009 (8:11 am)
Replying to: twistedmuffin (Nov 25, 2009 7:04 pm) That's the kicker... non-ethanol gas doesn't cost more, at least not anywhere where I've been able to find the choices available. it's not as if ethanol was introduced and prices at the pumped dropped or rose. But even if the price had dropped, my basic argument against ethanol still stands... if a 10% ethanol blend is reducing my mileage by 10%, it's not saving anything with regard to gas/oil consumption. Replies to this message: twistedmuffin (Nov 29, 2009 5:13 pm)
#849 of 849 Re: mileage @ 40,000 miles [pf_flyer] by twistedmuffin Nov 29, 2009 (5:13 pm)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 27, 2009 8:11 am) Just made a long trip for Thanksgiving. 330 miles each way. On the way up, on Wawa ethanol, got 32.9 mpg. On the way back, with Cumberland Farms ethanol, got 32.5 mpg. 95% hiway, 60 to 70 mph.   BTW, the Shell station near me, with NON Ethanol gas, used to be only about 10 cents more per gallon than Wawa, but for the last two weeks, it has been 20 cents more per gallon. (Wawa dropped its price)

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