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#39 of 76 2005 Accent GLS Hatchback MPG by jannes Nov 02, 2007 (12:42 pm)
I was surprised reading so many complaints about MPG. Although, I whine about mine but that's because my '94 Hyundai Excel got 42 IN TOWN, and that's just hard to beat. I bought my Accent with 25K on it & right off the bat I was getting 37 MPG in town - and I live in the mountains & have a brutal hill to climb going home. I have had trouble with the car - finally found out the speed sensors had gone out - and even then it never dipped lower than 30 MPG in town despite having all kinds of trouble shifting & sometimes not being able to get in top gears. I haven't had a chance to take a trip in it except for when it was having it's problems - and even then on the highway it got 39 MPG, despite winding through the Smokie Mtns with it's troubles. I imagine it'll crack 40 on the hwy now that it's fixed.
#40 of 76 Re: 1 year 10,000 miles on my 2007 Accent SE Auto [besmith] by hatchbackfreak Nov 18, 2007 (9:00 pm)
Replying to: besmith (Aug 30, 2007 9:54 pm) Same here...But I guess you're a better driver. My best was 35mpg. I got mine last March 07, I have 25,000 now! I do my change oil month. Using Mobil 1 fully synthetic on walmart, $22, Supertech Filter $3.If I got to Pepboys, just regular penzoil is about $30. I got 280 /35mpg on full tank. I usually do 85-87 mph on freeway. Yes, its 4,000 +rpm yet still get 280. Sorry to hear about your airbag. Mine has knocking sound every cold start. Dealer says, it was normal. Hmm..Do you have them? I got some e-news from my insurance about this model has rough idling on cold start. It just need ECU - reset. and its not what I have. Replies to this message: accentuate (Dec 06, 2007 10:47 am)
#41 of 76 A full tank of gas and a drive from portland to the canadian border by accentuate Dec 06, 2007 (10:47 am)
Replying to: hatchbackfreak (Nov 18, 2007 9:00 pm) I took a trip up to the canadian border to find out how much gas I use on the freeway. I also found some interesting information as I went up:   According to mapquest the drive should take 268.35 miles, however my odometer told me 259.8. I used 8.182 gallons of gas. If I use the mapquest mileage I get 32.79 MPG, but if I calculate it with my odo mileage I get 31.8 MPG.   Those conditions were mostly driving 65-75 MPH and for a good portion of that journey I got to sit behind a ford F-150 with a camper on the back so that did help my mileage. That was fair weather, no rain.   On the trip back mapquest says 267.62 miles, where my odo said 257.9. I used 9.655 gallons of gas, and my miles to the gallon calculated by mapquest was 27.71, and my odo calculated 26.71.   Those conditions were bad, considering I was averaging 80 MPH and it was pooring down rain, windshield wipers on full blast. Lots of times when I just had to floor it and pass semi's and trucks.   So I found out that if I average 70 MPH instead of 80, I can achieve 5 MPG better, as well as my odometer is off by about 10 miles every tank of gas (which is 1 MPG better then calculated if filling up with 10 gallons of gas).
#42 of 76 Re: Hyundai Accent: Real World MPG [79customd] by radar1 Dec 11, 2007 (7:07 pm)
Replying to: 79customd (Aug 20, 2006 5:31 pm) Mine is an 05 hatchback, stick shift. I consistently get between 34-38 US MPG. I don't count the first tank which was only 29 because the dealer filled that one and probably not to the top. My daily commute used to be 5 miles each way in rural 45 MPH zones in OK, but now is 24 miles each way in high speed traffic in GA (normally cruise with traffic at 75-80 MPH). Car runs great and I have had no quality issues at all in 30,000 miles.
#43 of 76 2008 Accent by litesong1 Jan 06, 2008 (1:47 am)
Three tanks have turned in 32, 32 & 30.7 MPG in mixed backroad, highway & city driving for my wife's 2 door 5 speed Accent.
#44 of 76 further gas tanks by litesong1 Jan 26, 2008 (8:33 pm)
Further gas tanks following my 1/6/2008 post are 30.2, 30.9, & 29.7MPG. Sure hope these lowering gas MPG numbers are due to no trips other than work & temperatures getting colder. Also hopefully, ALL these low MPG numbers are due to lower energy winter mix gasoline. The MPG better not get any lower. Replies to this message: litesong1 (Feb 17, 2008 9:23 am) katmandu2 (Feb 27, 2008 3:17 am) litesong1 (Mar 09, 2008 3:43 pm)
#45 of 76 Re: further gas tanks [litesong1] by litesong1 Feb 17, 2008 (9:23 am)
Replying to: litesong1 (Jan 26, 2008 8:33 pm) I encourage every Accent owner to compile their MPG data with the gov'ts fuel economy website. Few Accent owners do compile data with fueleconomy.com   When you gather your data at that website, you get a line graph that easily compares differences in MPG that you get. With the notes you can add, you can see WHY the diffrences in your MPG are occurring, whether it be differences from cold or hot weather, low energy winter mix gasoline as opposed to high energy summer mix gasoline, A/C or no A/C, styles of driving, car mods or running changes, or gasolines. If you let your data be compared to other owners, you can see how your car is compared with similar Accents.   It really is an excellent website. Honda drivers seem to be the most users of the website. If more Accent drivers used the website, it would answer so many questions asked on this website about fuel economy. Replies to this message: katmandu2 (Feb 27, 2008 3:17 am) litesong1 (Mar 09, 2008 3:43 pm)
#46 of 76 Re: further gas tanks [litesong1] by katmandu2 Feb 27, 2008 (3:17 am)
Replying to: litesong1 (Feb 17, 2008 9:23 am) Another excellent website for keep tracking of your fuel mileage is www.GasPrices.com    There is a Fuel Log on that site that you can use. Replies to this message: litesong1 (Mar 09, 2008 3:43 pm)
#47 of 76 Re: further gas tanks [katmandu2] by litesong1 Mar 09, 2008 (3:43 pm)
Replying to: katmandu2 (Feb 27, 2008 3:17 am) My wife's Accent has a v.consistent 30 to 32MPG since Dec.2007 on low energy winter mix gasoline going to work with a mix of city, country & highway driving. The last tank was 35 MPG! I think it probably was the higher energy summer mix gasoline...possibly a bit of warmer weather too. We'll see if future tanks stay close to 35MPG or return to 32 MPG.
#48 of 76 Where'd the MPG go? by litesong1 Apr 04, 2008 (9:00 pm)
After posting the 35MPG tank, I was sure that it was higher energy summer mix gasoline & low energy winter mix gasoline was over. But since then, the Accent tanks have returned to the same MPG as all the other winter tanks of gas, around 30 to 31MPG. Well! My own Dodge Caliber is not rising in MPG either, but staying roughly about where the winter tanks have been. I wonder if winter mix gas has been extended into the spring since winter weather seems to be hanging on. Or they are adding an extra dose of bio-fuel ethanol in the gas. Replies to this message: misterno (May 04, 2008 1:31 pm)

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