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#34 of 43 Re: The MPGs Keep Rising..... [hybridvue] by kenmaternick Jun 25, 2008 (11:23 am)
Replying to: hybridvue (Jun 03, 2008 6:10 am) Hi ! I'm thinking about buying a 2009 hybrid vue in the fall. My concern is that I will be using AC from May until November (Tucson, AZ)and wondering how much the AC affects the MPG. Is the AC good? Your story sounds like you spent a lot of time compling the info. I'd appreciate any info you might give me. Replies to this message: chmsomm (Jun 25, 2008 6:26 pm) hybridvue (Jun 30, 2008 11:42 am)
#35 of 43 Re: The MPGs Keep Rising..... [kenmaternick] by chmsomm Jun 25, 2008 (6:26 pm)
Replying to: kenmaternick (Jun 25, 2008 11:23 am) I commute 26 miles round trip to work, bumper to bumper through expressway. My mileage has been between 27-28 mpg. That is without AC.   Observation: In my opinion the AC in the green "eco" mode is worthless. The engine shut off is significantly shortened. I find the on/off of the engine in that mode of AC is actually irritating.   Therefore I use the AC in the non-eco mode. There is no engine shutoff at traffic lights. I find my mileage goes down to 23- 24 mpg for my suburban driving/commute.       PS: I do carpool with colleague who has a Honda CRV starting 3 weeks ago. My Vue Hybrid with the AC on gets better gas mileage than his CRV with the AC on by 4-5 mpg. To maximize your mileage read the posts by HybridVue and myself about charging the battery using the charge/assist method. There are some tricks to maximizing your mileage. Also read the posts regarding the electrical harness and battery problems with the 2007 model, that may affect your purchase decision.
#36 of 43 Re: The MPGs Keep Rising..... [kenmaternick] by hybridvue Jun 30, 2008 (11:42 am)
Replying to: kenmaternick (Jun 25, 2008 11:23 am) My Hybrid Vue is garaged at home and is in a covered garage at the office. That helps to keep the car cooler in the summer. However, I still need to use the A/C to cool the car and the driver especially when the outside temps are above 82 degrees.   I usually have the A/C turned on in the first setting in the green ECO mode. I find it usually does the job. However, we had a few days pushing 100 degrees and I had to turn it up to the second fan setting. I find it takes 2-4 mpgs off of my average. If you take the A/C out of ECO mode it probably will hit your mpgs more.   As an aside - my wife finally drove the Hybrid Vue and got aroung 30.8 mpg driving on Long Island with the A/C going 80% of the time over 180 miles. It took 47,500 miles before she had to drive it. (I was on a business trip.) I was worried about the mpgs but she did a great job. She calls the Vue the "Big Blue Kahuna." She drives a 2000 Toyota Camry. Her next car will be a Hybrid, but since she only has 115,000 miles on the current car so she will have to wait.
#37 of 43 2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid MPG by kenmaternick Jul 05, 2008 (6:02 pm)
Is there anyone who lives in Southern AZ or Nevada that drives a Saturn Vue Hybrid that can give me good MPG information. I live in Tucson and I am curious about the AC performance and economy. Thanks. Ken Replies to this message: camks (Aug 24, 2008 7:08 pm) chmsomm (Aug 25, 2008 7:00 pm)
#38 of 43 Re: 2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid MPG [kenmaternick] by camks Aug 24, 2008 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: kenmaternick (Jul 05, 2008 6:02 pm) I live in Orlando and I average 26 mpg w/ a good mix of HWY and rural driving and I certainly use my AC! I should mention I have a 2007. Replies to this message: chmsomm (Aug 25, 2008 7:00 pm)
#39 of 43 Re: 2008 Saturn Vue Hybrid MPG [camks] by chmsomm Aug 25, 2008 (7:00 pm)
Replying to: camks (Aug 24, 2008 7:08 pm) I live near Philly and my commute is a mix of stop and go and highway. During the summer I use the AC in the non-eco mode full time. I get approximately 26 mpg. This will go up to approximately 28 mpg when the summer ends. I have a 2007 Hybrid-Vue.   FYI, I find the eco-mode AC irritating, as it shortens the engine stop.   I use the charge/assist method of driving, which seems to work out well.   My wife, who has a 2008 non-hybrid Vue AWD gets about 17 mpg under the same conditions.
#40 of 43 Wow, TWO 2007... by stevedebi Aug 26, 2008 (12:48 pm)
Hybrid Vue that are still driving. Did you folks have any wiring harness work done? Replies to this message: hybridvue (Aug 27, 2008 6:51 am) trucktricks (Sep 04, 2008 2:20 pm) chmsomm (Sep 04, 2008 3:24 pm)
#41 of 43 Battery Harness Update.... by hybridvue Aug 27, 2008 (6:51 am)
Replying to: stevedebi (Aug 26, 2008 12:48 pm) I got the Battery Harness Update almost one year ago and the Hybrid has not missed a beat. 20 Months of ownership and I could not be happier.   Here are some lifetime numbers:   52,260 Miles 116 Fill Ups 32.289 mpg Cold Weather November thru February - 30.73 mpg Warm Weather March thru October - 32.999 mpg 101 Fillups over 30+ mpg 64 Fillups over 32+ mpg 27 Fillups over 34+ mpg 6 Fillups over 36+ mpg 24 Fillups over 500 miles Replies to this message: trucktricks (Sep 04, 2008 2:20 pm) chmsomm (Sep 04, 2008 3:24 pm)
#42 of 43 Re: Battery Harness Update.... [hybridvue] by trucktricks Sep 04, 2008 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: hybridvue (Aug 27, 2008 6:51 am) Interesting numbers. I just read where Consumer Reports (Oct issue) did a big comparison of 12 hybrids and the Vue came out on top!!! They say it saves $4550 in 5 years as compared to the non-hybrid model. The Prius comes in 5th with a $2000 savings. It is interesting that they are using their own MPG test numbers (28 mpg for the Vue) rather than the EPA numbers.   So the obvious advantage of the Vue is the lower overcost as compared to the "full hybrids".   Very interesting also is that three hybrids were money losers after 5 years and they were all Toyotas. Yankee ingenuity prevails again!!! Replies to this message: chmsomm (Sep 04, 2008 3:24 pm)
#43 of 43 Re: Battery Harness Update.... [trucktricks] by chmsomm Sep 04, 2008 (3:24 pm)
Replying to: trucktricks (Sep 04, 2008 2:20 pm) One thing to note is most articles compared the cost of the Hybrid Vue to the 4 cylinder model, and calculate the years to pay off based on that.   When the cost of our 2007 Hybrid Vue was compared to a 6 cylinder front wheel drive XE it was $2000 less, which I think is more realistic. The Hybrid Vue easily outperformed the 4 cylinder model I drove. I think it is more appropriate to compare the cost to the 6 cylinder XE model. When that is done there is no "hybrid surcharge".   My wife saw a 2008 Hybrid Vue in a parking lot here in PA. I have yet to see a post on the 2008 model, discussion of potential harness or battery problems. Any word on those? I wouldn't credit GM ingenuity until there is word on fixing those rather serious problems.

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