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Replying to: hybridvue (Jan 25, 2007 5:33 am) 4 Months of ownership - 8325 Miles - 21 Fillups - Avg 30.58 mpg. Hybrid is driven about 90 miles to and from work each day with a combination of 50% highway and 50% stop and go. Best mpg 34.5 and worst 25.0 With the up tick in gas prices the past few weeks my average $2.293 per gallon of regular has gone up. However, the better mpg has caused my cost per mile for gas to go down to 7.50 cents. The warmer weather is great for this hybrid. A few interesting facts: My best tank averaged: 34.54mpg Farthest on a single tank without running out of gas: 510.9 miles 13 out of the 21 tanks have averaged over 30mpg. 6 out of the 21 tanks have averaged over 32mpg. Goal to average 30+mpg for the first 10,000 miles of the Hybrid. I love my Hybrid Vue. 
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| i drive like a little old lady & average about 25 mpg but i almost always run the air conditioning. i drive mostly stop and go with only an 11 mile commute to work in southern california. | |
If you are a long-term hybrid owner, our Senior Editor, John O'Dell, would love to hear from you! A short email with your maintenance experiences and concerns would be great. Please send to John at jodell edmunds.com by close of business Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Be sure and include your Forums username.
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My wife and i purchased our Greenline Vue in March of '07. Our first tank gave us 27mpg, mixed 75% City and 25% Highway. Now, 5 months later and 4,754 miles later we are getting an average of 21.25 mpg now. The dealer said that we have to wait till we reach 5,000 miles or more before anything can be. However, Saturn has already made modifications to the window sticker to show less then 32 City and 27 Hwy. Why do you think this is? To my knowledge we could have purchased a V6 Vue and had better millage and would of saved approx $3,500.00 in the process and not purchased a the Greenline.  
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Replying to: kallop (Aug 28, 2007 7:35 pm) Perhaps the confusion is caused by the facts that, for the 2008 model year, Saturn has a new Vue and the EPA has changed the rules on window sticker labels. I see you've made several posts regarding Vue Green Line. I'd like to know your vehicle identification number (VIN). Kyle Johnson Saturn Communications Director
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I got in low 22 range for first three tanks. I called dealer on day 28 of ownership and asked for a service check, and, if the mileage didn't get better, to take advantage of the 30-day car switch. They delayed my appt. to Day 31; then claimed there was nothing wrong with the car, and I was past the 30-day trade in limit. That was early March. Now, 14,500 miles later, I've gotten 22-3-23.1 consistently. Two more visits to the dealer, much nicer to me these times, and a service manager did one mileage check without me: 32. Two days ago, I drove long on the mileage check: 31.5. The difference? Their mileage checks were 2-3 gallons. I'd thought gas was weight, and thus, the less gas in the tank, the better the mileage ought to be. Clearly, that's not the case. They're trying to work with me, but I calculate, at $3 a gallon, and desiring only to hit the mid-mark (30 MPG), this has cost me about $600 thus far. Not pleased at all with mileage...but love the car in every other department. I would've bought the larger SUV at this mileage rate. Completely unsatisfied.
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Replying to: rsutton (Aug 29, 2007 7:23 pm) Their mileage checks were 2-3 gallons. I'd thought gas was weight, and thus, the less gas in the tank, the better the mileage ought to be." If I understand your post correctly, they checked the MPG with 2 or 3 gallons used? That is an inaccurate check. One has to check for an entire tank. For the most accurate results, use the same gas station, same time of day, and same pump to fill up the entire tank. Then use that as the number of gallons, which is divided into the total miles. |
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Replying to: rsutton (Aug 29, 2007 7:23 pm) 10 Months of ownership - 22,817 Miles - 52 Fillups - Avg 31.87 mpg. Hybrid is driven about 90 miles to and from work each day with a combination of 50% highway and 50% stop and go. Best mpg 37.24 and worst 25.0 My average $2.648 per gallon of regular. Cost per mile for gas 8.31 cents. The summer months were great for this hybrid. A few interesting facts: My best tank averaged: 37.24mpg Farthest on a single tank without running out of gas: 557.5 miles that was also my best mpg tank 43 out of the 52 tanks have averaged over 30mpg. 26 out of the 52 tanks have averaged over 32mpg. 14 out of the 52 tanks have averaged over 34mpg. MPG since 3/1/2007 - 32.6 mpg over 17,000 miles. As you can see these numbers are well over the EPA estimates. The technology is there with this Hybrid. However, it is also ones driving style that allows you to get the most out of this or any vehicle. Keep in mind - smooth accelerations and stops allow the battery to do what it is designed to do - Assist and Charge. Granted some of the Hybrid Vues are having problems. However, I would love to test the ones that are getting low to mid 20's and see if it is really the Hybrid or the driver. By the way, if traffic allows - I am driving 65 - 70 mph zipping down the road. I am not the hypermiler that crawls (sometimes in the left lane) at 45 mph because that is the optimal speed to maximize mpg. I travel with the flow of traffic and I do it efficiently. I love my Hybrid Vue. 
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Replying to: hybridvue (Sep 27, 2007 7:17 am) For those who say you can not get good mpg in the winter - I am averaging over 32 mpg for the past 2600 miles. I live in Maryland - far from a warm weather state. BTW - my worse tank this winter was 28.05mpg. At 32,000 miles I brought the car in to for an oil change, new air filter, tire rotation and general inspection. Tires still have plenty of tread. I should be able to get over 60,000 on the original set. My Hybrid continues to perform better than advertised. No problems on this end for over a year. I wish everyone the same with theirs. I love my Hybrid Vue.
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Replying to: saturn_comm (Aug 29, 2007 4:20 am) Cruise control goes over speed and engages too quickly (to sensitive). I almost went into the ditch on a recent trip to Atlanta, in the rain the tires started to slip when it engaged. (They tell me it is a closed system and cannot be adjusted). The engine shuts off too quickly at stop signs (at traffic lights it is ok). Needs a 2 or 3 second delay. (Closed system and cannot be adjusted) Same thing when you go to shut it off, as soon as you move the shifter to park it starts the gas engine (needs a two second delay). Gas engine starts back up after only 12 seconds at stops. I have to charge the engine battery every night to get it backup to 18 to 20 seconds. (They have checked the battery and say it is fine). The windshield wiper (delay control is backwards 3 is fast and 1 is slow (every other car with it I have owned it is the opposite) on 1 the wiper goes when ever it wants to 10 seconds to 20 seconds and back to 5 seconds. In a light rain I either have to use 2 or not use the delay at all. (Closed system no adjustments) I worry that the problems will cause me to have a wreck, it is not that I need them that much, it is just you expect things to work on a new car. I really don't care about the mileage it is better than the SUV that I drive. But I feel that Saturn is not a different kind of company, just more of the same GM attitude (our cars are perfect) I just hope the people that build these don't have to drive them. I still have my old 96 Mazda MPV (over 130,000 miles) I drive it more and more. I really like the fact that things work, even if it gets 15 mpg. I wish I had been smart and bought a Toyota hybrid. Live and Learn! |
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