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52 messages, Last post on Jul 16, 2009 at 7:45 PM
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| My '07 has 250 miles on the ODO and I am getting an average of 26. That also is almost entirely city driving to work. I only have maybe 10 miles of freeway driving so far. | |
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Well, I am back from my trip from BC to WA, OR and CA. MPG for the whole trip was 36.19. Fill ups varied from 32 to 41.5. 41.5 was for over 350 miles of highway, at steady speeds of 60 to 70 MPH. Can't complain! |
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Yesterday I filled up after a week of commuting to work. Lot's of stop and go, 2 days where the trip to and from work took almost 2 hours each way (40 miles distance), "normally" it is only 70 minutes. 50% of the trip is highway with speeds of 60 to 70 MPH. The rest is stop and go. The number: 40.26 MPG I am a happy camper as this number is almost matching what I was achieving with my previous 2001 Toyota Echo. Considering this is a much heavier and powerful car I could not be more pleased. Once I switch over to 0W-30 synthetic oil (now using the last few quarts I had of Amsoil 10W-30 synthetic) the mileage should improve a tiny bit. It will probably be compensated by the lower temperatures. This week I am purchasing a complete set of winter tires and wheels and that will mess up my mileage for sure. Winter tires have higher rolling resistance than summer tires. Oh well, safety is more important to me and although it does not snow much in this area I like to be prepared. It does rain a lot and winter tires should help in this kind of weather. |
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Replying to: pulgo (Jun 11, 2007 12:23 pm) We had 08 Sentra SL for about 3 month and already have 3k miles on it. The car is great, other then mpg. I average about 280 miles before I need to fill up again with 50/50 city/hwy driving. This seems not that great considering our previous 03 Mazda 6 with 17 gallon tank got over 300 miles and with 170 hp engine. Also, our SUV gets 200 miles on the same 15 gallon tank. What's the deal here? Are you guys driving down the hill constantly?
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Replying to: klas (May 29, 2008 5:02 pm) When I am tired of work and want to be home soon, my mileage drops dramatically. Why? Because a follow cars in front of me closer, I accelerate more suddenly and I have to break more. I also tend to exceed the speed limit (62 MPH) quite a bit. On those days I average around 33 MPG (US gallons). When I listen to my CD's or am busy with my HAM radio I tend to leave more room to other cars and I keep my speed around 60 MPH. Those more relaxed days I get between 36 to 38 MPG, now that the weather is warmer the occasional 40 MPG. My commute is 40 miles each way and I am always in stop and go traffic for 45 minutes or more every day. I have to drove to Vancouver from the Fraser Valley on Highway 1 and that means crossing the infamous Port Mann Bridge. For 5 or 6 miles before that bridge the traffic comes to a crawl and the typical speed is may be 10 MPH, sometimes less. In the afternoons the same game again, just the other way. The last 20 miles home is a steady 60 MPH (Usually). My tricks to save are: Tire pressure: 38 PSI Engine oil: 0W30 Synthetic (Mobil 1 or Amsoil) No speeds higher that 70 MPH. No jackrabbit starts and no sudden braking. When accelerating I do not exceed 2500 RPM. I am NOT a rolling obstacle on the road, I just move at the same speed as everybody else. I DO have a SCANGAUGE and I do everything I can to drive more efficiently. I do not have an ego as I don't need to be the first arriving at the next red light.
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As noted earlier in the discussion, the Spec V engine is performance oriented. I live in the city during the work week and have a 69 mile run home on the weekends. I'm averaging around 24 mpg overall. I've gotten as high as 28 mpg on mostly freeway cruising. City driving is a different story. 19 - 22 as the EPA sticker says. Not out of parameters but ..... I've been experimenting with watered-down hypermiling (low up-shifts, better awareness of traffic, easier breaking) and I'm getting better results in the city. Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the car though  ... Anyone tried to run the Spec V on regular fuel? I've been searching for information that will say "no way" or "its okay"...
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These past 5 days I have stayed at or under 58 MPH on my commute to work. I decided not to change lanes at every other highway onramp and not to try to be the first at the next stoplight. Driving like there is an egg under the gas pedal over the last 392 miles i got 42.77 MPG (40% city and 60% highway). I keep RPM's under 2000, even when starting from a dead stop. Tire pressure is kept at 40 PSI. I am not coasting or doing things hypermilers do and I'm hoping not to aggravate too many fellow drivers. |
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Replying to: highmiler650 (May 30, 2008 11:21 am)  I tried all those tricks but still avg. 20 mpg and only get 24 on highway.
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