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139 messages, Last post on Sep 16, 2009 at 6:48 AM
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Replying to: pat (Mar 12, 2007 12:25 pm) |
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Replying to: pat (Mar 12, 2007 12:25 pm)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Mar 14, 2007 9:02 am) Yes, we do. We bought the LX-V6 (Bright Silver) on 6/23/06 from Crown Kia. The mileage is just over 6K, with no real trouble at all. The only thing that did happen was the TPMS light came on due to, we were told, a sensor out of calibration. They re-set the light, no further problem. Our MPG, with two different drivers, mostly urban interstate, runs a consistent 23.4. And, at least when I drive, all six of the cylinders get used... I like the car. I like the Dealer. We will almost certainly buy another Kia.
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Replying to: viclikescars2 (Mar 15, 2007 2:38 pm) As far as the dealer is concerned,I bought my Hyundai Sonata and the KIA Optima from a giant multi-brand complex,Lujack motors in Davenport Iowa.The service dept.for Hyundai was A+,but I had a less positive relationship with the KIA.Maybe it was just me,but I started taking my car to a different dealer,so things are looking up.BTW,your mileage...has it increased dramatically once you passed 5000K? |
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 I have "re calibrated"my figures and here is the current corrected figure.14 fill ups,70-80% highway,24.02 MPG. Right now this car shows 4012 miles on the odometer. |
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my wife filled up this week. First major trip later this week. Frankly I'm averaging about the same with the Optima 4 as the Malibu Maxx 6. 22-23 around town and low thirties on highway. That's about 2 mpg less than I got with my Elantra and about what I expected. If it's typical Hyundai it will go up about 1-2 mpg when fully broken in. Mickeyrom, your reported mileage with the Hyundai was exceptional.
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Replying to: csandste (Mar 19, 2007 12:59 pm) BTW Im currently doing a full tank on strictly city driving,and its not so cold any more.When I do a fill up I will do a report on that.I'm hoping that this time it at least matches the Sonata's 14-15 MPG. 
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Mar 19, 2007 1:21 pm) My Maxx shows an averaged mpg reading. It obviously changes rapidly when the tank's filled then levels out. It's presently showing 23.5 mpg (probably 1.5 mpg optimistic), at about half a tank. If I went on a two hundred mile trip it might increase to 25 or 26. If I continue driving mostly around town it will average somewhere around 22-24 when I fill it up. I've had rental cars (Chrysler vans) that showed the actual second by second computations. This could go from 3 mpg to 50 mpg depending on what you were doing at the moment. What's the 14/37? A computation of mostly around town and mostly on the highway or some kind of second-by-second computation?
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Replying to: csandste (Mar 19, 2007 1:36 pm) |
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Replying to: csandste (Dec 29, 2006 7:52 pm)
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