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Replying to: cmhj2000 (Jul 30, 2007 3:07 am) |
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Basically I'm not out to set any speed records. I'll let anyone beat me to the next red light. I get there when I get there. If it's not fast enough they can pass me. City driving is soooooo subjective and can vary a vast amount. Here I don't get into much stop and go but traffic does bottle neck a lot during certain time periods. Length or trip? Sure that also makes a big difference. My normal daily trip is about 13 miles one way, average speed 35-40 MPH.
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Replying to: cmhj2000 (Aug 07, 2007 8:51 am)  36.1 -- 29.2 -- 28.8 33.9 -- 33.7 20.8 -- 30.6 35.1 -- 29.7 |
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Tank full including 100 mile road trip: 22.5 mpg 100 mile road trip (coming back): 30.3 mpg (running about 70) Not great for a four automatic, slightly worse than my v-6 malibu maxx, hopefully things will continue to improve after the car is totally broken in. (Only 5000 miles in 9 months).
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Replying to: csandste (Sep 07, 2007 5:43 pm) |
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I finally hit 40 MPG just this week.To be accurate it was 40.7.....just had to share that...Typically I get around 34 on straight hwy driving,so maybe I had a tail wind.Whatever...I'll take it 
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| I get 25.5 MPG in mountain driving. So far that's not bad- I made a trip a while ago to the coast (Asheville to Wilmington, NC) and got approx 32 MPG all hwy and sustained 65 MPH with the cruise on. I thought that was pretty good considering that the car was originally rated at 20/27 or was it 19/27? either way it was pretty good. The new EPA figures are 18/26. I don't think I've ever had less than 22 MPG! My odometer is now at 61450 and it drives almost as good as it did when new. I'm completely satisfied with the car. | |
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Sep 18, 2007 5:03 am) These cars will do pretty good on the fuel budget if driven with some common sense and in good weather.
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Replying to: cmhj2000 (Oct 05, 2007 3:47 am)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Oct 05, 2007 3:55 am) FWIW we did a second trip about 2 weeks ago and averaged 37. The only difference was the temperaters were about 25 degrees cooler this time, which would account for a bit more fuel useage plus there were 2 extra passengers and about 75# more luggage. The July trip temps were in the mid 90s. I have our tires a bit over inflated, 38 front 32 rear. Did also run a small amount of moly substance in the oil during its' break-in and first 2 oil changes, which I've used over the years and has shown a small improvement. I'm using Amsoil's 5W-20 XL oil, which I'll soon swap out for Amsoil's 0W-20 oil. Other than that it's pure stock. |
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