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#123 of 164 Re: The Motor Oil Bible [1trulove] by steve_ HOST Jun 07, 2008 (8:21 am)
Replying to: 1trulove (Jun 05, 2008 5:17 am) Those sites are great if you are a oil change hobbyist. At least he cites some SAE stuff.   I do my own oil changes but it's a chore for me, not something I look forward too. I get what's on sale at NAPA or Wal-Mart and go by the manufacturer recommendation (frequently sliding a 1,000 miles or more, especially if the weather is chilly). I drive them forever but I don't care to spend the $20 on an oil analysis either - it's just a daily driver, not a F1 racecar.   My cars cranked fine in Anchorage living outside for 20 winters too, so I don't much buy into the easier start claims of synthetic either. If it's that cold, use a block heater.   Ah, but "we" digress (ok, me ) - anyone checking their mpg?
#124 of 164 Ethanol effects by mjb56 Jun 07, 2008 (3:44 pm)
On my first full tank of Ethanol (now mandated in our area) I'm down to 18.8 vs. the 20.9 on real gasoline. (These are all city driving figures. Haven't done the highway calc yet.) Bummer! Replies to this message: oscar_gata (Jun 09, 2008 9:48 am) mjb56 (Jun 20, 2008 6:17 pm)
#125 of 164 Re: Ethanol effects [mjb56] by oscar_gata Jun 09, 2008 (9:48 am)
Replying to: mjb56 (Jun 07, 2008 3:44 pm) Does the ethanol cost 10% less? If so, then you are breaking even. Replies to this message: mjb56 (Jun 20, 2008 6:17 pm)
#126 of 164 Re: Ethanol effects [oscar_gata] by mjb56 Jun 20, 2008 (6:17 pm)
Replying to: oscar_gata (Jun 09, 2008 9:48 am) Nope, it's the same price. However, I did a recent highway run of about 200 mi. and got around 27 mpg. It pays to go the speed limit.
#127 of 164 City vs Highway by fpostadan Jun 30, 2008 (10:57 pm)
Hi I just got my Veracruz 08 AWD.   When can I expect to see the true MPG for Highway only?   When can I expct to see the true MPG for City only?   If I am missing the point on this, how do I gauge this feature. I have set the Trip to see AVG MPG.   I driven so far (about 1 - 1 1/hr drive) I see the MPG was mainly at16.9 MPG mainly HWY Driving. I forgot if this this figure is both ways or one direction, but definetly clockin at over 15 MPG for one direction. This was only two days after I finally got the vehicle. Was this a a good move on my part since I am only "breaking in the vehicle", so to speak. I am hoping to not drive at a constant speed that is all I can do, I love the outdoors.   Replies to this message: jmaulsby (Jul 18, 2008 11:16 am)
#128 of 164 Re: Veracruz SE AWD [posystm] by fpostadan Jul 03, 2008 (4:36 am)
Replying to: posystm (May 29, 2008 11:31 am) I read that the pulsing that you are feeling is normal because of the ESC. Replies to this message: posystm (Jul 16, 2008 11:52 am)
#129 of 164 Re: Veracruz SE AWD [fpostadan] by posystm Jul 16, 2008 (11:52 am)
Replying to: fpostadan (Jul 03, 2008 4:36 am) No, I know what ESC feels like. The dealer once again had to resurface the rotors in the front. Hopefully there won't be a next time, but if there is I will demand (beg) for new rotors and pads.
#130 of 164 Re: City vs Highway [fpostadan] by jmaulsby Jul 18, 2008 (11:16 am)
Replying to: fpostadan (Jun 30, 2008 10:57 pm) My 07 started at around 17 mpg in 60/40 highway to city driving. It steadily climbed after the first month or so. Most of my driving is highway speed and I consistantly average 20.5 mpg. The trip computer mpg can be as close to accurate as 0.5 mpg to high and as much as 3 mpg to high. I checked my mpg by hand for at least six months. I use the average mpg to keep my lead foot off the accelerator. I have noticed that if I am running errands with a lot of stopping and starting, the trip computer shows as low as 13 - 14 mpg.
#131 of 164 Brake rotor problems by perdido2key Jul 20, 2008 (11:07 am)
One thing to keep in mind if you experience rotor shimmy or warping is the dealer shop or anywhere else that removes and replaces the wheels. This could be for some unrelated service / repair that requires the wheel to be removed. All shops even the dealers use air impact wrenches. They run the torque on the wrench ALL THE WAY up in order to remove the very hard to get off lug nuts. When they replace your wheel the high torque air wrench warps the rotors. Not sure what the torque spec is on the VC (guess around 70 to 80 Ft lbs) Air wrenches go up to 125+. I always ask tire folks to sung the nuts up with a four way hand wrench then I torque to spec when I get home. Since we cannot see the work performed anymore no one knows what they do, plus dealers works on numerous car makes in one shop.
#132 of 164 Summer driving East Coast by 1trulove Oct 01, 2008 (5:50 am)
As promissed, here's the results of my Summer trip to Maine : The colums are date / miles / gallon / calc. mpg / computer mpg and average speed.  8/05 237.0 9.27 25.60 24.7 47 8/07 201.9 9.19 22.00 24.3 33 8/13 329.5 13.81 23.88 24.0 35 8/15 181.6 7.90 22.99 23.8 33 8/17 329.1 14.28 23.05 23.2 39 8/25 346.5 15.17 22.85 22.9 32 8/28 265.7 11.66 22.79 23.5 34 8/31 320.1 13.82 23.16 24.3 44 9/12 302.2 13.21 22.87 23.4 35 9/21 303.7 12.40 24.48 24.9 56 9/22 460.5 18.16 25.36 25.6 50 So there you have it! Very respectful mileage for a 4,200# vehicle. There was really no city driving, but the lower average sppeds reflect small towns and the hilly smaller roads of Maine. The last two tankfulls were after the 15,000 mile oil change (synthetic) and all highway driving on the trip home. While I didn't note which gas had ethanol, it generally reduced mileage by 1-2 mpg. Ther ought to be a law!

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