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#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!
#134 of 164 Veracruz fuel consumption by rmhockman Oct 01, 2008 (6:16 am)
After reading numerous posts I am convinced a lot of drivers must be NASCAR fans as they have a tendency to run at excessive speeds and most always with the AC engaged, no wonder there are low mileage reports. I wonder how many check their tire pressures on a regular basis or have a heavy foot while accelerating?   You guys better find some 4 cylinder wonder for your needs, and then you may get 20 MPG.                                                 R M H
#135 of 164 Format problem by 1trulove Oct 01, 2008 (6:41 am)
Sorry, I tried to put my Summer mileage info into columns so it would be easy to read - but it didn't come out that way on this web site. As a summary - I did no city driving, only highway, state roads some back roads and some small town sightseeing. Using synthetic oil (which I change at 7,500 mile intervals), 37 - 38 psi tire pressure and an easy foot on the accelerator, I averaged 23.74 mpg at an average 33 mph. The best tankfull was a calculated 25.36 mpg on the trip home after an oil change, but fully loaded with our camping gear and the AC running. Not bad!
#136 of 164 MPG - 2007 Veracruz by jmaulsby Oct 01, 2008 (8:06 am)
I agree with you on the good gas mileage. I average 23 MPG in highway mileage and 20.5 MPG driving to and from work in N. TX. I use the cruise control every chance I get and also use a light foot on the accelerator. However, on the rare occasions when I am driving in town running errands with stop and go, the mileage drops to 15 MPG. In my experience with the Veracruz, running the A/C does not change my MPG more than 1 - 1.5 MPG at the most. Replies to this message: mjb56 (Oct 10, 2008 4:06 pm)
#137 of 164 Re: MPG - 2007 Veracruz [jmaulsby] by mjb56 Oct 10, 2008 (4:06 pm)
Replying to: jmaulsby (Oct 01, 2008 8:06 am) With 31K mi. on the vehicle I still get 24-25hwy and 20 city consistently. It's simply been a great vehicle all around. Folks that ride with me who haven't been exposes to a VC before always ask "what kind of vehicle is this?" in amazement at the build quality and quietness. Had mine since 7/1/07. Still love it.
#138 of 164 FWD MPG vs AWD MPG by ppborceb Oct 23, 2008 (3:07 pm)
I would like to have those of you who are nice enough to share your real-life mpg experiences with us, please indicated whether your vehicle is FWD or AWD, because AWD is a heavier vehicle and this could be the reason for the swing in mileage, not just city vs highway or a combination of city & highway.   This would be very helpfull information in your reports going forward.
#139 of 164 Re: Hyundai Veracruz Real World MPG [tidester] by showbizk Nov 06, 2008 (6:34 am)
Replying to: tidester (May 27, 2007 9:58 pm) 2008 AWD Best I can do for a tank has been 22+ I am extremely disappointed, Expected 20-26 (trip 26, obviously). Does anyone know if this vehicle has deceleration fuel cut-off (DFCO)? It doesnt appear to,,, Replies to this message: carbuyer11 (Nov 06, 2008 10:26 am) mjb56 (Nov 08, 2008 6:33 pm)
#140 of 164 Re: Veracruz SE AWD [posystm] by showbizk Nov 06, 2008 (6:54 am)
Replying to: posystm (May 29, 2008 11:31 am) Hi, Mr. Hockman. We took delivery of our 08 AWD at the end of April this year. We have had exactly the same pulsing of brakes from higher speed stops, e.g., exiting a freeway ramp, braking from 45 or so to a stop. Right now, about 6300 miles on the car, and we've taken one long trip (OH-Myrtle Beach and return). Gas mileage sucks as far as I'm concerned; I expected on trips to get nearer 25 than 20. So far, my overall is just under 20, but the trend is higher and I hope to consistently see 20+ soon (computed). I am also changing to Mobil 1 0-20 if Hyundai Service doesn't object. It does concern me that you stated your pusling returned shortly after the re-surfacing of the rotors. Have you had the pads replaced, and if so, has the pulsing returned? I should say that overall, we really love this vehicle. Replies to this message: posystm (Nov 19, 2008 12:51 pm)

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