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#159 of 164 Re: city mileage 2 [acdii] by tidester HOST May 06, 2009 (10:16 am)
Replying to: acdii (May 06, 2009 9:11 am) I saw that episode! They also showed wind tunnel testing of a model to visualize the "bubble effect."   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#160 of 164 Re: city mileage 2 [acdii] by steve_ HOST May 06, 2009 (9:07 pm)
Replying to: acdii (May 06, 2009 9:11 am) I remember being a bit surprised about the poorer showing the Edmunds testers had with the tailgate up, since I've also heard for a few years that the tailgate down trick hurts more than it helps. Those net things you sometimes see in place of tailgates probably hurt worse of all.   My quibble with that test was with the roof racks. I only lose about 1 mpg hauling canoes, but I guess they are shaped better than hunks of luggage up there. I do take my racks off when I'm not hauling stuff up there.   I usually manage to beat the EPA estimates in my rides. The egg trick is good, and I like to try to anticipate stop lights. In town I note the flashing of crosswalk signals to give me an idea if I can beat the yellow or if I should just coast in gear* and let the light change on me.   (*Coasting in gear uses less gas than coasting in neutral thanks to the way fuel injection works. Go figure.) Replies to this message: acdii (May 07, 2009 12:33 pm)
#161 of 164 Re: city mileage 2 [steve_] by acdii May 07, 2009 (12:33 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (May 06, 2009 9:07 pm) So far my mileage on the VC is holding pretty steady 21 MPG, actually had it up to 21.6 for a while today, but that damn traffic lights and putting people doing 5 under for some reason hurt my overall. My average drive is between 35 and 60 MPH through suburbs and county highways. If I can catch lights and not get stuck behind someone doing 5 under or hitting the brakes constantly, I get pretty good MPG.
#162 of 164 Veracruz SE AWD by rmhockman May 08, 2009 (5:34 am)
I have had my Veracruz, silver with black leather, for two years now and have accumulated 20,000 miles. It runs like new and looks,inside and out, like the day I got it, even the tires show little wear. (keep them inflated to 35psi)   I can usually expect about 25 or 26 on the highway and when pushed hard like on my recent trip to Daytona and back, 2400 miles of hard driving on mostly interstate roads, maybe down to 23 or 24. This is a heavy vehicle (4600 lbs.) so don't expect it to act like a much lighter Honda CRV. Remember the faster you drive the less gas mileage you can expect.                                             R M H Replies to this message: pinevalleyite (May 08, 2009 8:13 am) acdii (May 08, 2009 11:27 am)
#163 of 164 Re: Veracruz SE AWD [rmhockman] by pinevalleyite May 08, 2009 (8:13 am)
Replying to: rmhockman (May 08, 2009 5:34 am) I've been playing around with the trip meter button (haven't read all my manuals yet) and it seems in one setting I see 16.5 avg mpg and at another setting I see 21.6 avg mpg. What gives? Replies to this message: acdii (May 08, 2009 11:27 am)
#164 of 164 Re: Veracruz SE AWD [pinevalleyite] by acdii May 08, 2009 (11:27 am)
Replying to: pinevalleyite (May 08, 2009 8:13 am) Use the dash readout as reference only. Hand calculate to get the most accurate readings over several tanks. For 3 tanks of 87 I add the miles, add the gallons, and divide total miles by total gallons to get the real average MPG. I have records for every tank fill with miles, plus I know how many miles were on when I bought it and how many gallons were in the car when delivered so for lifetime I can figure out the overall MPG, haven't done it yet, soon though.

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