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100 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2008 at 6:34 AM
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Replying to: kenn2 (Feb 18, 2008 5:29 am) At 60 mph, I am turning 1900 rpm. Most of my mileage is rural and some in-town driving (not city-there is a difference) and about 350 miles of the 1400 being straight interstate and the mileage kept creeping up to 28.5 mpg running 75 mph. I would check tire pressure to make sure you have the minimum 35 psi (I run 40 psi being a mpg person - I hate giving the oil folks my money). I consistently get 2+ mpg out of my '05 Frontier than anyone else.
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| I live in a hilly town and it is still the dead of winter here. MPG in town has been a disappointing 17-18 with 1,500 miles on the car. Highway MPG at 72-75 mph has been 21-22. These figures are calculated at fill up, not based on the onboard computer, which consistently reads alittle higher than real world mpg. When I fill up and then go 50 on a flat road, just moseying along, rpms at 1500-1700, I can get 27-28, but unfortunately, most of my driving is in town, w/ short hops, the car barely warms up, lotsa hills as well as stoplights. Just the worst kind of situation for gas consumption. Gas is 10% ethanol, 87 grade. Car is SL AWD leather, moonroof, Bose, bluetooth, etc. Enjoying all those interior comforts and hoping MPG will improve a bit with warmer weather and more miles on the car. | |
I think what folks forget when calculating MPG is that there are many variables, for example--when someone says "40% hiway, 60% town". Is that 60% in a congested suburb of a large city or is in East Sidelia, Kansas (population: 1276). Do you idle a lot? Do you warm up your car in the driveway? Does someone other than you drive it? Is the surrounding terrain hilly or flat? I remember when I was interested in a Dodge SUV a few years back and asked a guy in a parking lot, "what gas mileage do you get?" He stated about 22/25". Then he told me to sit in his truck which I did. I just happen to push the mileage button and lo and behold it said "13". WOW! Optimistic!
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Replying to: jim1234 (Mar 06, 2008 7:21 am) Your message sounds alot like the dealership and Nissan cusomer service when I complained about poor fuel econimy, the problem must some how be the consumers fault, we must be dumb and not know how to calculate fuel consumption. The fact is some of these cars for some reason do not get the milage that others do and the dealership or Nissan do not know why or where to begin looking to figure out the problem. |
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hi one of the things that i like about the rogue is the mileage, i don't expect an average of 27 mpg that the dealer stated,but to read about kenn's 19 mpg also scares me . is some of it the awd vs fwd difference? I didn't read each and every note so i don't know. hoping to get a car thru the costco buyer's club. so far i was quoted $20,195 for a 08 s rogue with awd. ie no satellite radio etc but hope to have that installed in after market. the dealer made an interesting comment on the phone. since the car was on the lot would not have to pay 600 above invoice that is standard costco fee, 400 off or something like that since it was already on lot. i assume he is talking about the delivery fee.... i have to call costco. but if the delivery fee is 600 then it seems it should be an all or none and not 2/3's off. anyone buy their rogue this way. the dealership is 1 hour away so test driving more locally before going down. any advice appreciated. it seems there is no way to test mileage on a model before you buy it????? jeanne
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Replying to: carnut21 (Feb 24, 2008 11:55 am)
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Replying to: catcurve (Mar 18, 2008 4:04 pm) I ran a Murano 24,500 miles the same way (39-40 psi) without problems and run my Frontier at 37 psi (35,500 miles) I run 87 octane; nothing else and NO ethanol; ethanol kills gas mileage since the energy content is lower Not sure about the other difference with regard to mileage but as stated earlier we avoid jack rabbit starts, anticipate stops, avoid congestion where possible, and make a game out of gas mileage. The current tank we have in the car is showing 27.8 mpg and the least we have gotten is 26.5. It is a FWD unit and not AWD.
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Replying to: carnut21 (Mar 18, 2008 5:32 pm) |
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Replying to: catcurve (Mar 18, 2008 4:00 pm) some of these cars get excellent milage and some do not, and if you get one that does not you are stuck, the dealers will not help you and niether will Nissan Customer service. The dealer will tell you "after break in period on the power train your milage will increase" and it will a little bit but not much. Refer to the forum befor you test the vehicle to give you an idea what all the other Rouge owners are getting before break in. if you test drive one and do not like the milage do not buy it, and test drive another, repeat this until you get a good one. Remember once you buy you are stuck with a car that has already lost enough value for you to buy something else if you are not happy, and dispite what they say, it is my experience that Nissan Cusomer service or the dealership will not help you.
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Replying to: kenn2 (Mar 19, 2008 5:05 am) kenn2 you never repiled to my previous post. I have repeated it below. Any new findings? Sorry you are not getting the milage most rogue owners are. So we gave you the RPMs at 70mph. How many rpms does your Rogue turn at 70 mph. I see where your going with the question, this would determine if your CVT is getting into its highest ratio. Who is your dealer? What region are you in? Who have you talked with at Nissan? Give us some more info so we can be sure your not selling CRVs.  There is nothing normal about 17-19 mpg, unless you are driving in a manner that wastes gas. Have you tried any of the suggestions that are commonly found for low fuel milage? Things like: Disconnect battery for a while to reset computer recorded driving habits, limit warm ups on cold mornings, drive easy. Don't use the air condtioner unless you need it, the Rogue's climate controls are little strange and the compressor does come on when it is not needed at times and you have to manuly cut it off, I know new compressors a efficient but its still wastefull. |
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