Mercury Mariner Hybrid vs Saturn Vue Hybrid

4 messages, Last post on Mar 18, 2009 at 10:05 AM

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#3 of 4 Update on my MMH by russrdh Mar 17, 2009 (11:49 pm)
I am now at 21,000 miles without a problem. With the warming weather the mpg is increasing as the car goes into and stays in EV mode longer. With 204 miles on the latest trip odometer I'm showing 37.2 mpg. I drive 94 miles a day in a combined 20 mile city and 74 mile highway commute. I set the cruise at 65 mph and leave it there while contunually monitoring the status of "Hybrid Drive". I wish there was an upgrade to the monitoring system that would combine the MPG screen with the ICE/EM screen. Maybe some new cool graphics. To further increase my MPG, I tried some "Pulstar Plugs" but they were not the right size for the vehicle. Still trying to get my money back from JC Whittney (or plugs that fit right). I used an electric windshield defroster this past winter to avoid the orange defrost position. Worked. Replies to this message: cdeitschel (Mar 18, 2009 10:05 am)
#4 of 4 Re: Update on my MMH [russrdh] by cdeitschel Mar 18, 2009 (10:05 am)
Replying to: russrdh (Mar 17, 2009 11:49 pm) Thanks for that info ... I did purchase a '09 Mariner Hybrid (Front Wheel) and have been averaging around 31 MPG and have around 2,000 miles on it so far. I'm hoping it will go up as well as the ECON is on more often.