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Old 12-22-2010, 11:19 AM
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winter gas, air pressure, heavy foot, added weight to vehicle, you gained weight, check air filters, oil change, swapped wheels and tires...all this can play a factor in mpg

lets not turn this into a avg mpg thread.
 
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Old 12-23-2010, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LightsOut
winter gas, air pressure, heavy foot, added weight to vehicle, you gained weight, check air filters, oil change, swapped wheels and tires...all this can play a factor in mpg

lets not turn this into a avg mpg thread.
haha thats awesome! i knew i was hittin up those beers a little heavy

hey thnks guy for all the replies. at least now i know im not the only one down around only 16mpg.
 
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Old 12-23-2010, 06:20 PM
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colder air = denser air = more fuel = worse mileage
 
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Old 12-24-2010, 03:17 AM
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Welcome to the ****ty MPG club lol. Did you just get the car hah? I kid, but i'm used to 16-18.
 
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Old 12-25-2010, 03:53 AM
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I'm down 1 or 2 mpg since summer but I warm my car up for 5 mins b4 I go anywhere during the winter months.
I h8 cold leather and cold weather.
 
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I've averaged 16.4 ever since I got the car 2 years ago
 
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Old 12-27-2010, 11:58 AM
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I'm down 1 or 2 mpg since summer but I warm my car up for 5 mins b4 I go anywhere during the winter months.
I h8 cold leather and cold weather.
5 min warm up alone is wasting gas.
 
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JMZ_blkobsidian
Gasoline blends are different in the summer versus the winter. Typically, winter gasoline will lead to mpg values a few percent lower than summer blend gasoline.

Also, the higher the ethanol content of the gasoline, the lower the mpg.
Bingo! We have a winner. I read a good article awhile ago about the difference in Fuel between summer and winter months.
 
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by LightsOut
5 min warm up alone is wasting gas.
If I lived in So Cal I wouldn't be warming up my car.

Have u ever lived anywhere that gets below zero?

The 5 mins of wasted gas is well worth it.

It takes about 10 mins 4 the heated seats and the heater to fully kick in.
 
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Old 01-02-2011, 12:29 AM
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Winter gas blend.

Also if you give too little throttle you will get wose mpg then opening it a bit more.
 
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Below zero?!! I cry like a little girl when it gets 50 here in Los Angeles.
 
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Old 01-02-2011, 01:59 AM
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^lol your funny!

Bad MPG comes from driving in the city w/ all the stop lights and stop signs. I notice this when i drive in the city i get about 16. what ever. When i am on the freeway it goes up 19+ MPG
 
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Old 01-02-2011, 02:07 AM
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I keep track of my gas expense with Gas Cubby!! That's this month!
 
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WOW! You get around and always at the gas station.
 
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Yea I've only had mine since 5 Nov and always got 18.9 - 19.4 city driving and recently I started getting 17.8 MPG with the same style driving. I'm not pissed off by it since i traded an 06 Yukon Denali 13.7 MPG for this. Ha-ha
 


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