Crap Gas Mileage
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PetesSweets86
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many different reasons. are you driving it hard then when you first bought it? moddifications? proper oil changes? plugs and coils in good condition. etc etc....
PetesSweets86
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for me my gas mileage sux cause I put in performance mods and went from 16s to 19s but my nig, it's hawt!
NYC LS8
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Winter gas formulas will drop your MPG by 1 or 2.
Thirdworlddoug
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i get around 16 but i drive like an :q:q:q:q:q:q:q so....ya
PetesSweets86
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these cars weren't meant to be fuel economic. If you can't deal with it..then just STFU and buy a prius or insight 
edt: fixed that typo
edt: fixed that typo
Dont you mean WEREN'T meant to be fuel economic. An actually I think they get pretty good gas mileage considering it's a V8, small V8, but still. Its more than I expected to get.
I get from 15.5 to 18 mpg on the city.
I get from 15.5 to 18 mpg on the city.
ssmith1092
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I don't do much driving in mine so since it mostly warming up I only get about 9 or 10 mpg
Outkast
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yep, same way to work dropped from 19avg in summer to 15.3winter. some of it is idle on 2 degree mornings, spinning tires in the snow...but like Tommy said, they up the ethenol or somthing in the winter resulting in 1-2 mpg loss.
pagluy
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I've been averaging 9.5 this winter. The cold is a bitch.
djknowledge
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me too.....about 300 or less a month on gas....but i think im heavy on the pedal
Coming from the guy that bitched about a tail light bulb blowing?! OMG !?these cars were meant to be fuel economic. If you can't deal with it..then just STFU and buy a prius or insight
Anyways was just wondering if anyone else was getting worse MPG.. Least I know im not the only one..
And there is no way in hell I could drive a Kia either lol.. not even as a rental I dont think..
FabolingLS8
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ahhh i did not know that! thats some good info right there! and it does explain the small drop in mpg ive experienced. dammn that loss in gas can add up!
unless this is your first winter driving a car, you should be able to remember last winter when your mileage dropped, no matter what type of car you drove.
also, the pressure in your tire drop with the temperature. have you ever heard of STP- Standard Temperature and Pressure?
Google it. Basically it means as temps go down, so do pressures, as temps go up, so do pressures.
PetesSweets86
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you mom's bulb blew, then there was only 1 hi-beam!
Rich88LSC
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I am averaging high 14mph right now. Mostly city driving. It was a little better before the CAI but it's harder to keep my foot out of it now.
PetesSweets86
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i'm averaging 16.9mpg mostly city but when i include highway i'm at 20.4mpg
De-marko
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I've dropped a bit myself. Average is 20.4 mostly highway and it is usually about 22-23 in the summer. I have to give a little of the fault to letting it just sit and idle longer when it is blistering cold out.
In November I drove from Wichita to Dallas and averaged 25.8 with a sustained speed of 80-85 mph!
In November I drove from Wichita to Dallas and averaged 25.8 with a sustained speed of 80-85 mph!
PetesSweets86
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f*ck there's nowhere where I can drive that fast around here...already got a ticket last week for doing 68 in a 60
Outkast
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you should use that gauge behind your steering wheel. It tells you how fast you are going....
De-marko
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That sucks.
You can get away with going that fast usually since there isn't much going on, on I-135 between here and OKC, and OKC to Dallas. Alot of nothing.
