I bought this vehicle in May and at that point the sensor reading for MPG was 14.7. It has gradually decreased to now reading 13.0....... Is this a normal rate of decline and anyone know what may be causing such a sharp decline? Seems quite precipitous to me. 15,000 miles @ purchase, currently has 20,300 miles. Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.
2006-09-12 01:05:15 · 5 answers · asked by Steven Andro 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Sorry Bitburger but where in my original question did I "want to complain" about it? Yeah, I didn't think so. I merely was curious and looking for some insight from others, which thankfully I got from the other responders. It's douche bags like you that will end up ruining Yahoo answers as a nice resource and turning it into another typical internet message board where dickheads like you have nothing better to do than troll boards.
2006-09-12 02:59:41 · update #1
Dirty air filter?
Crappy new gas today? (there's more alcohol in gas nowadays)
Try a higher octane grade 91. or 89.
Low trans. fluid?
Tire pressures low?
Lead right foot?
2006-09-12 01:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you check your tire pressure? This has a heavy bearing on gas mileage. But your driving habits may have a lot to answer for as well. Jackrabbit starts from the light will kill your mileage, as does driving faster than the speed limit and hitting every red light. Waiting uses gas too. I would go over my driving habits and check the tire pressures before tearing my truck apart. The air filter is another good thing to check too.
The best way to calculate gas mileage is through the odometer and reset at the next fill up. Drive for a while and when you fill up with gas again, divide the miles by the gallons you used. This is more accurate than the computer. Hope this helps.
2006-09-12 08:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't put much faith in the computer readout for fuel economy. Do the calculations manually at each fillup and you'll probably notice that they are more stable and somewhat different from the computer readout. This is pretty normal and should be explained in the owner's manual -- at least it is in my 06 Fusion's.
My guess is that it had done a lot of highway miles just prior to your purchase and more in-town service since you bought it.
Reset the computer just before your next highway trip and see what it says at the end. Then reset it again when you get back home. You'll probably have two very different average readings.
2006-09-12 08:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to discredit the ohter guy but, the milage between 83 and 91 octane is so minamal its not worth the cost. The main reson for the higher octane in my opinon is to make money off of misinformed people lol. the acctulal affects I have studied show no improved power, emisions, or fuel milage in the differant octain levels. He is right about the lead foot thing thou you would be suprised how much fuel you save buy driving conservatively, don't gas it at take off and let off the gas sooner insted of braking later. just try to use the gas as little as possible and you would be suprised at the amount of fule you save!
2006-09-12 08:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by classic_wgn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wonder why you bought such a huge beast that gets horrible mileage anyway, then want to complain about it.
2006-09-12 09:23:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋