I just came back from a 160 mile trip today into the foot fill of the Pacific NW Cascade Mts. The temperature was in the mid 50s; am on my second tank of gas (have had the car for only a week now), did lots of up/down grades with 50% open straight/flat areas, speed in the 50s, and tank average is 50.2 mpg. My first tank was 44. I understand it will get better but that sounds too good to be true. I’ll be tickled if it just stays above 50. :mrgreen:
Ya the temp stays in the 50's and you and I will be teaching Salmon how to walk up stream to spawn in the fall. You had better pray for mid 30's and rain. Lots of rain. I would gladly get mpgs in the 40's and have normal (for the PNW) weather. We are in trouble.
So, so jealous. I commute 5 miles each way to work in temperatures usually in the teens, and if I didn't take the occasional longer trip, I might not break 40mpg average. I can't wait for summer!
Really great mileage! I am on my second tank and avg is 48.3ish. We have had one day I have seen 50 degress when I was out. I think we will both improve on our mileage this summer. Wanted to mention to all new owners to check air pressure. I checked mine 10 days into ownership and all were at 28.5. It seems the dealer did not do anything to check the car out before I drove away. Hopefully their service will improve as more and more of these wonderful cars are bought. jh90206
The 2 things my husband immediately checked were oil level and tire pressure. He's the one who takes care of that stuff I wanted to adjust tire pressure to 42-40 for gas mileage purposes, they were a little low. Tire pressure seems to be something they forget.
