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I have 2000 miles on the new car... The manual, web site and sticker all say I should be getting 30 mpg on the highway. I bet 1950 miles are highway and I am getting at best 20 mpg.

I have an automatic gauge thingy that tells me this info... and it was 20.3 last month and 20.9 this month......Whats up?

PS... It is a convertable and I am topless alot... could that be a factor?

ToplessRideFL wrote:I have 2000 miles on the new car... The manual, web site and sticker all say I should be getting 30 mpg on the highway. I bet 1950 miles are highway and I am getting at best 20 mpg.

I have an automatic gauge thingy that tells me this info... and it was 20.3 last month and 20.9 this month......Whats up?

PS... It is a convertable and I am topless alot... could that be a factor?

How fast are you driving. I learned today that if you reduce your speed from 70 mph to 60 mph you can get 4 more miles to the gallon....

ToplessRideFL wrote:I have 2000 miles on the new car... The manual, web site and sticker all say I should be getting 30 mpg on the highway. I bet 1950 miles are highway and I am getting at best 20 mpg.

I have an automatic gauge thingy that tells me this info... and it was 20.3 last month and 20.9 this month......Whats up?

PS... It is a convertable and I am topless alot... could that be a factor?

It depends on your size. Please send pics and I will let you know.

sunseeker wrote:
How fast are you driving. I learned today that if you reduce your speed from 70 mph to 60 mph you can get 4 more miles to the gallon....

On the highway 60 would get me pulled over for driving to slowly. Its 70- 72 usually

The mileage figures they quote you are always overly optimistic.

ToplessRideFL wrote:

sunseeker wrote:
How fast are you driving. I learned today that if you reduce your speed from 70 mph to 60 mph you can get 4 more miles to the gallon....

On the highway 60 would geet me pulled over for driving to slowly. Its 70- 72 usually

At 70 mph the drag from having the top down figures in a lot as well...

LIPH wrote:The mileage figures they quote you are always overly optimistic.

Great......

So having the top down is irrelevant?.... and then again.....

i think also that it makes a differece if you are using regular or premium

ToplessRideFL wrote:

LIPH wrote:The mileage figures they quote you are always overly optimistic.

Great......

So having the top down is irrelevant?.... and then again.....

Top down will create a lot more drag which will lower your gas mileage.

ToplessRideFL wrote:

LIPH wrote:The mileage figures they quote you are always overly optimistic.

Great......

So having the top down is irrelevant?

Having the top down will cause alot of air drag, which will reduce your gas milage.

The figures they post are obtained driving top-up, 65 mph, on a flat surface, with the car running in overdrive.

So Topless drives in drag.... interesting.

Top down low mileage if the car is new it will take at least 5,000 miles to brake in the engine remember keep alight foot on the accelerator peddle

sunseeker wrote:i think also that it makes a differece if you are using regular or premium

Absolutely not. The gas companies love this line of thinking. You should always use the lowest grade of gas you can use without the engine pinging. Running a higher grade than needed will actually reduce the power you engine will make.

Make sure your tires are properly inflated. I was NOT getting the posted gas mileage on my new PT Cruiser. We checked the air pressure and brought it up to the recommended level and I'm getting about 4 more miles to the gallon with the same gasoline and same driving style. I even checked it about a week after a tire rotation and each tire was down about 10 pounds so I'm wondering if the dealership just rotated and did not even brother to put air in'em!

PHBeerman wrote: Please send pics and I will let you know.

Here is SOASOAPT in it.... gives you idea of size....

Size doesn't matter.

LIPH wrote:Size doesn't matter.

thats just what you think

El mojito wrote:it will take at least 5,000 miles to brake in the engine

I heard that and wondered if it were true... never seemed to be issue on other cars

jackiesic wrote:Make sure your tires are properly inflated!

I havent checked them since I bought the car 2 mths ago.... hmmm

take the bodies out of the trunk and dump em in a swamp.