My 2 cents worth (WAY different vehicle). 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad cab
with 4.7 V-8 and 5 speed auto. Rated at 14/19. I'm hard pressed to get
15.5 with mostly freeway at 65-70 mph. Around town a lot equals 12-13.
Driving a lot at 70+ mph vs 65-67 with cruise on will cost me 2+ mpg. I
griped to the dealer and he queried the "Home Office". Their reply was
that the EPA highway rating is taken at a steady 55 mph. The solution is
to drive slow enough to be a hazard to other cars and your mileage will
come up. Yeah, like the people who are on this list can do THAT!
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Rasmussen [mailto:rasmussend@mindspring.com]
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 8:23 AM
To: Chuck; c102071@cox.net; autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Missing Mileage!
At 09:04 AM 9/27/2003 -0400, Chuck wrote:
>Drive with a lighter foot!
What Chuck said is very likely the answer UNLESS YOU have gotten better
gas
mileage consistently with this car under the same driving conditions. If
you have, then something has changed.
Do a controlled test by taking a 150 mile drive on an open freeway with
careful gas tank fills before and after the trip. Pick a day with
little,
if any, wind. Even a cross wind can cost gas mileage. For your car, even
70
mph may work the engine too hard to get those extremely high EPA
numbers.
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