Mileage

[shafi's Pilot]

CAn somebody please tell me possibilities as to why I am getting 11 MPG city???? I dont drive aggressive... is this even possible on an 03 ex-l??? This is the reason Y i DIDNT buy a Hummer!

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
CAn somebody please tell me possibilities as to why I am getting 11 MPG city???? I dont drive aggressive... is this even possible on an 03 ex-l??? This is the reason Y i DIDNT buy a Hummer!

Two questions.
1) Exactly what do you call "city driving"?
2) Exactly how do you measure your MPG?

[jl_ss]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
CAn somebody please tell me possibilities as to why I am getting 11 MPG city???? I dont drive aggressive... is this even possible on an 03 ex-l??? This is the reason Y i DIDNT buy a Hummer!

Do you live in a hilly area?

[shafi's Pilot]

well i live in brooklyn, NY, so def no hills and city driving as in the rural areas and i measure my MPG by dividing mileage by how many gallons were used, so i basically fill up a new tank, set my trip A odometer to 0 and start driving, at my next fill up, i see how many gallons are filled, lets use 10 for example, and i see that i drove 118 miles within this fill up and the last, so i 118/10= 11 MPG RIGHT??? WTH is going on here??? PLZ HELP, the gas pump is SQUEEZING my wallet dry!!

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
well i live in brooklyn, NY, so def no hills and city driving as in the rural areas and i measure my MPG by dividing mileage by how many gallons were used, so i basically fill up a new tank, set my trip A odometer to 0 and start driving, at my next fill up, i see how many gallons are filled, lets use 10 for example, and i see that i drove 118 miles within this fill up and the last, so i 118/10= 11 MPG RIGHT??? WTH is going on here??? PLZ HELP, the gas pump is SQUEEZING my wallet dry!!

1) You will find that tank to tank there is a good bit of variability.
To help average this out you should check at least three tanks in a row.
2) Your math shows 11.8 MPG, so you are much closer to 12 than to 11.
3) NY area driving is usually worse than "city" as defined by the EPA.

[BigDozer66]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
well i live in brooklyn, NY, so def no hills and city driving as in the rural areas and i measure my MPG by dividing mileage by how many gallons were used, so i basically fill up a new tank, set my trip A odometer to 0 and start driving, at my next fill up, i see how many gallons are filled, lets use 10 for example, and i see that i drove 118 miles within this fill up and the last, so i 118/10= 11 MPG RIGHT??? WTH is going on here??? PLZ HELP, the gas pump is SQUEEZING my wallet dry!!

I have noticed over the years that when I fill up with a 1/2 - 3/4 full tank that my MPG is lower than if I let the tank get to 1/4.

We just had a short 120 mile round trip camping trip in ours and I filled it up when we got back. Our gas mileage was 18.x which is 3 MPG less than our everyday city driving average.

It is still 3-4 MPG better than what our Explorer would have gotten in the same situation.

BigDozer66

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by BigDozer66


I have noticed over the years that when I fill up with a 1/2 - 3/4 full tank that my MPG is lower than if I let the tank get to 1/4.

We just had a short 120 mile round trip camping trip in ours and I filled it up when we got back. Our gas mileage was 18.x which is 3 MPG less than our everyday city driving average.

It is still 3-4 MPG better than what our Explorer would have gotten in the same situation.

BigDozer66

AND a single tank fill up can be 1 or 2 MPG off.

[5Gs]

Originally posted by N_Jay


1) You will find that tank to tank there is a good bit of variability.
To help average this out you should check at least three tanks in a row.
2) Your math shows 11.8 MPG, so you are much closer to 12 than to 11.
3) NY area driving is usually worse than "city" as defined by the EPA.

is it even possible to get as high as 11mpg driving in manhattan during the work day?

[BigDozer66]

Originally posted by 5Gs


is it even possible to get as high as 11mpg driving in manhattan during the work day?

It would be like San Fran with the hills!

BigDozer66

[shafi's Pilot]

I want EPA mileage estimates for NYC driving...not FLORIDA.... if im buying a car in NYC then y would they tell me anything other than NYC mileage....i swear its all corrupt.... i did about 6 more checks on the mileage...not one was higher than 13..... and tht is REALLY disappointing! and I havent even pushed the car hard! LOL

[BigDozer66]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
I want EPA mileage estimates for NYC driving...not FLORIDA.... if im buying a car in NYC then y would they tell me anything other than NYC mileage....i swear its all corrupt.... i did about 6 more checks on the mileage...not one was higher than 13..... and tht is REALLY disappointing! and I havent even pushed the car hard! LOL

I have always wondered about the estimates.

Now they are factoring in things like A/C usage and other variables.

Here in the great State of Texas I use my A/C probably 10 months out of the year. Why would the A/C not be included in the estimate?

BigDozer66

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
I want EPA mileage estimates for NYC driving...not FLORIDA.... if im buying a car in NYC then y would they tell me anything other than NYC mileage....i swear its all corrupt.... i did about 6 more checks on the mileage...not one was higher than 13..... and tht is REALLY disappointing! and I havent even pushed the car hard! LOL

Have you tracked 3 to 5 SEQUENTIAL tanks of gas yet?

I would guess that NYC would be a few MPG worse than the EPA c"city" rating.

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by shafi's Pilot
I want EPA mileage estimates for NYC driving...not FLORIDA.... if im buying a car in NYC then y would they tell me anything other than NYC mileage....i swear its all corrupt....

So you want the EPA to do 50 sets by state?

Its an estimate for comparison..Nothing more, nothing less!

[5Gs]

Originally posted by N_Jay

So you want the EPA to do 50 sets by state?

Its an estimate for comparison..Nothing more, nothing less!

even if done by states, that still wouldn't cover everyone. especially in our state, where we have everything from the (relatively) flat central valley to the hills of san francisco to the high altitude of lake tahoe.

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by 5Gs


even if done by states, that still wouldn't cover everyone. especially in our state, where we have everything from the (relatively) flat central valley to the hills of san francisco to the high altitude of lake tahoe.

LOL< Yes, I was being a bit facetious to make my point.