MPG dropping? You also?
11-05-2007, 01:25 PM
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Something to do with emissions....winter blends tend to drop mpg in most cars...the colder weather has a lot to do with it also. Longer warmup times etc.
I used to drop from 35-36 mpg in my Matrix to 28-30 in the winter months
Goose
I used to drop from 35-36 mpg in my Matrix to 28-30 in the winter months
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11-05-2007, 01:35 PM
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Actually, with the temperatures dropping here, I have experienced and INCREASE in MPG......of course the temp. drop is from 115 to about 85-90
And, we are one of the States that uses a "designer" fuel.
And, we are one of the States that uses a "designer" fuel.
11-05-2007, 03:02 PM
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11-05-2007, 03:49 PM
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I guess it pays to check the tires a little more often! I hadn't checked the pressure for quite a while until yesterday. What a surprise.
I try to keep 32/34 psi in both the HHR and the Altima (Which is over what they both call for) All 8 tires were down to 25 psi! Very strange they were all the same.
I'm sure that wasn't helping the gas mileage.
11-05-2007, 06:21 PM
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As the weather cools and we don't use the AC, the mpg should be increasing. However, I took a 600 mile trip to Gainesville and back and only got 27 mpg. I got 30 in October on the way to St Louis.
Do you think the "winter blend" is actually gas with ethanol added? That will always drop your mpgs.
Do you think the "winter blend" is actually gas with ethanol added? That will always drop your mpgs.
11-05-2007, 07:17 PM
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http://www.petrocanada.ca/en/product...vices/318.aspx
This is chain that I only filled up at (with about 99% regularaty) and their description of their winter formula.
11-05-2007, 07:30 PM
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Nope. Here in Ontario, the government has mandated that the gasoline must have a minumum of 5% ethanol in it. We have ethanol in our gas all year long.
I don't think it's really that big of a drop. I've used non-ethanol gas in my cars before, and it only worked out to about 20 miles per tank difference in mileage.
That will always drop your mpgs.
11-05-2007, 07:33 PM
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It takes about 30% more ethanol than gasoline to drive a mile. I think the maximum amount of ethanol in gasoline is 10% (Gasohol).
If you were getting 30 MPG with 100% gasoline; you should get 28.8 MPG with a 10% ethanol mix.
You also need to check your tire pressure EVERY month.
If you were getting 30 MPG with 100% gasoline; you should get 28.8 MPG with a 10% ethanol mix.
You also need to check your tire pressure EVERY month.