Poor gas mileage
#1
Poor gas mileage
Hey ya'll.
I have an 07 TL, and it only has 28000 miles. I have taken the car in for all services and it has new tires on it as well. Yet and still i only get 200 to 220 miles out of a tank. I work about 8 miles from my home and work 5 days a week. I have read other threads about this same issue, but i havent seen a really clear answer. What can i do?
I have an 07 TL, and it only has 28000 miles. I have taken the car in for all services and it has new tires on it as well. Yet and still i only get 200 to 220 miles out of a tank. I work about 8 miles from my home and work 5 days a week. I have read other threads about this same issue, but i havent seen a really clear answer. What can i do?
#2
If you are driving in the city in stop and go traffic and/or have a lead foot, expect to get under 20mpg. Going off of 200 miles and 14 gallons of fuel that is about 15mpg which sounds about right for pure city driving. My mixed commute usually gets me about 23-25mpg and I do not have a lead foot by any means.
If this is an issue, your only option is to sell the TL and move to something with a smaller engine like a TSX. The TL is a pig when it comes to MPG in the city.
If this is an issue, your only option is to sell the TL and move to something with a smaller engine like a TSX. The TL is a pig when it comes to MPG in the city.
#4
24MPG in city is much better than 15MPG.... My inline 5 gets better in-city MPG, and its a 3.5... yah i havent seen a clear answer yet because i thought these cars were supposed to do way better in city..
#5
No, this is normal for city driving.
where our cars shine is the highway.
Everyone that complains about city mileage should go and buy a four cylinder.
where our cars shine is the highway.
Everyone that complains about city mileage should go and buy a four cylinder.
Last edited by justnspace; 01-21-2011 at 08:04 AM. Reason: Please look into a Prius....or a volt. STOP COMPLAINING!
#6
Thats what i thought too, b/c the window sticker said 21 city, but its all good though lol
#7
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#9
If you are driving in the city in stop and go traffic and/or have a lead foot, expect to get under 20mpg. Going off of 200 miles and 14 gallons of fuel that is about 15mpg which sounds about right for pure city driving. My mixed commute usually gets me about 23-25mpg and I do not have a lead foot by any means.
If this is an issue, your only option is to sell the TL and move to something with a smaller engine like a TSX. The TL is a pig when it comes to MPG in the city.
If this is an issue, your only option is to sell the TL and move to something with a smaller engine like a TSX. The TL is a pig when it comes to MPG in the city.
this is your answer.
stop looking for something that isnt there.
How many stop lights do you encounter on your 8 mile trip to work?
are you gunning it at each stop light!?
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2. if you read my question, you would see the only reason i posted this thread is b/c i did not see a straight forward answer. hence why we are even having this convo right now. so.....once again...i have my answer. thanks. i appreciate it.
#15
I would like to just add minor... I took my TL out on a 500 mile hwy trip and have seen my mileage increase, not by much at least an extra 30 miles per tank and my alignment feels better! even got a ticket since I was going 93! took defer probation for 225!! ouch! slow down! but that really helped, the car performs better, I think that's essential for your engine, take it on long trips at high speeds... city driving kills it and mpg.
Good luck..
Good luck..
#16
1. it tells me its a common thing
2. if you read my question, you would see the only reason i posted this thread is b/c i did not see a straight forward answer. hence why we are even having this convo right now. so.....once again...i have my answer. thanks. i appreciate it.
2. if you read my question, you would see the only reason i posted this thread is b/c i did not see a straight forward answer. hence why we are even having this convo right now. so.....once again...i have my answer. thanks. i appreciate it.
Also, get away from thinking how many miles you get from a tank because that is never going to tell you what your MPG is. To get that information, you really should calculate it yourself. For your edification, the best mileage I ever managed with my '04 manual TL for a week of work commuting, through residential areas and a small city, stop lights and stop signs, and with moderately heavy traffic was during the summer a year after I bought the car was 27.98 MPG. The year prior, I managed 26.142 for the same set of circumstances with the exception of using the A/C more than half the time and the car had less than 800 miles on it.
Hope this helps.
#19
Ok, I'm going to add to this thread a little in hopes someone can give me an opinion. I understand that our cars do not always have the best mileage, however, I used to get about 29 mpg (mostly highway commute). I calculate my mileage manually every fill up, and it has declined about 2 mpg every fill up the past 4 or 5 weeks. Was at 29, then 26, 24, and most recently 22.6. My driving habits have not changed, and it's the same daily drive to work, gym, home. I did remove my stock intake resonator, but it didn't seem to drop until a month or so after I did that.
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
#20
hey, i had the same problem like a month ago. In the city i get between 234-250 MPG on the highway around 320 MPG. When you will go more then 15 Miles on the highway your gas milage will jump up up up. It onced jumped from 78 Miles to 123 Miles. I drive normally and after like 3 days I look on the gas gauge and it's almost and at the half of the tank lol. I never pay attention to this anymore the car is made like that that's it. BTW I also work 8 miles away from my house ;-)
#21
hey, i had the same problem like a month ago. In the city i get between 234-250 MPG on the highway around 320 MPG. When you will go more then 15 Miles on the highway your gas milage will jump up up up. It onced jumped from 78 Miles to 123 Miles. I drive normally and after like 3 days I look on the gas gauge and it's almost and at the half of the tank lol. I never pay attention to this anymore the car is made like that that's it. BTW I also work 8 miles away from my house ;-)
#23
Ok, I'm going to add to this thread a little in hopes someone can give me an opinion. I understand that our cars do not always have the best mileage, however, I used to get about 29 mpg (mostly highway commute). I calculate my mileage manually every fill up, and it has declined about 2 mpg every fill up the past 4 or 5 weeks. Was at 29, then 26, 24, and most recently 22.6. My driving habits have not changed, and it's the same daily drive to work, gym, home. I did remove my stock intake resonator, but it didn't seem to drop until a month or so after I did that.
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
One question. Do you notice ANY difference in the driveability of the car, it responsiveness and smoothness of engine operation or is it the same as it was before you began to see this decline?
#26
Ok, I'm going to add to this thread a little in hopes someone can give me an opinion. I understand that our cars do not always have the best mileage, however, I used to get about 29 mpg (mostly highway commute). I calculate my mileage manually every fill up, and it has declined about 2 mpg every fill up the past 4 or 5 weeks. Was at 29, then 26, 24, and most recently 22.6. My driving habits have not changed, and it's the same daily drive to work, gym, home. I did remove my stock intake resonator, but it didn't seem to drop until a month or so after I did that.
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
Any filter/fluid/tune up problem possibilities?
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#28
However the OP is reporting a significant drop in mileage and he says he calculates his mileage so he should have a good handle on what he's seeing. If his numbers are right and there has been nothing else of an obvious nature that may be the culprit, then he could have a problem.
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You know I don't mean the fellow any ill will... even though he inferred that I was playing "retarted games" [sic]. But he HAS to believe that when he reports a range of 234 to 320 MPG for his TL, he is going to get called down on that one. I mean, think about it. With a highway mileage of "around 320 MPG", he could drive across the United States and over half way back on just 15 gallons of fuel. Now come on. Does anyone believe this?
#32
What winter additives are you referring to?
#33
As I say every single time these threads come up once a week....... Your average mpg is directly related to your average mph. You may think nothing has changed but the mph will tell the truth.
#34
When I lived in Arlington, it was the colder months when we saw oxygenated fuels and not the warmer ones. I think they do this where I live now but have never thought to check it out. I never knew that gasoline was oxygenated for the warmer months. It wasn't here (isn't??) and with a population of around 4 million in the metropolitan DC area, that means a lot of gas-burning vehicles.
#35
When I lived in Arlington, it was the colder months when we saw oxygenated fuels and not the warmer ones. I think they do this where I live now but have never thought to check it out. I never knew that gasoline was oxygenated for the warmer months. It wasn't here (isn't??) and with a population of around 4 million in the metropolitan DC area, that means a lot of gas-burning vehicles.
And apparently there are state winter programs as well, which I was not aware of:
http://www.epa.gov/oms/regs/fuels/420b08006.pdf
Last edited by nfnsquared; 01-28-2011 at 06:52 AM.
#36
It's pretty neat how oxygenated fuels were designed for carbureted cars which have not been sold in the US since '87. On a fuel injected car, the 02 compensates and adds fuel for the same AF so the only thing we see is a reduction in mpg. Pretty sad the way they do things.
#37
It's pretty neat how oxygenated fuels were designed for carbureted cars which have not been sold in the US since '87. On a fuel injected car, the 02 compensates and adds fuel for the same AF so the only thing we see is a reduction in mpg. Pretty sad the way they do things.
#38
It's pretty neat how oxygenated fuels were designed for carbureted cars which have not been sold in the US since '87. On a fuel injected car, the 02 compensates and adds fuel for the same AF so the only thing we see is a reduction in mpg. Pretty sad the way they do things.
Hey IHC. Did you get my PM from last week?
#39
I didn't. In fact I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me because I thought I saw one from you as I was going through them and then it wasn't there. I hope I did not accidentally delete it. If so I apologize. Going to empty my inbox right now.