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Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners
Posted by Dean (more from Dean) on Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:26:51
In Reply to: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, Paul02Aero, Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:15:08
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I reported good mileage for my road trip, hundreds of miles of un-interupted miles at highway speeds with few stops.
I also get good mpg's on the highway segments of my work commutes. I do clean the sid as I get out of local traffic on onto highway crusing. This eliminated the effects of engine warm up etc. So that is not prepresentative of overall mpgs! But is it repeatable and lets me know how things are going. Today 37F, totally flat winds, +32 mpgs.
I avoid ethanol laced fuels, these can cost you around 6% in mpgs. I am also still on my factory fill of 0W40 oil which has some mpg advantages. I am currently on my snow tires, now at 36/36 as TG suggested. These tires will provide better mpgs than the performance tires.
Try clearing your sid when you get up to highway speeds and see what you get there. No this does not represent overall mpgs at all, but it is repeatable and therefore quite informative if you check it often. With changes in city traffic day to day and the impact of cold starts which vary with temperature, overall mpg data when you don't clear the sid for days or weeks does privide a number but there are too many variables to see anything like the effects of winds and different brands of fuel etc.
Note that winds make a big difference. I can easily loose 20% of my mpgs with head winds, and side winds are just as bad.
I just clocked 5000 miles yesterday. And the engine does seem more resposive and willing now that it is a little less green.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, Paul02Aero, Tue, 7 Jan 2003 23:15:08
- I am happy., Coolknight, Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:21:20
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, Paul Ellis, Sat, 11 Jan 2003 00:36:21
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, Karl D, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 23:11:50
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, frank
, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:32:56 - So you bought an Areo for gas mileage??!!, DivrDon
, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 17:48:13 - Lower octane = higher gas mileage/and more, TG, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:48:14
- I don't think so..., Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:25:52
- 98+ RON a do ron ron, a do ron ron, Simon Watkins, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:52:21
- Re: I don't think so..., Dean, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:33:53
- Re: I don't think so..., TG, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 05:05:25
- Here's why this is true, TG, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 05:15:54
- Re: Here's why this is true ... not..., Stephen Goldberger, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:39:51
- Re: Here's why this is true, dtech, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:45:40
- Stephen, TG is correct, Schu, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:26:59
- Re: Car Specs, Paul02aero, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 19:24:43
- Re: Car Specs, TG, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 05:08:11
- Cold weather, hills, tight engine..., Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:28:51
- Re: Car Specs, Dean, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:07:52
- 21.0, UnderDog, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:29:57
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, KeithCT, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 12:03:23
- Final Word On Gas Mileage - Response, Paul02Aero, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:06:17
- Take her out on the highway...., Sieglo, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 10:19:23
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, AeroLady, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:32:36
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, Dean, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:26:51 <-- Viewing This Message
- 2002 Aero wagon, MT 60%city 40% highway (in traffic)..., bRAD, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 09:00:43
- Avg 28mpg, Schu, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 07:51:39
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, CraigU, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 07:14:22
- Keep it simple, Lou, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 07:06:34
- about the same as yours, Aero'ed, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 06:49:06
- Re: Final Word On Gas Mileage - a call to all Aero owners, dwin, Wed, 8 Jan 2003 01:26:21
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