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03 Max a gas guzzler?
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03 Max a gas guzzler? -
03-10-2007
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Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks |
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It's the 85% city driving that's killing your MPG. Idling uses a lot more fuel on a 6 cyl and it's a pretty heavy car. aly78 wrote: Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
users or Nissan, in general by most other owners ie B/w 19-21 mpg for
city driving. Will it improve in the summer time? What year model do
u have and what is your avg mpg?
Thanks
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On Mar 10, 12:32 pm, JimV <jv9... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: It's the 85% city driving that's killing your MPG. Idling uses a lot more fuel on a 6 cyl and it's a pretty heavy car. aly78 wrote: Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So is this normal Jim? My mpg is no way near that reported by other users or Nissan, in general by most other owners ie B/w 19-21 mpg for city driving. Will it improve in the summer time? What year model do u have and what is your avg mpg? Thanks |
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aly78 wrote: On Mar 10, 12:32 pm, JimV <jv9... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: It's the 85% city driving that's killing your MPG. Idling uses a lot more fuel on a 6 cyl and it's a pretty heavy car. aly78 wrote: Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - So is this normal Jim? My mpg is no way near that reported by other users or Nissan, in general by most other owners ie B/w 19-21 mpg for city driving. Will it improve in the summer time? What year model do u have and what is your avg mpg? Thanks I get about 25 on the highway and about 16 in the city on my '02.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks. Based on your response I guess that I'm on par. I don't know |
does your fuel efficiency calc (trip computer) change or is it just 1
constant reading?
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Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks |
the same mileage as you're indicating in the city and on the hwy.
Nice car, but heavy on fuel. Lots of horsepower there though. You always
pay for power.
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"aly78" <alysa... (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1173545746.660893.139370 (AT) n33g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks I've got the same car with about the same amount of km's on it. I'm getting the same mileage as you're indicating in the city and on the hwy. Nice car, but heavy on fuel. Lots of horsepower there though. You always pay for power.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
I know a couple of people with '05 Altimas (3.5L, same engine right?)
and they report 600km to the tank (406 miles) highway mileage.
On a side note, I had rented a Ford Explorer (Triton? V8) for a couple
of weeks and that returned approx 550 Km to the tank (`75L I think?).
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Yeah but I thought that the VQV6 is a pretty (fuel) efficient engine? I know a couple of people with '05 Altimas (3.5L, same engine right?) and they report 600km to the tank (406 miles) highway mileage. |
fairly-consistent 27-28 mpg on the highway, which is a bit short
of 12 km/liter. In town, 21 mpg, except when it's *very* cold,
when it drops to 19 or so.
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On Mar 10, 11:54 pm, "MGB" <buchw... (AT) nospam (DOT) telusplanet.net> wrote: "aly78" <alysa... (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1173545746.660893.139370 (AT) n33g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks I've got the same car with about the same amount of km's on it. I'm getting the same mileage as you're indicating in the city and on the hwy. Nice car, but heavy on fuel. Lots of horsepower there though. You always pay for power.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah but I thought that the VQV6 is a pretty (fuel) efficient engine? I know a couple of people with '05 Altimas (3.5L, same engine right?) and they report 600km to the tank (406 miles) highway mileage. On a side note, I had rented a Ford Explorer (Triton? V8) for a couple of weeks and that returned approx 550 Km to the tank (`75L I think?). |
more time warming up than actually operating at normal temperature,
and in warmup mode all cars are very in-efficient.
CD
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On Mar 10, 11:54 pm, "MGB" <buchw... (AT) nospam (DOT) telusplanet.net> wrote: "aly78" <alysa... (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1173545746.660893.139370 (AT) n33g2000cwc (DOT) googlegroups.com... Hey maxima fans, just bought my first Max, an '03 Max SE auto with 46 K km. I've had it for 2 months now and am impressed (used to drive an Accord 4cyl!!). I've put about 2K km on it so far. I have a major concern regarding fuel consumption: I am consistently getting <400 Km to the tank. I've filled up 5 times since getting it and always with premium. The best return to the tank was 380km with about 25 km left according to the DTE calculator. Assuming 400km (optimistic on my part) to the tank 60L(70L capacity) (60L=never completely drained the tank). I know my reasoning/calculation leaves something to be desired, but work with me! 60L/400km=15L/100km or 15.8mpg (at 3.78L/gal) Is this what other '03 SE owners are getting or is there something wrong wit my ride? Variables: 85% City driving. Work is <10min drive from home, Winter idling in the morning (factor??), driving style= medium (gear shifts b/ w 3500-4500 rpm), but I have opened it up a few times :]] The car's fuel efficiency gauge/calculator does not change = constant 9.6L/100km I would really appreciate other owner's responses/comments/experiences especially '03 model year. Thanks I've got the same car with about the same amount of km's on it. I'm getting the same mileage as you're indicating in the city and on the hwy. Nice car, but heavy on fuel. Lots of horsepower there though. You always pay for power.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah but I thought that the VQV6 is a pretty (fuel) efficient engine? I know a couple of people with '05 Altimas (3.5L, same engine right?) and they report 600km to the tank (406 miles) highway mileage. On a side note, I had rented a Ford Explorer (Triton? V8) for a couple of weeks and that returned approx 550 Km to the tank (`75L I think?). |
600 KM per tank on the highway. Big difference, for obvious reasons. If
you aren't getting about 600 KM on the highway, then I would think something
is wrong... At 110Km/hour the engine is revving about 2500 rpm. (4 speed
automatic)
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