Fuel Economy

[swng]

Thanks Lafiro for the additional information above and the friendly communication as a whole. I think you have done a lot of things conscientiously trying to bring about some improvement. Let's hope that it is just the gas that has caused you the relatively low F.E., as the dealership seems to have claimed. Frankly 26-32 mpg (US) is not too good but also not extremely bad. IMHO, improvements are not impossible.
There are better ways to drive to save fuel other than just to drive like a grandma. Here are some tips that may be worth going through (again, if you already have):
http://www.howtoadvice.com/SavingGas
There are lots of similar tips on the net, with some contradicting the others. I have chosen this particular link for you because among others, Tip #7 thereof seems quite relevant.
Please keep on reporting your progress on this thread if you don't mind.
Thank you in anticipation.

[Lafiro]

Originally Posted by swng

Thanks Lafiro for the additional information above and the friendly communication as a whole. I think you have done a lot of things conscientiously trying to bring about some improvement. Let's hope that it is just the gas that has caused you the relatively low F.E., as the dealership seems to have claimed. Frankly 26-32 mpg (US) is not too good but also not extremely bad. IMHO, improvements are not impossible.
There are better ways to drive to save fuel other than just to drive like a grandma. Here are some tips that may be worth going through (again, if you already have):
http://www.howtoadvice.com/SavingGas
There are lots of similar tips on the net, with some contradicting the others. I have chosen this particular link for you because among others, Tip #7 thereof seems quite relevant.
Please keep on reporting your progress on this thread if you don't mind.
Thank you in anticipation.

Hey thank you.

I will follow this. Would it also make a difference that I have two nice amps still connected to the battery? I would assume all extra demand on the alternator would then mean less miles per gallon? Specifically since I removed the two sub's the 2600watt amp is still connected. The 4 speakers then are connected to a 1200watt 4channel amp which is always on and I always listen to music. Maybe this is affecting it as well? But I cant assume this will affect it any at all?????

[petesimac]

Okay, so I had my first instance of premature bar droppage; I usually get about 46 miles per bar, not including the first one which varies from 68-75 miles, and the second one which sometimes gets me 50+ miles, so when my bar dropped 20 miles short of this, I was disappointed. It happened while idling in a bank teller line; I would normally have turned my engine off, but there was only one car ahead of me and it looked like she was done. So as I'm waiting, whoosh, the bar drops, and I grumble. Once it's my turn, I pull up and turn the car off. After my business, I turn the car back on, but the bar is still down. I head off down the road, I'm coasting down a hill and "pop" the bar comes back :) So, how often has this happened to any of you, and why does it happen? Any thoughts?

[marcus]

Originally Posted by petesimac

Okay, so I had my first instance of premature bar droppage; I usually get about 46 miles per bar, not including the first one which varies from 68-75 miles, and the second one which sometimes gets me 50+ miles, so when my bar dropped 20 miles short of this, I was disappointed. It happened while idling in a bank teller line; I would normally have turned my engine off, but there was only one car ahead of me and it looked like she was done. So as I'm waiting, whoosh, the bar drops, and I grumble. Once it's my turn, I pull up and turn the car off. After my business, I turn the car back on, but the bar is still down. I head off down the road, I'm coasting down a hill and "pop" the bar comes back :) So, how often has this happened to any of you, and why does it happen? Any thoughts?

gauge bar aint accurate..actually they are very inaccurate... all that matter is what you get an the end of your 7th bar..mine leaves me about 4- 5 liters once the last bar starts blinkin..