300 miles on a full tank of gas

Educ8r · 01-11-2009, 03:55 PM

I never buy a car expecting the gas mileage posted on the sticker. As of now the car is averaging 18 as stated by Nissan. The dealership did fill the tank. If I were worried about MPG I would have purchased a HONDA CIVIC.

As stated in an earlier post, I live in city with 2.2 million people, in traffic there is constant braking. Oh yeah and I'm not afraid to go the speed limit. When the car is broken in and it still averages 18 MPG I'm cool with that, if it doesn't I'm cool with that too.

BlackBullet · 01-11-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Educ8r

I never buy a car expecting the gas mileage posted on the sticker. As of now the car is averaging 18 as stated by Nissan. The dealership did fill the tank. If I were worried about MPG I would have purchased a HONDA CIVIC.

As stated in an earlier post, I live in city with 2.2 million people, in traffic there is constant braking. Oh yeah and I'm not afraid to go the speed limit. When the car is broken in and it still averages 18 MPG I'm cool with that, if it doesn't I'm cool with that too.

Well, I never went into the "If I worried about MPG" debate. I'm just saying that as of now, your mpg is bad considering what Nissan claim. Not cars in general. However, there are members suggesting the break in period, which I guess you'll find out about your true mpg later down the road. For the driving part, you first said 20+ freeway miles. Now it's constant braking, 2.2 million traffic?

If in fact that the mpg does not improve, then we get to the issue of what you expect from the mpg quote of the manufacture. If the number in real life is different than claimed, then its called faults ad. Just like what RX-8 did with the hp rating. They gave money back to buyers. The fact sheet is what it is. The fact. Now I know that mileage may vary, but like I said before, the number as of right now is below average (not that good) based on the claimed number. Since your added stop-n-go freeway mileage, then i guess it changes my end a little on the mpg.

Educ8r · 01-11-2009, 05:42 PM

I stated my drive to work (roundtrip) was 28 miles, not 28 mpg!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackBullet

Well, I never went into the "If I worried about MPG" debate. I'm just saying that as of now, your mpg is bad considering what Nissan claim. Not cars in general. However, there are members suggesting the break in period, which I guess you'll find out about your true mpg later down the road. For the driving part, you first said 20+ freeway miles. Now it's constant braking, 2.2 million traffic?

If in fact that the mpg does not improve, then we get to the issue of what you expect from the mpg quote of the manufacture. If the number in real life is different than claimed, then its called faults ad. Just like what RX-8 did with the hp rating. They gave money back to buyers. The fact sheet is what it is. The fact. Now I know that mileage may vary, but like I said before, the number as of right now is below average (not that good) based on the claimed number. Since your added stop-n-go freeway mileage, then i guess it changes my end a little on the mpg.

mspeasl · 01-11-2009, 11:21 PM

Gang,

This past summer we vacationed with a road trip out west from the Midwest. We drove our 03 350Z 7000 miles and the car averaged 28MPG and change overall. That included the mountains and the flat lands and speeds from 65 to 80+. Plus it also included spirited driving from San Francisco north to Oregon on the coast highway (Route 1)

(That highway was a ball in a Z). There were several tanks that we got over 32. In the thin air of the Rockies we were down to tanks at 24MPG. Pikes Peak was a blast of a drive also (wife didn't like the the white knuckling).

DooDooBrown · 09-01-2009, 10:54 AM

350 miles on the last tank, that included some sport driving, however, it was mostly highway. Gauge said I did an average of 21.8 mpg!

dalparadise · 10-14-2009, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Educ8r

I never buy a car expecting the gas mileage posted on the sticker. As of now the car is averaging 18 as stated by Nissan. The dealership did fill the tank. If I were worried about MPG I would have purchased a HONDA CIVIC.

As stated in an earlier post, I live in city with 2.2 million people, in traffic there is constant braking. Oh yeah and I'm not afraid to go the speed limit. When the car is broken in and it still averages 18 MPG I'm cool with that, if it doesn't I'm cool with that too.

Actually, you live in a city of nearly 6 million people, with some pretty horrible traffic at times.

01-11-2009, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Educ8r Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 397 Drives: a car Rep Power: 18	I never buy a car expecting the gas mileage posted on the sticker. As of now the car is averaging 18 as stated by Nissan. The dealership did fill the tank. If I were worried about MPG I would have purchased a HONDA CIVIC. As stated in an earlier post, I live in city with 2.2 million people, in traffic there is constant braking. Oh yeah and I'm not afraid to go the speed limit. When the car is broken in and it still averages 18 MPG I'm cool with that, if it doesn't I'm cool with that too. __________________ imagination + creativity = endless possibilities

01-11-2009, 11:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
mspeasl Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 367 Drives: Red M6 Sport/Touring Rep Power: 270	Gang, This past summer we vacationed with a road trip out west from the Midwest. We drove our 03 350Z 7000 miles and the car averaged 28MPG and change overall. That included the mountains and the flat lands and speeds from 65 to 80+. Plus it also included spirited driving from San Francisco north to Oregon on the coast highway (Route 1)(That highway was a ball in a Z). There were several tanks that we got over 32. In the thin air of the Rockies we were down to tanks at 24MPG. Pikes Peak was a blast of a drive also (wife didn't like the the white knuckling). __________________ Mspeasl - Central Illinois 2009 - Solid Red, M6 '370' Sport/Touring (Delivered 7 April 09)

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DooDooBrown Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ranson, WV Posts: 178 Drives: 09 370 Touring w/spt Rep Power: 18	350 miles on the last tank, that included some sport driving, however, it was mostly highway. Gauge said I did an average of 21.8 mpg!