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-juice
Worst tank - 18.8mpg, mix of city and highway, 5 passengers and lots of AC.
Best tank - 23.9mpg, pure highway, 3 passengers, no AC.
The in-line 6 has plenty of power to get the job done, even in hilly conditions.
Thanks for any replies,
Dan
1st tank (city) = 22.63 mpg
2nd tank (highway) = 26.59 mpg
I currently have 554 miles on the car, so considering I'm getting the sticker amounts already (Honda says 22/26!), I am actually really happy.
It'a comfortable car to drive, has a lot of extras (back up sensors, moon roof, 6 CD changer, etc.)for $6000-7000 less than a Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Nissan Murano, etc.
We're happy so far.
Worst: Going through Kansas with 5 kayaks on top and loaded inside: 11.8mpg.
Best: Driving on I-40 in North Carolina, going 60 to 65 with two kayaks on top, 20.4mpg.
One oil change at 5500 miles (so far) at which synthetic MB1 was used. Vehicle located in Wisconsin.
* Cummulative lifetime avg approx. 24 mpg.
* If cruise set to 74mph for highway trip, have consistently gotten 26-1/2mpg (during summer).
* If speed maintained between 60-65 mph, have gotten 29-1/2 mpg (during summer).
* Mileage drops to around 24 mpg with mixture of highway / city driving.
* Winter takes a toll with mileage dropping to low 20's mpg.
* In SE Wisc, we use reformulated gas.
After 4500 miles on current oil change, oil is still at FULL mark; no oil used!! or added!! amazing! this is my first honda.
Which info source is more reliable and why? What is your own experience with gas mileage and fuel type needed?
Our current '05 Limited V6 seems to be on the same track. We're currently averaging about 16 mpg but it is increasing with each tank just as the '02 did. By the time we have 3000-5000 miles on the motor we should be up to where we were with the '02. We currently have 1500 miles on it.
I think the 20/25 figure you saw was for the I4 motor. The V6 is rated at 18/23 IIRC and both motors run on regular unleaded (87 octane). You DO NOT have to run mid or premium grade in the Escape's V6.
Hope that helps.
Baggs:
The Ford site shows the 20/25 mpg figure in the column for the XLT with 3.0L engine, but they show the same mpg figure in the column for the XLS with 2.3L engine. They may have mis-entered the mpg info. But at the same time, it's strange that their car stickers at the dealer show 18/22mpg for BOTH the 2.3L XLS and 3.0L XLT. Seems like the 2.3L should be more fuel-efficient unless it has to work too hard to move the vehicle. (The 2.3L definitely is underpowered for the Colorado mountains.) I don't get it.
-juice
I always check milage dividing miles by fuel purchased. . .drive conservatively in town and too fast on the highway.
87 Octane fuel. Around town is not bad compared to my Toyota Avalon that I just sold, but highway sucks. My Avalon got 28-32 MPG on the highway.
I know they are two different "beasts". Are there any SUV's (Mid size) that gets decent mileage?
-juice
The old girl still gets between 14 and 17 mpg. It all depends on how I drive her and the weather. I limit myself to one tank a month.
I have had many newer SUV owners cry when I tell them I get the same gas mileage they do.
I always thought the newer ones should do lots better with gas. Most modern cars sure do a better job than the old ones did.
-juice
2nd tank: 20.38 (one adult and one toddler, no air conditioner on. mostly on 35 to 40 mile/hour street road, no highway)
3 tank: 26.01 (two adult and one toddler, no air conditioner on. all highway).
The “spec” is 22 for city and 26 for highway. Disappointed about the city mileage. The highway mileage quite matches the “spec”, that I am quite happy with. The MPG seems very sensitive to air conditioner on or off. Not sure whether the low city MPG will be improved. Now my car has 599 miless on its meter.
cayenne turbo....14 mpg around town, 18 mpg freeway at 70 mph
acura TL sedan...new, 1600 miles, 19 mpg around town, 25 mpg freeway.
I'm surprised the small sedan got not so good mpg....maybe because its still new ? but it already past the breakin period....
the cayenne is mostly for shorter trips, though I have taken it on a 3 hr and 6 hr trips (one each, one way). so mostly it stays at a lower average speed....closer to 70mph.
I have taken it real fast for a short stretch when there were no cars around for miles....but that's only once....
I just hope I can reach the EPA estimated 29 mpg on the TL.... so far I'm at 24mpg....and only going at most 65 to 70 mph...since we use it as a commute/everyday car.
27.9 mpg - road trip to beach
24.7 around town
28.5 to beach again
21.9 around town, with some towing mixed in
27.0 to the beach once again
Moral of the story is take a lot of vacations at the beach!
Lifetime average has actually crept up lately, above 25mpg.
Also, I'm using the A/C all the time, yet it hardly affects my mileage at all.
-juice
LOL....that is a great conclusion !
Darryl Hannah uses oil from fried foods to drive her car. She gets it free. I saw her on T.V. last night. Her house in Montana is solar energy. She said any diesel engine can accomodate that type of oil. It's not my style.
If you buy commercial bio-diesel your engine will run off the stuff as-is, but typically that stuff costs more than diesel does.
So either way it ain't free. Pay to adapt the engine, or pay more for the fuel.
-juice
2003 Explorer XLT 4.6 V-8, 4wd, 15-15.5 mpg mostly suburban commuting. Much lower in city stop and go. 19.5-20.5 highway at 65 mph. 18,000 miles. 1 mpg worse overall when vehicle was newer.
Steve, Host
44,200 miles average 18.9mpg with about 75% highway, 25% city.
High 24.4mpg low 14.9mpg
We are most interested in safety. I've been looking at the Ford Escape but my husband's been looking at the Land Rover Freelander. My insurance co.'s web site lists the Escape's safety rating as: (a) Injury:48 (b) Collission:53 and (c) Theft:35. With an average score of 45, the Escape is thus 55% better than average (their site says "substantially better than average" on all three points). Meanwhile, I can't find anything anywhere with any ratings for the Freelander (edmunds.com doesn't seem to care for it much, especially rollover).
Can you recommend maybe 3 SUV's in the above price range that I should take a look at? It would be most appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
one question, though...do you think that buying a SUV will get you more safety ? In your opinion, of course...
Perhaps Marilyn would buy me a new SUV if I go back for my MBA. It would be greatly appreciated and I would consider changing my last name to Mr. Marilyn.
Two Year
I will suggest what I call the Usual Suspects, they are the RAV4, CR-V, and Forester. All 3 are reliable and have great residual values, and are almost universally highly rated by the media.
CAFE standards were 20.7 for trucks and 27.5 for cars last time I checked. But I think the truck CAFE is creeping up already, it may be a little higher now.
-juice