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bdaddy

Excellent advise on the shields - what was I thinking? The Ody has a quadruple 5 star rating. Of course I don't need to run with all shields up. I can probably drop the cloaking device as well, as long as I keep her under the intergalactic speed limit. Good thing I didn't buy a DC minivan with the defective seat belts. It would have been full shields for sure.

Never tried the Vulcan brandy there X, but Scotty tells me it will really get you wasted.

elf6

I recently sold my 95 Grand Voyager LE with 3.3L engine and 87,000 miles to my brother. On the 260 mile trip from Kansas City to Tulsa to deliver it to him the van got about 25 mpg driving at speeds of 73 to 78 mph. This van has never had engine or transmission problems. My new 02 T&C LXi with 3.8L engine has had an average mileage for the first 704 miles of 19.09 mpg on combined highway/city driving.

mrrubin

We have the Odyssey and I cannot say enough great things about this vehicle... however. We now have about 33K miles. The first year our mileage was in the 21-22 mpg combined range. 87 Octane most of the time, New England Climate. And it did this through all the seasons, as the ac is almost always on maintaining the climate.

Over the last 6+ months it seems we have gone downhill considerably. We are in the 15-16 mpg and worse. I do not think the mixture of city/highway has changed.

I have spoken to more than one dealer and get the usual tire pressure, ac, winter gas is less explanations - but we were getting more and now 25% less. I do have the vehicle regularly maintained.

Any suggestions or has anyone else experienced this?

thanks

glideslopes

I would be suspicious of the transmission. Do you feel any change in the power delivery of the vehicle? Lot's of transmission issues with 00 Odys.

thewolverine

24 MPG - mostly highway - Mobil 1 5w-30 and ATF.

ladypilot

My first generation Odyssey gets about 25 mpg around town and 28 mpg on the highway. I've been very, very pleased with it over the years! I wish they still made 'em like that...

nkairns

I average 11.8 litres per 100 kms or 24.2 MPG. These are Canadian gallons. The average is city and highway

deg856

18-20 mpg in mixed driving, consistently, since new.

25+ mpg from San Jose to LA with 4 passengers (one baby) and about 150 lb of luggage last week. Total distance: 350 miles, over two mountain-passes – Pacheco Pass (2000 ft?) leaving SJ, and Tejone Pass (4000 ft?) just before entering LA. There were some stop-and-go leaving SJ and upon entering LA, plus about 1/2 hour of slow down near Fresno on I5 for no apparent reason. Cruised at 80 mph on I5 otherwise.

We’ve always used 87 Octane.

San Jose, CA

v946916

This summer with the AC (has separate rear ac)
I was getting between 25 and 27 with 2000 on odometer. now with 6000 miles, In winter with the Lake effect snow machine cranked up off Lake Erie and Lake Ontario - we are getting 23.5.
My 98 Chevy Prism 3speed auto, gets 35-40 summer -with ac going, and 30-33 winter with 71000 odometer

big_guy

After 1600 miles on the new van I'm averaging 18.2 mpg city, and 23.8 mpg hwy. I'm expecting a bit of improvement as the engine breaks in more.

tccmn1

Always:
19 City
21 Highway
8 years going.

slorenzen

15 city
18-19 hwy
12 towing a 4000 lb. boat

slorenzen

40-50 combined, depending on how gentle it's ridden

leebea

Overall 18.0 to 18.1 all the time according to the trip computer. It hasn't changed since I picked up the van the day before Thanksgiving.
Lee B.

stever

Van mileage, please.

Steve, Host

usma82

My 1996 got on average (City/Hi-way combo) 19-20 mpg.

My 1998, with the same drive train (but had Calif emissions), only got 12mpg! No one could find anything wrong... I complained so often and loudly about the poor gas mileage that Mercury gave me $2500 towards a new van when the lease was up. I used this money (and a $3,000 rebate) to buy a 2000 Villager.

Guess what? My 2000 Villager with a bigger engine (3.3L) gets an average 19-20 mpg!

One thing I learned about this experience is that the Auto Manufacturers are NOT required to re-run the EPA fuel economy tests every year. So, the only conclusion I could come to was the Calif emissions really screwed up the mileage on my 1998 Villager.

tccmn1

Going at 20 MPG mix city and highway so far.
Taking a long trip to see the Twinkies play at Milwaukee this weekend...we'll see how it fares....sounds like snow too so I'll see how the traction control holds this baby on I94.

siennaitaly

23 mpg, 50% city - 50% highway. When in overdrive going 20 to 30 mph, it doesn't seem to want to slow down unless I put the brakes on. Getting 28 mph on strictly highway. The overdrive must be contributing heavily to the good gas mileage.

mchuchra

My '03 MPV has just ~ 00 miles on the odometer (and is equipped with rear a/c, traction control, 4 seasons package, roof rack)-- so the engine is not yet broken in very well. I just got 21.8 MPG for combined 70% Highway/30% Stop & Go driving. Hopefully that will improve over time.

jimmymke

After three tankfills and just over 1000 miles, we have gotten 18, 20, and 18 mpg. I have heard mileage will improve with break-in. How long is a reasonable break-in period? When might a new vehicle hit it's stride in fuel consumption?
JImmy

stever

My Quest kept improving until it plateaued around 10,000 miles (but I continued to have tiny incremental gains for another 30 or 40 thousand miles).

Steve, Host

toocajun4u

My '02 Sienna hit its plateau around 5,000 miles. As Steve said, I'm still seeing tiny gains - I'm currently at 16,000 miles or thereabouts.

My city mpg started at 16-16.5 new, and has settled at 18.5-19

Highway mpg never really changed. 24ish since day one. Occasionally with a tank of good (non-reformulated) gas, I'll see 25+ mpg.

Larry R

jimmymke

Thanks for the input on mileage. Unfortunately here in Milwaukee we get to use RFG year-round. I plan my trips and gas usage to fill up outside the county with non-rfg whenever possible.
Jimmy

lsinc

We started off at about 17 MPG combined on our '03 MPV bought 3 weeks ago today. With almost 1,500K on it we are up to 24 combined. We did a full load the other day 7 of us with a cooler and such in the back and we drove some highway but primarily backroads in the country. almost 20 MPG it was 19 and change. It seems as the engine breaks in the MPG goes up. So far I'm satisfied.

Lsinc

tccmn1

Miles adding up and still holding at 20MPG with city and 30% Freeway.
PS: This is about the same as my old DC 3.3. It never budged over 20MPG in 173K miles...so I don't know about the 'break-in' theory. It's more to do with driving habits, etc.

lsinc

Well, I filled up today, we have 1500 miles on our MPV and it got 22 MPG. 1/2 tank was used going up and back from CT to NH and the rest was around town.

My husband said that there is a break in period on new vehicles. We are having the oil changed by the dealership on Thursday. They change it at 1500K. Also, we were told to not drive the vehicle at consistant speeds but to vary it on the highway especially using the cruise control.

Just my two cents.

Lsinc

ssack

2001 GMC Savana conversion van with 10,500 miles is at 15 HWY and 12 CITY.

pundat

Can you run the 04 Sienna with regular unleaded gasoline ? Because it calls for premium unleaded gasoline. If you can run with regular gasoline, does it lose power?

smulvey

I am getting 25 MPG on highway in summer
I am getting 20 MPG around town
I am getting 12-15 MPG on -10 deg weather with the defroster ( and AC running)
I use the maximum tire pressure on the standard KUMHO tires ( 44 PSI ) which is approved at that pressure by the KUMHO factory. This is a truck tire , not a load range B car tire.
I use regular gas 87 octane Mobil.

dtownfb

That is a huge discrepancy in gas mileage from summer to winter. Does your area use re-formulated gas in the winter?

Regarding tire pressure, that is awfully high. Any particular reason that you are riding truck tires on a minivan? Just curious.

truckdude

Just turned 40k miles, average is just over 22 mpg for the life of the vehicle. Mix of city driving and 80 mph hwy driving.

Just returned from Anaheim to Denver (~2500 miles), average was right at 21 mpg. That was through the mountains, very windy at times, AC on 1/2 the time, speeds of 90 mph thru Utah. Not bad.

viper168

got about 17mpg mix city and highway, 23mpg from LA to Las Vegas freeway only.

pmoskal

I would use the premium in my '04 Sienna, if you can afford the extra. I have been using premium in my '98 Sienna and I am happy with the results. Regular unleaded is like the donut spare that comes with some vehicles, just to get you to the next pit stop.
If you elect howeerto use regular unleaded then definitey use a can of BG 44K twice a year . I use a can once a year .
Also, if you use regular then go with a brand name fuel, not Diamond Shamrock, Gaz, Bradley's o that Dinosaur Gas 'Sinclair'. If you these then you may clogging up your fuel injecters.

tomj5

at 177 miles my MPV is getting 20 mpg mostly around town driving.... I noticed that the throttle is "goosey" you got to be easy on the gas....
TJ

lsinc

Ok, so the goose is stuck in your throttle? I noticed that the excellerator is touchy and if I hit it too hard, my MPV really moves. For example, turning onto a main street from a stop sign or light, if I hit it too hard, I'm squealing tires. Is that what you mean?

I'm also averaging around 20 mpg on mid grade gas around town. We are heading for VT today, 5 hours, loaded down and I will report back on the mileage.

I'm not unhappy with my overall gas mileage. It does better then my husbands subaru legacy. Of course this is a button pusher issue between us! =o +

See everyone next week!

Lsinc

tomj5

Yeah, I mean touchy throttle. I noticed that the Mpv has a large blind spot on drivers side. I found some rectangle stick on bubble mirrors at Checker that really works nice. Stick them in the upper car side cornor of mirror, fat end of bubble mirror toward car..
I was surprised to get 20 mpg with a new engine around town and very pleased. We are getting ready for our annual trip to Wisconsin (2K miles). The MPV is going to do great across I-44 Mo. I hate that hilly bumper to bumper truck highway. Will report on the trip.
Tell your hubby, I said that he better treat you right and kiss you at least 3 times a day. Good women are hard to find. I found one and thank Goodness everyday for my good fortune..
Please be careful and have a great trip.
We love our "PeeVee"
TJ

lsinc

What will I do when you are gone?? Can you take your computer with you?? I think I'm having a panick attack! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! =o )

Thank You for such a nice compliment! I bet your wife is a lucky lady! =o ) My husband is awesome and he treats me very well. I just love to tease him about his old subie and it's bad gas mileage! It actually is a great car but don't tell him I said that. We'll have to keep that our little secret, ok? }=o )

The blind spot mirrors are great. I have always used them on my cars. So inexpensive too!

We had a wonderful trip and our MPV performed above par! We were so loaded down and it didn't flinch! Everyone was comfy including the dog! Our trip was to northern vermont to open our summer place up. It's 560 miles round trip. I was way impressed!

When do you leave? By the way, I love the "Pee-Vee" name! My girls named our MPV "Molly Mazda". Ok, so we're a little strange but we're nice people. ;0 )

Happy Trails! Zoom-Zoom!

Lsinc

P.S. I'll report on my gas mileage when I figure it out!

smulvey

I just returned from a high speed trip of the interstate.

Milage- 22 MPG
Fuel- Mobil 93 Octane
tires: 40 PSI
oil- 10-30 conventional

mn_pat

17.75 mpg!!!!! yuk!!!!! and that included a 100 mile road trip.

tomj5

Glad to hear that you had a good trip. Whew,I was very worried that you guys where in that big pile up in Maryland.. We are leaving for our Wisconsin home about mid June, depends on wife's job. Oh yeah the lap top computer goes with us.
The PeeVee name came from one of the granddaughters. Geez they are graduating HS and college soon. Wow how time flies. One is a veterinary working on the Mad Cow/Deer thing.
PeeVee is still doing great. I found a place for the CB. It fits perfectly in the pop out at the bottom of the dash. I put the mag mount antenna threw the rear door and on top behind the Kmart carrier. We like to listen to the truckers across country and weather alerts. The CB has saved our bacon more than once.

I really like the PeeVee's double trip meters makes it easy to track milage.
Love our PeeVee
TJ

stever

My '99 Quest averages 21 mpg in mixed highway and city. Unless your right foot is a lot heavier than mine, I'd check into it some - replace the air filter and maybe reset the computer and see it that helps.

Steve, Host

lsinc

I averaged 21 to 22 with my Villager around town. On trips it would average 26 to 27 mpg. That was even with a bad lifter.

Lsinc

tomj5

My wife's 93 Mitsy Expo minivan(155K) gets 32 mpg on cross country and 29-30 around town.
My work car 90 mitsy Mirage(110K) gets 40 mpg town/highway with A/C running. (sold the car to a grand daughter for a Whopper hamburger and $1.00)

MPV getting a steady 20 mpg around town. No freeway miles yet... I think that to get good town milage you have to "train" the tranny to shift easy....
TJ

lsinc

No, didn't go near Maryland! I'm glad the lap top tags along. I was getting nervous. Grandkids graduating, Wow! You must be very proud of all of them! =o

I just became a Great Aunt and my oldest daughter is going to be 11 in August. My little one is going to be 8 in October. My family is very spread out age wise. My niece, who just had the baby, is 34 and my 7 year old is the youngest of the 10 grandkids. My Mom is a great grandma and loving it!!! I'm even confused after reading that!! LOL!

Well, I just did my mileage for the trip home from VT. 21 mpg. YUCKO!! Of course, we did get stuck in grid lock traffic for about 45 minutes and hit two more accidents before actually arriving home. We left at 11:30 a.m. and got home at 6 p.m. We only stopped once for eats and that was a drive through. A trip that normally takes us about 4.5 to 5 hours took us 6.5 hours.

Wow, your other cars get awesome gas mileage! My hubby is thinking about the Honda Hybrid. He figures by the time he's ready to get rid of the Subie then there will be more information about it. My hubby commutes 350 miles in 5 days back and forth to work.

Hopefully the mileage will get a bit better.

Lsinc

tomj5

My son is a Army colonel (His office was where the aiplane hit the Pentagon. I saw the plane hit on tv and almost had a heart attack.He had the day off that day.) He has one of those Hondas. With the hybrids one driver can use the diamond car pool lanes on the DC commute from Virginia. He likes it. It's not a ball of fire and complicated... The Mitsys have been the best cars we have owned. My wife refuses to give up the Expo. Just had a tranny put in it. So far she hasn't driven the MPV yet.
We have 4 girls and 2 boys (one died young). One daughter has a PHD in Acupunture and Chinese medicine. Her practice is extremey busy.. She sticks needles all over me and it feels great... Takes away a lot of aches and pains.
TJ

lsinc

An Army Colonel is pretty impressive! How scared you must have been, I can't even imagine! It's funny, but I took my dog for Acupuncture. It seemed to help her a little bit. She has bad hips. My mother swears that it was her accupuncture treatments that helped her quit smoking. Maybe I'll give it a try sometime to help my back.

I'm sorry that you lost a child. It's one of my great fears in life. I lost a sister 18 years ago, 3 months before I got married. She was my best friend! In any event, it is her daughter that just had the baby.

Steve is going to scold us for not discussing gas mileage. So ummmmmmm, I'll report in on my next fill up. Still averaging around 21 mpg.

Zoom-Zoom!

Lsinc

stever

I took a river trip a few years ago w/ an MD/accupunturist. Sticking them in the "feel good" spots in the top of my head and middle of my chest around the campfire was pretty fun. The rum and cokes may have had something to do with it though :-)

er, the needles got a lot of mileage that trip?

Steve, Host

lsinc

I'm shocked to the core!! I didn't think you to be that kind of guy Steve! Acupunture and rum and coke? Hmmmmmm sounds like a good mix to me. Of course, around the camp fire sounds like things may have gotten a little "Hot".............}=o +

tomj5

getting a steady 20 around town...
Oops sun going down, got to do a weed patrol. We don't have grass in the yard just designer gravel.. It matches the house... Have to spray weeds.
TJ

lsinc

I like the "no grass" idea. Grass is a pain in the &*&*&. Weeds are my enemy and cause me many hours of grief.

I'm still around 20 to 21 around town. That is my MPV not Me.

Gotta go plug in some dead people into my Genealogy database. Gotta find a few too.

Lsinc

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