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I just had the 110,000 interval TB/WP changed @ app 118,000 miles (a modest 8,000 miles over due) From what I can swag, the belts could have easily lasted to 150,000 miles.
110,000 to 120,000 miles are really the mileage the "major" tunes are due. With an eye to multiple cycles, I had the valves checked and adjusted, spark plugs changed and retimed, A/T and coolant changed. The thing that triggered the whole thing was the front brakes needed changing.
The fuel mileage started off in a range of 38-42 mpg (daily commute 54 miles R/T- for which the majority are done 83%), where it remains (second TB/WP change) and at app 121,000 miles.
The car will hit 350,000 next week, and still no problems.
Anyway, my driving consists of 60 miles of all highway driving each day with about four slow down/acceleration points. I set the cruise control on 60 mph and am in the ECON mode almost all the time. At nearly 3,000 miles I have filled up 7 times. My average is 43.2 mpg with my best at 44.1 mpg. I have higher octane gas in right now and am interested to see what happens.
I am still on my 1st tank of gas so don't know the MPG yet. The digital MPG is all over the place so not reliable until I can do it manually at my next fill up.
I went to purchase a Civic, but ended up with a Fit due to it's cargo space.
The Civic is EPA rated slightly higher than the Fit, but this post should still prove to be accurate enough for purpose.
My 14+ drive home from the dealership on back roads, with a few traffic signs and lights yielded 41+ mpg. WOW "I'll take that"!
Stayed at the house a short while and ran some local errands. 2-3 miles at a time for maybe 15 miles or so. Getting out and shopping quickly 4-5 times.
The avg MPG dropped to 33 mpg. So effectively we were likely getting http://www.toptiergas.com/
Kip
That sounds pretty good, though I'm intrigued with the "Other" part... It could be anything!
Hopefully drag racing or rock crawling. That'd make for some awesome youtube vids. *Insert sarcasm here*
Your average is approaching the EPA estimate of 39 mpg. And it most likely will get better with more miles on the clock. Of course the use of AC may bring it down 1-2 mpg.
Good luck,
Kip
I live in a rural area with occasional stop signs and lights so I guess 37mpg isn't too shabby, especially since I was getting 17mpg in my previous vehicle.
40+ MPG would be awesome especially since I passed on the Insight (too wimpy) and Prius (too small & ugly).
Absolutely a good thing. :shades:
I had considered a Prius when purchasing our fit. That "Estimated" 51 mpg was mighty inviting. Did some serious research and it seems they don't actually get that generally speaking.
But for the sake of discussion, let's say they do.
My Fit average is 33.3 on the low mpg tank and 36 on the best one in local day to day driving. Generally in the mid 35s. So I'll use 34 as an average for me.
In 100K miles the 51mpg Prius would consume 1960 gallons of fuel. The 34 mpg Fit would consume 2941 gallons. So that would be a 980 gallon difference and $3921 more dollars, at $4 per. . .$3430at $3.50 per.
Those savings would not pay for the difference in initial cost. Unless there is some kind of really big tax credit. Then the possible extra cost of an Extended warranty or out of pocket expense that might ensue due to the complexity of the Hybred system.
And would the battery pack replacement be close or already have been replaced at a substantial expense.
Would I even keep it for 100k miles, and what happens to the resale as the time for the battery pack replace draws near?
FWIW I did drive an Insight, a Civic, and a Fit before deciding. The test drive was a 16 mile round trip. With rolling hills, starting with cold engines. Speeds in the 45 to 55 mph range and only one stop. The Insight got 54mpg, the Civic 48, and the Fit 49. Realizing that they wouldn't get that type of mpg in real world with traffic and stops, but for that particular test, the results were surprisingly close.
Got a bit overwhelming, so I decided to stick with the relative simplicity of a gas only platform. Liked the driving experience of the Civic best but decided on the Fit for the extra cargo room, which we need.
Kip
Front & rear legroom
Front & rear headroom
Front $ rear shoulder room
Rear hiproom
Prius does have more front hiproom.
Civic has much higher passenger volume (95 cu ft vs. 87)
Civic is much longer at 179.4" vs 157.3".
I am comparing 2013 Civic sedan LX vs. 2013 Prius C... the only Prius I considered since it was the only one under $20k.
According to my calculations, it would take 20 years to recoup the extra $6k in gas savings.
The 2%"other" by the way is going up 6 floors at my works parking garage every day. :P
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Yeah, must admit my 2012 does not do a lot for me. May turn in when lease up. But, it's great for what I bought it for...MPG and reliability.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
i hadn't done a longer road trip in awhile but recently did 2 roadtrips- one was 80 miles, the other was 200 miles and i averaged 39.0 and 39.5 mpg and that was with using the A/C much of the time. i was pleasantly surprised but a lot of that was with cruise control, so my heavy foot wasn't in play as much. i didn't think that was too shabby with a car that's 10 yrs old with well over 100k miles.
Not really, my 2008 Escape will return maybe 45 MPG under those circumstances, depending on speed. The battery enhances the hybrid performance when accelerating or in the city; if one simply hits the reset on the guages at speed, it all comes down to the size of the engine and the speed (plus a bit for the cD, which is much larger on my SUV).