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A few years ago when comparing similar cars I found that VW's were the cheapest to insure; when I asked one of the agents they said because of the favorable crash tests (at the time it was a VW CC).
But...the difference wasn't 80% maybe $100 for the year.
I'm 46 with no tickets and accidents on my record and pay about $700 a year. And that's with a $1250 deductible.
That rate (for me, not a 17 year old) sounds about right for a 6 month policy...
I pay approx $400 for each of my vehicles for a 6 month policy...
He used the phrase "Where in the hell do you live...."
I don't think he was angry though.
taking it to the extreme :P
...then tell your kids...there are people starving in Africa...eat your broccoli!
'disappointment' likely got lost in translation; he probably meant: 'it didn't meet expectations'...but yes, your message is true, not a big deal in the grand scheme of things :shades:
Point taken, Phill!
You are correct. Ever since I reported 37 MPG I have not been able to match it. Oh the computer says 37 but my math say 35. I am not complaining I am more curious on how the computer figures MPG. I would guess the device that figures what the air/fuel mixture is the same thing that reports gas usage but I do not understand what fools it into reporting more than real MPG? I do kick it out of gear and let it coast to red lights.
You should track the miles driven as well; I'd guesstimate it's also very low.
I suspect that at 20mph average you're spending a long time idling...which is zero mpg Our mini-van is terrible for mpg because we spend so long idling (drive-through, picking up kids, very short trips to the store...)
If you drove an average 20mph -- steady -- through a park I think you'd have fabulous mpg numbers...but still 20mph.
I've never seen anybody disappointed with their new car mileage all of a sudden report that the engine has finally 'broken-in' and is now a fuel-miser.
Or put another way; I don't see putting on another 10k miles resulting in a 25% fuel efficiency increase.
What did you drive previously? What mpg on the same route?
How many miles to and from work do you drive?
He didn't say how long we went between fill-ups...just he got 26mpg and averaged 20 mph. Getting zero miles (idling) will always get 0 mpg; it depends on how long you're sitting as to how it'll affect your overall mpg average.
That tank could have lasted him a month. 5 miles to work...5 miles back averaging 26mpg.
26 mpg can get you 10 miles per day on one tank of gas...for a month.
Tank (12 G) @ 26mpg = 312 miles range
10 miles per day * 30 days = 300 miles.
Of course this is all made up.
He could have problems...but he didn't say any warning lights were on, or smoke was coming out the tail pipe, or it was hesitating, hiccuping, stalling, etc.
I thought he said he was in San Diego...isn't that hilly? I remember getting 27 mpg with my Infiniti Q45 on a trip. When I would have the instant-mpg showing it was really interesting to see the mpg drop to 7-8 when there was a slight incline.
Anyway...I suspect they'll come back and say...sorry...no error codes, everything is fine.
The hemi would run out of gas sooner...even with a 19 gallon tank
Just for kicks, take a look at your average mph reading on your Fiesta and report back if you would please. Mine is usually between 40 and 45.
@iamz, I drive 12 miles (round-trip) to and from work each day...
@ivan, your calculations are pretty accurate...I have filled up a full tank approx. once a month. At this point, I dont have anything to compare to coz everyone's average mph seems to be much higher..but iamz and phil, it would be nice to know what mpg numbers you guys are getting at average 40-45 mphs...thanks again!
my long term average is between 39-40 mpg. In the winter I get around 37 mpg and in the summer I get around 42 mpg. I have a long 90 mile, round trip commute that is mostly rural 2 lane highway where I drive about 55 mph.
I've found through testing that my Fiesta doesn't reach full operating temperature until I've driven about 7 or 8 miles (in the winter). A car won't get its ideal mpg's until the engine reaches its normal operating temperature. So, with your short commute, you're unfortunately getting hit with a penalty there also along with the stop and go driving of city traffic.
Take it on a road trip and I think you'll be pretty pleased with the numbers you'll be getting on the highway.
Good luck!
Seems a shame to have a (fairly) new car and only drive it one tank per month! I think you need to come up with an excuse for a road trip... even a short one will do! :P
I've noticed that I get my best mileage doing 40 - 50 Mph. I maintain about a 45 Mpg rate at that speed over fairly level ground.
At highway speeds of 55+ I get about 42 - 43 Mpg.
I have noticed that the car does go through a lot of fuel accellerating IF you're an agressive accellerator. If you're content to speed up slowly, keeping your RPM under 2500 throughout the process, you don't have that immediate quick-consumption that take 5 miles of no stop driving to get you back to 40 Mpg for your trip. I learned this over the first few months of owning the car, and when I changed my style of accelleration, it made a solid 4-5 Mpg overall improvement.
Right now, at about 23,000 miles - having last reset my Mpg Counter at 10,000 Miles (13,000 on this "trip"), I'm averaging 38.9 Mpg. I have a 21 mile commute of which 15 are highway miles. The other 6 miles has me encountering about 6 stops on average for lights. I live in NJ - so I run the AC from May until Sept.
@Dann, thanks for the tips! I'm a pretty conservative driver and never push the engine beyond 3000 rpm (well, at least I try not to!). It does take a little getting used to the ~3 gear shifts upto 30mph, but its a very smooth ride after that!
@Phil, could not agree with you more...this car does way better than its EPA estimates of 39 mpg on the highway (my EPA sticker does show a range of 36-44 mpg highway though)
Next trip is back east, slower speeds, hoping for even better. Car has 7700 miles on it right now, running 5w-30 engine oil, regular unleaded.
First was a mix of highway/city in the rain/defroster on and returned 34.2 mpg(403 miles/11.8 gallons).
Yesterday. all highway from central CT to Wilkes-Barre PA and back returning and average of 42.1(405 miles/9.6 gallons).
One leg of each trip was 3 people plus large suitcase. The other was 2 people no luggage.
Car had 2700 miles on it last week, now 3500.