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For me that is called "the way I usually drive!" ;-)
He was a young man when I had him (also coaching). I'm guessing he would still have been teaching a decade or so later. So, if your high school was in Creston, IA, or those parts, it just might be the same guy!
We're making no real effort to get good mileage - as a company car, they're usually in a hurry. This van continues to impress everyone. I want to take a long highway trip and take it easy and see how how we can go.
I'm not surprised by a one-time tank of 30 mpg. Years ago when we drove from Baltimore to CO and back, the mpg on the trip back was almost 2 mpg higher than going out.
A friend of mine driving an old Ford LTD station wagon got 22 mpg on one tank across Kansas, West-East, with a 20-30 mph tailwind. 14-16 was typical.
1.tank, 16.10
2.tank, 18.77
3.tank 19.66
4.tank 18.75
5.tank 17.52
6.tank 19.98
7.tank 21.24
Take at look at the graph on one page which shows that the drop in fuel mileage at speeds over 55 mph is roughly linear accounting for the 55 mph speed limits we had for many years. For example, driving at 75 mph will reduce mileage by about 73% (55/75).
In the real world driving conditions are far from neutral unlike the lab/dyno runs. Wind, road curves, hills, and road crown can all alter mileage. In most cases mileage will be reduced. Any time your steering wheel is not exactly centered (e.g. curve in road, crown, side winds) mileage suffers because any steering correction requires energy. Of course, head winds are deadly--may we always have tail winds.
Taking into account varying driver habits, driving conditions, average speeds, city/highway ratio, and other variables, it's no wonder we see a large variability in reported fuel mileage on this site.
Hope everyone gets the EPA numbers...
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(Sorry, it's Friday and I'm in a good mood!)
65 MPH seems to be the optimum speed for my 2002 T&C LX with 3.3L (as determined using instant economy feature of trip computer). Mileage does not drop very fast until about 75 MPH...nor is it much lower at 55 MPH than 65 MPH.
If your time has value, drive as fast as you can considering road conditions and the possibility of being ticketed for driving too fast.
In other words, if the distances are short it makes almost no reasonable difference. It takes a lot of distance to add up to a significant time savings.
Of course, this does not consider the irritation factor of not getting there ahead of that guy! ;-)
Ooooo, I also forgot that there is not only the cost of the ticket together with the truly significant time delay during the writing of that ticket, but here in the DFW area, simply being pulled over to the side of the road astronomically increases the odds that you will be involved in a serious accident (getting hit while on the side of the road is almost a given here). :-(
Course, I usually don't drive that way, usually get 17-20 mpg.
The composite average was 22.3 mpg.
Thanks.
6cyl 3.3 engine 19/26
6cyl 3.8 engine 18/25
Ford Freestars 17/23 and 16/23 for the 4.2 engine
Honda Odyssey 18/25 mpg
Kia Sedona 16/22 mpg
Mazda MPV 18/25 mpg
Toyota Sienna 19/27 mpg
As you can see not much difference...except the Sedona is a bit low compared to the others. This is for 2004 models. The 2005 Ody is "suppose" to get 20/28 city hwy...but most Ody owners are getting much less.The Mazda MPV is a smaller minivan so logically it should get higher mpg than the others.If your looking to save on gas...you'll probably have to go midsize sedan or a smaller wagon as the crossover wagons and minivans get about the same mpg.
Unless you drive a lot, the differences aren't going to amount to a lot of money. The only diesel available is the Dodge Sprinter, not exactly a family hauler although it could be.
By contrast, a lot of large sedans get in the high 20's.
Hopefully some manufacturer will come to their senses and start building large station wagons again.
Mileage dropped to 19.47 from the 22-24 range we've been getting otherwise.
Idling at stop lights, stop and go, and winter driving kills gas mileage. :sick:
Call for opinions or knowlege: When we replace the OEM tires would we gain any noticable fuel efficiency by going from 215-60-16s to 205-60-16s? Or 195-65s? Or??
What kind of tire pressures are you running? Keeping those donuts firm will probably do more for you.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
My average is 11hwy.
Dealer says this is normal.
I run sythentics for all fluids at the lowest viscosity recommended.
Has anyone found better results????
Ouch!
A friend had a Durango that did about the same, but our highway speed limit is 75. That does seem a little bit low.
Even all highway, I only got 19.90mpg. Never could get 20mpg. I have gotten over 21mpg on my last tank on my 2005 DGC, and that wasn't all highway driving.
Did you have the same number of people and same amount of cargo in each?
Take a long highway trip and keep speed about 65 MPH and you will get 25 to 28 MPG with a 2005 Quest.
So, I have to ask myself....results reported to EPA from who? Other testing organizations, fleet managers, the average Joe calling in on their cellphone.
And basically they seem to be protecting themselves even if this vehicle averaged 6mpg city and 8 hwy. So, doesn't seem to be much recourse for Ody owners or anyone else with low mpg compared to what EPA indicates.
Over the last long trip (over 2000 miles), cruising at about 80 mph, consumption about 24 mpg. One leg with 90-100 mph cruising, average about 20.5 mpg.
Regular gas, four people, AC on all the time, about 150 lbs of luggage.
I was thinking of new O2 sensors, but with this kind of economy on a six year old vehicle, I figured why bother.
Perhaps take it to the dealer? The worst single tank we've had since breakin is about 18.5. And that was mostly city driving in Boston. So if you're averaging 20% less than our worst, there's got to be something wrong with your vehicle.
What model Quest? Driving pattern?
Like I said it took to around 8,000 miles for me to see an improvement in gas mileage.
Heading to WDW in FL this summer, so, can't wait to see what MPG for all interstate driving is going to be. But, coming from a 1999 Chevrolet Astro, which got 20 MPG on the interstate, we are completely satisfied! Better MPG and an extra 50 HP over the Chevy.
With a new Odyssey, my driving so far has been very gentle but since I’m easy on the gas anywhere, I don’t believe future MPG results will change much. I will post in another couple of fillips when I have more information.
where in the Hell is that HIGHWAY where you find cars ( and DRIVERS!!) running with ONLY 65mph ( even on 1-st lane)???
Don't base your argumentation on this topic with "out of the realm" figures!!!
Dan