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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Car Audio / March 2004should I be getting mroe than 300 miles per tank?
hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets between 300 and 330 miles per tank. I once got it as high as 380, but that was entirely highway. I always use premium gas and I drive pretty sensibly (usually not reving above 3k on the tach) should I be reving higher. can reving too low when shifting have adverse effects on mileage? could it be something with the car I should check (spark plugs, fuel filter or something?) thanks -Slick Nick Hmmmm...what does this have to do with car audio? Anyway. My 2K1 auto Maxima usually gets anywhere around 17 mpg in town and the mid to high 20s on the highway. If you're getting 300-330 mpg in town, then that's about right. On the highway, I can easily get 400 miles per tank, sometimes over 450. Make sure your air filter is clean and your tire pressure is good. Tony  SignatureWhat's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact > hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is > wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thanks > -Slick Nick > Hmmmm...what does this have to do with car audio? > > Anyway. My 2K1 auto Maxima usually gets anywhere around 17 mpg in town and > the mid to high 20s on the highway. That's not all that good. Unless you're a leadfoot. http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/16807.shtml > If you're getting 300-330 mpg in town, > then that's about right. On the highway, I can easily get 400 miles per > tank, sometimes over 450. > > Make sure your air filter is clean and your tire pressure is good. Good advice. Signaturethelizman "I didn't steal the FAQ either" Before you ask a question, check the FAQs for this newsgroup at http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq. It contains over a decade and a half of knowledge. teamROCS Car Audio Forums http://www.teamrocs.com/caraudio/ teamROCS Car Audio News http://www.teamrocs.com/news/ "It's about the music, stupid" This post is Copyright (C) 2004. Reproduction of its content anywhere other than usenet without the express written permission of the author is forbidden. sorry to all about the cross post. I ment that for my maxima group, thanks to all who responded anyway, I appreciate it. also, to the person who put the link to the http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/16807.shtml website. I'm not sure thats entirely accurate, because it says "regular fuel" used, when nissan recommends premium (91 or better). supposivly it can take 87 or 89, but it will knock until the knock sensor catchs on, which will stop the knocking but hurt performance. thanks again all -Slick Nick > hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is > wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thanks > -Slick Nick Please note you have just posted a question about vehicle maintenance to a car AUDIO newsgroup. Your mileage will depend on your driving conditions. You're getting 25 mpg (roughly). A tuneup is definately a good idea if you just bought the car though. Faulty plugs (fouled or improperly gapped) will cause this kind of mileage creep. Signaturethelizman "I didn't steal the FAQ either" Before you ask a question, check the FAQs for this newsgroup at http://www.mobileaudio.com/rac-faq. It contains over a decade and a half of knowledge. teamROCS Car Audio Forums http://www.teamrocs.com/caraudio/ teamROCS Car Audio News http://www.teamrocs.com/news/ "It's about the music, stupid" This post is Copyright (C) 2004. Reproduction of its content anywhere other than usenet without the express written permission of the author is forbidden. Lizman wrote: "Your mileage will depend on your driving conditions. You're getting 25 mpg (roughly)." Actually, it's probably a lot less than this. The car has a 17 gallon tank. If he's putting let's say 16 gallons in when he re-fuels then he's getting anywhere from 19-21 mpg in town. (My re-fuels are usually always around 16 gallons unless I drive with the fuel light on for a while in which case it's 17+ gallons) On the highway, he's only getting around 24 mpg. In town, he's getting a little better than I do. However, I drive with a lead foot. On the highway, he should be getting more, unless he's cruising at 80 mph. Tony SignatureWhat's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact > > hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is > > wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > car though. Faulty plugs (fouled or improperly gapped) will cause this > kind of mileage creep. Looks like a Troll post, but if not, please repost in rec.autos.driving -T > hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is > wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thanks > -Slick Nick Slick Nick, Try http://www.maxima.org Tony SignatureWhat's more likely? That an all-powerful mysterious god created the universe and then decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all? And that we created him so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone. -Eleanor Arroway, Contact > hi, I'm driving a 2001 max with a 5 speed. and am wondering if anything is > wrong with my car. it only has 20,000 miles (I got it at 8k) and it only gets [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > thanks > -Slick Nick |
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