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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / October 20082008 Santa Fe FWD 6C Mileage Issue
I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in the city and 18 on the highway. The sticker said 18 city and 24 highway...the service manager told me that car is still "breaking in" at 3000 miles and that mileage should improve over time. I think he is full of sh.t....as most Stealers are. Any thoughts/comments? -Slim > I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in the > city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -Slim My Sonata picked up about 1.5 mpg after a break in period. The 12 mpg city may be good, may be bad. Depends on traffic in what city. When creeping along in heavy traffic the best of cars may be 2 or 3 mpg. As for the highway, I'd guess you should get a little more but I don't know how fast you drive >> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > highway, I'd guess you should get a little more but I don't know how fast > you drive FWIW - I purchased TWO '07 SF LTD/AWD and have been averaging a combined 21.5+. If I do more highway driving (several hours) I can achieve 24+ at speeds of 75. I don't know what your type of city driving entails but 18 would disappoint me as well. YMMV > I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in > the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Any thoughts/comments? I think it is a waste of time to reply to trolls. Matt I agree with you Slim. Most Steelers are full of sh.t.... GO RAVENS !!!!!!!!! : ) My wife has a 2004 3.5L Santa Fe and 12 MPG seems a little low. >> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Matt >> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > I think it is a waste of time to reply to trolls. Matt, just what about my post says "Troll" to you? I am speaking the truth about my experience with my new car and am asking for comments from others. Whats wrong with that?  Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis >>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >>> the city and 18 on the highway. >>> >>> The sticker said 18 city and 24 highway...the service manager told me >>> that car is still "breaking in" at 3000 miles and that mileage should >>> improve over time. Can you describe exactly what your city driving is like? Mileage is based on time and distance traveled. If you're driving in NYC or LA then 12 mpg might be good. If you live in Wyoming or Montana I can see where your vehicle moves all the time so mileage would be much greater. I purchased two '07 Santa Fe's with 3.3l but most of my driving is highway. As a result I average 22 combined. Perhaps we can try to analyze your driving habits to help somewhat? B >>>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >>>> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > analyze your > driving habits to help somewhat? Since I live in NYC, my city driving is sloooow. But I do take frequent trips of 50-100 miles each way, fill the tank, check the tire pressure and drive at 70-75 and get 16 mph on those trips. It reall galls me that Hyundai had TV commercials saying 24mpg!!! I would accept 18-20 as reasonable. Don't get me wrong, I love this vehicle...its the mileage that galls me. Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis > Since I live in NYC, my city driving is sloooow. For comparison - I drive highway most of the time with little city stop and go. The trip computer displas 22.? - 23.high MOST of the time. If I calculate gallonage and distance to derive fuel mileage it comes out almost exactly the same. Now, my daughter lives in Brooklyn NY. When I drive to visit her, about 120 miles each way, my trip computer will average 18 mpg. That's averaging so in traffic, the BQE, Flatbush Ave, I must be getting <12. So, as you can see, driving type makes a significant difference. Unfortunately that's true with virtually every car. I also have an '02 PT Cruiser 4-Cyl, 5 Sp and I can't even get as good mileage with it than I can with the Santa Fe. Hope this helps somewhat. >> Since I live in NYC, my city driving is sloooow. >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > with the Santa Fe. > Hope this helps somewhat. I agree 100%. None of the other cars I have owned have had such a difference between the "sticker" MPG and actual I was getting. My Santa Fe does not have a mileage calculator, so my analysis is based on my miles on the tripmeter and gas pumped at fillups. I am not happy getting only 2/3% of the stated MPG when on all my other cars its been closer to 3/4%. All I wanted was to ask if others were getting poor MPG on their Santa Fe's. Thanks for your time. Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis >>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG >>> in the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Whats wrong with that? Using broad stereotypes like "stealers" is indicative of someone who isn't serious and is just trying to stir the pot. Your troll was one very obvious. >>>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >>>> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > isn't serious and is just trying to stir the pot. Your troll was one > very obvious. Sorry that you feel you have to NetCop. While you may have a nice warm and fuzzy relationship with your dealer, most people get screwed by thiers. Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis >>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG >>> in the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Whats wrong with that? And taking 6 weeks to respond to the thread you started is also a strong troll sign. >>>> I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in >>>> the city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > And taking 6 weeks to respond to the thread you started is also a > strong troll sign. I don't spend my life on Newsgroups. I was not "trolling". There are thousands of complaits about dealers out there as opposed to the very few who praise them. I posted exactly what the dealer told me, and I am in my rights to think his answer was bullshit. At the time of my post, there were no others dealing with the issue of poor mileage in 6cyl FWD 08 Santa Fe's, so I asked. Sorry I did not check with you first and ask permission to use the language I did...no one put you in charge of this newsgroup (other than yourself). Your NetCopping is a strong sign that you are making up for your shortcomings in real life. Its hypocrotical that you think its perfectly OK to whine about your ISP in this newsgroup "My new ISP sucks (Frontier) and apparently decided to change news servers without telling their customers." while getting your panties in a bunch over my post. Have a nice day. Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis > Have a nice day. Troll >> Have a nice day. > > Troll Funny how I the ONLY person I have not had a civil discourse with in this forum is.....YOU! Consider yourself *PLONKED*....Troll. ;-) Have a nice day. Signature"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." - Sinclair Lewis > I have a 2008 Santa Fe with FWD, 6 Cylinders, Auto...and get 12 MPG in the > city and 18 on the highway. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > -Slim Not knowing your exact driving conditions and habits, but those numbers sound a little low. I've got basically the same care (2008, FWD, 6 cylinder 2.7l) that we purchased the end of August. It has just over 1,100 miles on it, probably about 2/3 highway, 1/3 city. It started out around 17MPG but the last couple of weeks has been hitting around 21 consistently. My previous vehicle was 2003 AWD 6C 2.7 Santa Fe, and I averaged about 20MPG with the same driving mix. Mike O. |
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