SupaC

I have 95 GLE auto and I can only run this car around 250 miles after filling up the tank(Local, not highway miles).
I have two friends who both have 98 SE auto and they say they can go up to around 300 miles with full tank(again, local).
I even tried not to go over 2500~3000rpm when I drive, but still, i can only go around 250 miles.

Is my car abnormal? or is it because my car is old?

The condition of my car seems to be fine, no major problems other than the miles per gallon I get. My car takes about 14 gallons to fill up, and it can go around 250 meaning it can do around 17.8 miles per gallon.

How are your numbers go?

max2b?

I do a lot of local driving with my max two and mileage is probably around 18-19mpg around the city and I don't beat on her much. Course 20% of her run time is probably sitting on the driveway warming up so.... possibly that may sway the mileage a bit. I did take one trip with it since I got it a month ago and it got around 28+ on the highway so I'm not complaining

DFWmax

i have a 99 maxima se 5spd. this year i got a new job that requires 88 miles of highway driving each day (44 miles each way), and i notice that i get about 25 mpg, if i get stuck in rush hour, but i can get 28 mpg if i manage to miss rush hour. i used to do a lot of local driving (lived 2mi from old job) and i was doing average 23 mpg.

if you are getting 17mpg, i think something is wrong...

Vic

i'm a local driver and occasional highway to malls and stuff... my tank goes empty after 230-250 MAX miles.
Vic

kratz74

Well SupaC, soundds like your car is on the bottom end of normal gas mileage. The auto seem to eat much more gas in "city" driving. I have a 5 speed and get around 23 in town and 25+ on the hwy. OF course the mileage drops 2-4 mpg is I "play". I have also heard that our computer adjusts to our driving style-if that's true, then you would need to drive conservative for 100 miles or so before the computer would relearn your driving habits...

Eric L.

The automatic Maximas have lousy mileage. Sometimes if I do all city driving, I get 16-17MPG. It stinks, but well, that's what you get for having a V6. For me, 50/50 highway-city driving yields an overall average of 20MPG.

Black97GLEnj

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I was just wondering where you bought your rims... I'm lookin for something just like what you have, but I can't seem to find Borbet Type M wheels anywhere. Thanks....

Big Tyme

My car gets about 400 miles to the tank. I use only Premium Fuel now, 92 Octane I believe. Of course I was on the highway when I conducted this test. When I first bought the car I ran regular, a big no no! When I switched to premium the car ran better, and got better gas mileage. About 20 to 30 miles more on a full tank. What kind of fuel are you using?

DFWmax

i always use premium gas in my maxima, and i have always been using synthetic motor and transmission fluids (since 1300 on the odo).

i think it helps on the gas mileage -- i do almost all highway driving now, and i can do over 400 mi on a tank of gas and have gotten 28mpg. my car has 25k miles on it. car seems to like texaco the best... but they always seem to be the more expensive, and it is not convenient for me to get their gas.

this last week has been good driving for me (didnt hit rush hour all week), and the fuel meter shows (did over 250mi before the 1/2 mark, so we will see this weekend when i fill up; maybe another 28mpg week. hee hee )

nixima

I just recently finished my first full tank of gas. My 96SE-auto has about 98K miles. I got 311 miles on 14.6 gallon, so that's 21.3 MPG. Quite frankly I was very disappointed. I do about 50/50 local and freeway. But even for freeway drive I get stuck in traffic. Still, 21.3MPG is disappointing. This is the first automatic car I've ever owned. When I had my 5-sp 84 300ZX, the car would get at least 22-23 MPG around town even with 180k+ miles on the odometer.

TommyBoiSxty9

I hope it gets better than 17mpg city.... thats my second reason for getting a max is its mileage ratings 21/28
My TBird always got worse in the winter, but never dropped below 17 and that was a V8 with spirited city driving
~tom

natewall

Are you calculating MPG by dividing gallons used into miles traveled and not assuming a tank full each fill up? If you are driving several short trips around town w/ cooldown periods betreen, your mileage will really suffer.

Dave B

I get about 22-23 in the city and 27-29 on the highway. I usually shift out of 1st at 3000, take 2nd to 2500, and skip to 4th. Anything over 45mph then I'm in 5th.

Dave

matt calder

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i don't get very good gas mileage. but i know why though. it because i drive like i am possesed most of the time, not really speeding wise but acceration wise so whatever keeps track of my driving habits is in performance mode right now.
:vampire:

[Edited by matt calder on 01-26-2001 at 06:44 PM]

nizmolee

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Wanna try tornado air?It goes into intake and increases gas mileage. i got one. check out http://www.tornadoair.com and I'm doing a groupbuy on it. so far i have 5 guys in at 65 shipped. I need 5 more people.

NmexMAX

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I usually get anywhere from 400-435miles per fill up....or until the little light goes on.

La Jolla Max

I average between 18-21 daily...

On a trip back from Berkeley in December I logged an all-time high of 28.3mpg for the whole trip.

Damn..you sure do gotta pay with if you wanna play..with lots of gas!
Ugh..I love my car, but damn, is it a gas guzzler..

JC

250-265 city and around 300 on the HW w/STILLEN intake.

sx7r

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i get around 400 miles per tank just driving around the city.