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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 07:35 AM
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Low Gas Mileage... I Really Need Help!

00 GLE - Auto.

$1.77 per gallon... I put $20.00 in.
Got about 11.299 gallons.

Tank was on empty with the Reserve Light On.

I only got 175.5 miles from 11.299 gallons!!!

Thats basically only 8mpg

I just had my oil change done about a month ago and I maintain the car reguarly. I have a CAI & I drive normally. I only push it when I need too.

Does it have to do anything with any programming? I'm tired of paying so much for gas. Can somebody help me?
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 11:01 AM
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Low gas mileage.

Please check your math. According to my calculator, you are getting ~15.5
mpg. Happy traveling.http://forums.maxima.org/newreply.ph...e=1&p=3664617#
Laugh out loud
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by edesigns
Please check your math. According to my calculator, you are getting ~15.5
mpg. Happy traveling.http://forums.maxima.org/newreply.ph...e=1&p=3664617#
Laugh out loud
Yup...15.6 is the math I got...total miles driven over total gallons used = MPG.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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Maybe you should have your fuel system checked. That might be where your problems are.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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i get around 15 or 16 mpg too... but then again i am always playing.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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HAHA, It is so fun to play. I am amazed everytime I get into my car, I can't help but to play.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 02:57 PM
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Umm...I'd also be affraid of what was wrong with my car if I didn't know how to divide.

15.5 MPG is pretty good....that's city driving right?
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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[QUOTE]15.5 MPG is pretty good....that's city driving right?[QUOTE]

15.5 mpg ain't all that great dawg, my grandpa's corvette gets better gas mileage than that, in the city.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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You guys should be getting 20-22 city, 27-29 highway...
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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Thats about what I get, depending on how I drive
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:13 PM
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3.0's and 3.5's get about the same milleage, for some inexplicable d*mn reason.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JClaw
You guys should be getting 20-22 city, 27-29 highway...
If driven gently that's what my 00 gets. Seemingly my 97 doesn't do quite as well, which is a bit of a pissoff. 15.5 is only acceptable if you're ragging on the car a good bit; otherwise you've got a problem.
Old Feb 11, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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3.0's and 3.5's get about the same milleage, for some inexplicable d*mn reason
maybe because the engines share the same block, and are basically the same size.
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