WRONG MPG?!
#1
WRONG MPG?!
Hey guys, curious I know our 02-03 maximas don't say the right mpg but it's been 25 miles since I filled up the tank full and did all city Los Angeles traffic driving. It's reading right now 12.7 mpg at an average of 8 mph.... Is it ok to read this off or is something wrong?
Also just to add to this the car i bought which has been 3 weeks now has been pretty much sitting in the garage a long time. The lady who owned it before only drove 300 miles in 1 year and been like that for a few years I guess.... Don't know if it helps any but thinking a Fuel induction clean from Nissan would help...
Thanks guys, this got me worried right now.
Also just to add to this the car i bought which has been 3 weeks now has been pretty much sitting in the garage a long time. The lady who owned it before only drove 300 miles in 1 year and been like that for a few years I guess.... Don't know if it helps any but thinking a Fuel induction clean from Nissan would help...
Thanks guys, this got me worried right now.
Last edited by nabeel24; 10-18-2010 at 01:07 PM.
#2
To get a accurate mpg:
1. Fill up tank
2. Reset trip odometer
3. Fill back up when you need gas
4. Note the amount of gallons you put in, and divide that by the amount of miles driven on the trip odometer.
1. Fill up tank
2. Reset trip odometer
3. Fill back up when you need gas
4. Note the amount of gallons you put in, and divide that by the amount of miles driven on the trip odometer.
#3
Mine seems pretty accurate when i do the calculations, i average 24-25 with a 02 6 speed.
If you beat the **** out of it for a tank and average 12, then the next tank you average 24 it takes it a while to get back up to 24, a few tanks probably.
If you beat the **** out of it for a tank and average 12, then the next tank you average 24 it takes it a while to get back up to 24, a few tanks probably.
#4
+1. This will give you an exact and accurate number on your MPG, not the guesswork of the car's computer. The MPG calculator doesn't even work on my car so I have to do it this way.
#5
Hey guys, curious I know our 02-03 maximas don't say the right mpg but it's been 25 miles since I filled up the tank full and did all city Los Angeles traffic driving. It's reading right now 12.7 mpg at an average of 8 mph.... Is it ok to read this off or is something wrong?
Also just to add to this the car i bought which has been 3 weeks now has been pretty much sitting in the garage a long time. The lady who owned it before only drove 300 miles in 1 year and been like that for a few years I guess.... Don't know if it helps any but thinking a Fuel induction clean from Nissan would help...
Thanks guys, this got me worried right now.
Also just to add to this the car i bought which has been 3 weeks now has been pretty much sitting in the garage a long time. The lady who owned it before only drove 300 miles in 1 year and been like that for a few years I guess.... Don't know if it helps any but thinking a Fuel induction clean from Nissan would help...
Thanks guys, this got me worried right now.
#7
That seems realistic.
When I first installed my headers, after two days, I started worrying because I was getting 18-18.5 MPG.
Then I realized I was doing mostly around town driving, and a little highway here and there. I let the gauge sit, forgot about it for a while, checked back the other day, and I'm currently doing about 22.3MPG combined 75%-ish city, 25%-ish highway.
When I first installed my headers, after two days, I started worrying because I was getting 18-18.5 MPG.
Then I realized I was doing mostly around town driving, and a little highway here and there. I let the gauge sit, forgot about it for a while, checked back the other day, and I'm currently doing about 22.3MPG combined 75%-ish city, 25%-ish highway.
#8
Just use the old fashion way:
1. Go to the gas station.
2. Fill up until the pump stops itself
3. Reset the trip and drive 80 to 100miles
4. Go back to the same gas station and use the same gas pump until the trigger stops and then do the math!
1. Go to the gas station.
2. Fill up until the pump stops itself
3. Reset the trip and drive 80 to 100miles
4. Go back to the same gas station and use the same gas pump until the trigger stops and then do the math!
#13
I think you'd get a better picture over four tanks, rather than four gallons.
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