View Poll Results: whats your mpg?
<18mpg
19
14.84%
19,20
25
19.53%
21,22
39
30.47%
23,24
25
19.53%
25,26
14
10.94%
>27mpg
6
4.69%
Voters: 128. You may not vote on this poll
your avg MPG?
04-02-2005, 12:14 PM
#41
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 600
I get on average of 20 mpg when driving 70 hwy/30 city. when doing long interstate trips, no matter how fast i drive i will always get 27mpg. average mpg on interstates is 29mpg.
my 2000 SE max only got a mere 22 mpg on the interstate with that underpowered 3.0 liter motor, so this car is a dream compared to the last car i had.
my 2000 SE max only got a mere 22 mpg on the interstate with that underpowered 3.0 liter motor, so this car is a dream compared to the last car i had.
04-02-2005, 07:16 PM
#43
Originally Posted by shadowfox777
Trip Computer is currently saying 24.1 mpg. Combined city/highway driving. 45/70-80 mph.
only thr MPG button shows average MPG since last time it was reset.
04-03-2005, 06:45 AM
#44
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 175
Originally Posted by NismoMax80
umm, look a little more closely at your trip computer. It says AVG. MPH
only thr MPG button shows average MPG since last time it was reset.
only thr MPG button shows average MPG since last time it was reset.
Thats what I meant to say -- when I press the MPG button.
04-04-2005, 12:48 AM
#45
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Posts: 1,994
Originally Posted by msoemax
Here's the deal...If you reset your fuel economy at every refill at the station you will get a pretty good estimation of your gas mileage for up to that instant for your gas tank.
The EPA has the car rated from 17-23 in the city and 23-33 on the highway.
If you also reset your trip computer you should see what your avg MPH is. If you do 20MPH or under you can expect to get in the low range of the city limit.
If you do 20-35 MPH avg you can expect 20-22 MPG
45-55 You will get some where around 25MPG
56-65 you should get the optimum 30 MPG anything faster than that you will end up dropping to 28MPG
speed demon
75-100 don't expect to get better than 26MPG
That is what I have noticed from all different types of driving I have done over the past year.
The EPA has the car rated from 17-23 in the city and 23-33 on the highway.
If you also reset your trip computer you should see what your avg MPH is. If you do 20MPH or under you can expect to get in the low range of the city limit.
If you do 20-35 MPH avg you can expect 20-22 MPG
45-55 You will get some where around 25MPG
56-65 you should get the optimum 30 MPG anything faster than that you will end up dropping to 28MPG
speed demon
75-100 don't expect to get better than 26MPG
That is what I have noticed from all different types of driving I have done over the past year.
There was also good advice on this thread from lightonthehill and NismoMax80.
I did not vote in this poll because it was not specific enough on mpg for type of driving you are doing.
04-09-2005, 05:36 PM
#47
Newbie - Just Registered
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1
I'm getting about 23mpg highway/city mix and 26mpg @ 75 on highway. With the higher gas prices we are all experiencing I was wondering if any mods will give a better mpg on the highway. I've heard from other car owners that a high flow intake can improve gas mileage but I'm not sure. What do you guys think?
04-11-2005, 09:02 AM
#48
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 366
when i first got my car...until around 5 k miles i use to get 24~28mpg..but now after 10k..i get little over 21 at most..and yes thats mostly city 70%and 30%highway...and i realized that when i get a oil change..gas burns alot quicker for couple days..anyone noticed?
04-14-2005, 08:07 AM
#49
Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 25
2005 SL Highway mileage
I started this topic in its own thread, but it got closed instead of moved..
Lets try it again...
If I don't reset the MPG computer, I've been averaging 24.x MPG in mixed driving. This seemed like alot more than what others were posting.
Yesterday on a trip down rt93 from Manchester to Boston, I measured MPG at 3 different speeds using cruise control. I reset the computer for each test. Each test was for about 10 miles. I was very surprised at the high measurements.
- At 65 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 37.1 MPG
- At 70 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 32.4 MPG
- At 75 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 28.4 MPG
I realize this was far from a scientific test, but I'm still very surprised at the high numbers. I was using 93 octane fuel, and my Auto 2005 has 4500 miles on it.
Whaddya think? Too small a sample? (miles) I've been going about 420 miles on a tank between fillups...
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Lets try it again...
If I don't reset the MPG computer, I've been averaging 24.x MPG in mixed driving. This seemed like alot more than what others were posting.
Yesterday on a trip down rt93 from Manchester to Boston, I measured MPG at 3 different speeds using cruise control. I reset the computer for each test. Each test was for about 10 miles. I was very surprised at the high measurements.
- At 65 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 37.1 MPG
- At 70 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 32.4 MPG
- At 75 mph for 10 highway miles I averaged 28.4 MPG
I realize this was far from a scientific test, but I'm still very surprised at the high numbers. I was using 93 octane fuel, and my Auto 2005 has 4500 miles on it.
Whaddya think? Too small a sample? (miles) I've been going about 420 miles on a tank between fillups...
P
04-15-2005, 03:30 AM
#51
Donating Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 451
I find that i still have about 10 litres left at least in my tank even though the guage is below "E" and the trip meter is reading "**" km to DTE.. which no dealer is willing to fix and even Nissan Australia don't see to give a hoot about.. They are sysing I should be happy that there is room for erring on being empty.. All of which makes having a trip meter rather usless..
04-16-2005, 09:36 PM
#53
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 943
Originally Posted by 05MAXIJJ
why do i get more than 40+ miles on highway going around60~65...
when i reset the mpg thing on highway while going 60ish..i get around 37~45 mpg..is somthig wrong?
when i reset the mpg thing on highway while going 60ish..i get around 37~45 mpg..is somthig wrong?
04-16-2005, 09:38 PM
#54
Supporting Maxima.org Member
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 943
Originally Posted by blackpaladin67
I find that i still have about 10 litres left at least in my tank even though the guage is below "E" and the trip meter is reading "**" km to DTE.. which no dealer is willing to fix and even Nissan Australia don't see to give a hoot about.. They are sysing I should be happy that there is room for erring on being empty.. All of which makes having a trip meter rather usless..
I (as well as others), try to not get to "E" and tend to fill 'er up at about the quarter tank level as to try to keep some of the 'junk' out of fuel lines.
04-16-2005, 10:10 PM
#55
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 366
Originally Posted by Monotaur
I (as well as others), try to not get to "E" and tend to fill 'er up at about the quarter tank level as to try to keep some of the 'junk' out of fuel lines.
04-17-2005, 04:23 PM
#58
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 26
[QUOTE=Jayzmax04]Theres lead in my foot,
Dont know about you all, but I didnt get this car to go slow and get the best gas mileage. I enjoy getting on it, not absurd tire screeching or excessive speeds, but just revving it up and feeling the power. Its feels GOOD!
Hey I hear ya Jayzmax! maybe someday I will slow down and think about my MPG but right now I am having way too much fun letting my car do what it likes to do! Zoom..
"Rev on the Red Line"
Dont know about you all, but I didnt get this car to go slow and get the best gas mileage. I enjoy getting on it, not absurd tire screeching or excessive speeds, but just revving it up and feeling the power. Its feels GOOD!
Hey I hear ya Jayzmax! maybe someday I will slow down and think about my MPG but right now I am having way too much fun letting my car do what it likes to do! Zoom..
"Rev on the Red Line"
04-17-2005, 08:19 PM
#59
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 366
[QUOTE=maximatwo]
maxi goes more like VROOOOM VROOOOOOOM~~~what i like to do..^^
Originally Posted by Jayzmax04
Theres lead in my foot,
Dont know about you all, but I didnt get this car to go slow and get the best gas mileage. I enjoy getting on it, not absurd tire screeching or excessive speeds, but just revving it up and feeling the power. Its feels GOOD!
Hey I hear ya Jayzmax! maybe someday I will slow down and think about my MPG but right now I am having way too much fun letting my car do what it likes to do! Zoom..
"Rev on the Red Line"
Dont know about you all, but I didnt get this car to go slow and get the best gas mileage. I enjoy getting on it, not absurd tire screeching or excessive speeds, but just revving it up and feeling the power. Its feels GOOD!
Hey I hear ya Jayzmax! maybe someday I will slow down and think about my MPG but right now I am having way too much fun letting my car do what it likes to do! Zoom..
"Rev on the Red Line"
05-04-2005, 05:52 PM
#63
Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 88
Getting about 22mpg. Mostly city driving. I use auto stick feature about %50 of the time. Coming from an 01 V8 Tundra that only got 15mpg so I am very happy with that. Do you guys use reg, plus, or premium? New to the forum as I just got my Maxima last week. Still dont know how to post my own threads. Any help appreciated as it keeps saying I do not have enough privelege to do so. Oh well happy to be here and happy to have my Max
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