Frank Fontaine

45,000 miles and never been serviced except the routine stuff. Never let Nissan do any of those "minor" or "major" services. Seems like the warm weather and probably the fuel is conducive to improved mileage.

2 OT notes from my trip today:

A dude riding in a Honda Prelude flipped me off today for no reason. Is there some kinda Nissan-envy going on? For no reason and my car is stock.

Noticed Goodyear RS-A on a brand-new BMW 325i. What's up with that? Even BMW saves money by equipping the car with a tire found on Dodge Neon and Pontiac Grand Am? As I said before Hyundai puts Michelin XGT H4s on their cars. Wazzzzup?

some-ah, some-ah, some-ah time......

Kevin Wong

I get about 30 MPG on average, but after taking my car to the Nissan Dealer (rarely) my mileage goes down to 26 MPG for a few months. Performance wise, I feel a tad faster after having the car serviced, but that tad does not equal 4 MPG on the average. But in order to keep my car running smooth, I try and do my own maintenance but I need the dealer to check compression and reset the timing. Until I get the tools to do so, I'm a bit dependent.

Green 2kSE

Frank, I think the flipping off (rudeness) is a typical Houston driver behavior. I get flipped off by minivans, Volvos, you name it. Kevin, I don't quite understand why you would want the dealer to reset the timing. It's controlled by the ecu and you can reset it to default settings by simply disconnecting the battery for a few minutes.

greggmax

I consistently get 21-22 mpg in my 2001 auto. Even if I take a long hiway trip, I fall in that range. Of course, open hiway means I'm averaging 80 mph. I cannot seem to lay off the gas. Too much fun.

Pervis Anathema

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You guys are lucky... The most I have seen on my 3rdGen is 23.3 mpg. Frustrating. I BABY the heck out of that car and it stills gets mediocre mileage. Next step: Oxygen sensor.

Kevin Wong

Cool, if that's the case, I think I can do just about all the maintenance myself.