Is my display accurate? 32.6 mpg??
03-24-2008, 06:16 PM
#41
Wink. I'll do the rest.
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I'm amazed! Today I filled up with my second tank of Sunoco premium. I reset my trip odo, and the MPG. I drove home today getting 34 MPG at 60-65MPH, wow this car rocks. Buying this car, I thought I would never achieve the 28MPG Nissan states. Did they underestimate it on purpose? Power and economy!
03-24-2008, 06:23 PM
#42
Reset the mpg in your computer, drive with your cruise set at 55 mph for two miles, and then watch the mpg on your computer. It will be at least 27 mpg unless one of your mods is messing up your mpg.
I see you have 20" chrome wheels. Hope you know that the weight of wheels is one of the most sensitive to mpg. That might be your reason for low mpg.
I see you have 20" chrome wheels. Hope you know that the weight of wheels is one of the most sensitive to mpg. That might be your reason for low mpg.
03-25-2008, 09:17 PM
#45
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I got similar mileage yesterday in about 60 miles of city/highway driving when I set my cruise contol at 60mph on the interstate. I also coasted to each stop and didn't let the tach spin over 2500rpm.
It was annoying as hell, but driving normally only gets me about 22 or 23 mpg. What made me slow down was putting $72.06 of premium unleaded in my tank. I realized that I spent $210 on gas alone last month. You can best believe that this will be my new driving style.
It was annoying as hell, but driving normally only gets me about 22 or 23 mpg. What made me slow down was putting $72.06 of premium unleaded in my tank. I realized that I spent $210 on gas alone last month. You can best believe that this will be my new driving style.
03-26-2008, 05:49 AM
#46
I got similar mileage yesterday in about 60 miles of city/highway driving when I set my cruise contol at 60mph on the interstate. I also coasted to each stop and didn't let the tach spin over 2500rpm.
It was annoying as hell, but driving normally only gets me about 22 or 23 mpg. What made me slow down was putting $72.06 of premium unleaded in my tank. I realized that I spent $210 on gas alone last month. You can best believe that this will be my new driving style.
It was annoying as hell, but driving normally only gets me about 22 or 23 mpg. What made me slow down was putting $72.06 of premium unleaded in my tank. I realized that I spent $210 on gas alone last month. You can best believe that this will be my new driving style.
03-28-2008, 03:12 PM
#48
Wink. I'll do the rest.
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Damm - $63!!! Never thought it was that much to fill up our tanks as I never let my tank needle drop below midtank so I don't feel raped at the pump. I know I know.... I am still being raped regardless.... but at least psychologically I can deny it.
03-31-2008, 07:03 AM
#51
I just took a trip to Detroit from Chicago this past weekend and I got this reading. This was the initial reading but after 15 minutes it dropped down to 36 mpgs. The 36 mpgs stayed for most of the trips until I reached the hilly section of the interstate. It dropped to 34.2 after that and stayed constant.
03-31-2008, 04:02 PM
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03-31-2008, 04:34 PM
#55
Wink. I'll do the rest.
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I wasn't discreting you man. I was j/k as I had never seen such mpg!
And the problem that we have here in FL is that if I do 60mph on any highway, people will run over me!
10-28-2010, 10:52 AM
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hwy i got a nissan maxima 2004 se model,lookin at few mpg's posted here i feel hella good about mine ,i get 21 in city and around 33-36 on free way ,it all depends on how you drive i have got 16mpg in city and then i realized the way i need to drive and got 21 since then.and now um getting 22 in city ,donno if it is due to the k&n oil and air filter i added with royal purple 5w-30 syntc oil
11-02-2010, 10:53 AM
#59
If you trust the onboard computer mpg then you are abpout 10% optimistic. At least that has been my experience with 4th and 5th gen maximas.
If it says I'm averaging 30mpg, I'm really getting 27mpg when I check actual miles against gallons used.
If it says I'm averaging 30mpg, I'm really getting 27mpg when I check actual miles against gallons used.
11-03-2010, 10:33 AM
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If you drive from 40-50mph, you will get great mpg. The higher mph you go, the less mpg you get. In my MAX I can get 35mpg at 45mph, 32mpg at 55mph, 30mpg at 60mph and 28mpg at 65mph. If you drive hard, you will get less mpg. I also have a 3000GT VR4 and it is the same but 10mpg less at every mph range. I guess same thing applies to almost every car.
11-21-2010, 11:20 PM
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I spent over $250 on gas for the past 3 months on my maxima, the car is a joke , sorry but I am so over this heavy a$$ car. Not worth to own anymore to me since I dont have a family or use up the space....
01-03-2011, 09:11 AM
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i agree with the other poster. How trustworthy is the on board computer ?
Anyone tried the old fashioned way, reset the trip, run it on the highway or city, filled the tank up and did the calculations mentally - (instead of relying on the computer display).
just curious. I am gonna do mine manually the next time. I get around 23 but mine is mostly city driving and in the winter I expect alteast a 10% drop in the mileage. Not sure if that applies to maximas or not. I guess I will find out soon.
Anyone tried the old fashioned way, reset the trip, run it on the highway or city, filled the tank up and did the calculations mentally - (instead of relying on the computer display).
just curious. I am gonna do mine manually the next time. I get around 23 but mine is mostly city driving and in the winter I expect alteast a 10% drop in the mileage. Not sure if that applies to maximas or not. I guess I will find out soon.
01-04-2011, 10:33 PM
#72
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I once reset mine going down a hill on an interstate and it read 46 for a good while before shooting back down to the 30s when the interstate leveled out. And of course when I got off it dropped back to the lower 20s again.
BUT
When I changed my spark plugs the MPG has been like 1 or 2 MPG higher ---just sayin'
BUT
When I changed my spark plugs the MPG has been like 1 or 2 MPG higher ---just sayin'
01-04-2011, 10:36 PM
#73
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oh and do you wanna save gas, play a little game that I do... do not let your RPM rev about 2000. You might not fly out of an intersection but you will notice that needle slow down as it creeps to Empty. its challenging trust me!
01-05-2011, 05:22 AM
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I drove my car on the expressway for about 40 miles straight between 65 and 75. Some on cruise some not.
The trip was reset just prior to me entering the highway.
The display showed 30.5 MPG after driving for 40 miles. It has brand new spark plugs, new air filter and oh by the way I use regular gasoline. I am going to try premium next month once I get everything fixed on this car. My guess is in the summer and with premium I would expect no less than 33 MPG which is fabulous for a car this powerful.
The trip was reset just prior to me entering the highway.
The display showed 30.5 MPG after driving for 40 miles. It has brand new spark plugs, new air filter and oh by the way I use regular gasoline. I am going to try premium next month once I get everything fixed on this car. My guess is in the summer and with premium I would expect no less than 33 MPG which is fabulous for a car this powerful.
Last edited by osisray; 01-05-2011 at 05:25 AM.