31.69 mpg with 93 octane
05-10-2009, 10:21 AM
#21
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Join Date: 09-11-2007
Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Posts: 1,378
I don't know where people find 91 octane. In Florida its 87,89 or 93. I've been running 87 in my 1LT with a 2.4 auto and have averaged 30.3 mpg since he car was new, some 48,000 miles of driving. On the highway I'll get 32-33 mpg with cruise at 70 mph. Around town only my mileage will drop to 27 mpg.
WTF? Did you drive to Tierra Del Fuego and back or something?
05-11-2009, 01:46 PM
#24
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Join Date: 05-09-2006
Location: "Upland" Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 6,805
Almost....
Arizona (home) to Indiana.
Indiana to Michigan
Michigan to Illinois/Missouri (man, right on Ol' Man River....really a nice place)
Illinois to N. Dakota
N. Dakota to S. Dakota
S. Dakota to Wyoming
Wyoming to Montana
Montana to N. Mexico
N. Mexico to Californicate
Californicate to Home
I think it was about 31 days.
But now that you mention it...my mistake. I confused the mileage from 2 different trips (although the MPG was very similar). The 8000+ miles was the year before and as indiated above. The actual MPG "test" was last year and that was about 4400 miles....Arizona to Indiana to Arizona.
Arizona (home) to Indiana.
Indiana to Michigan
Michigan to Illinois/Missouri (man, right on Ol' Man River....really a nice place)
Illinois to N. Dakota
N. Dakota to S. Dakota
S. Dakota to Wyoming
Wyoming to Montana
Montana to N. Mexico
N. Mexico to Californicate
Californicate to Home
I think it was about 31 days.
But now that you mention it...my mistake. I confused the mileage from 2 different trips (although the MPG was very similar). The 8000+ miles was the year before and as indiated above. The actual MPG "test" was last year and that was about 4400 miles....Arizona to Indiana to Arizona.
05-11-2009, 01:55 PM
#26
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Join Date: 05-09-2006
Location: "Upland" Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 6,805
Actually it just expired.....on time.......36 months. I only have about 26000 miles on the HHR. It's for trips and "grocery" getting. Also have 2 other vehicles so the mileage is split up.......my wife is the mileage hound however. And we will be using her car for the big trip next month.
05-13-2009, 04:43 PM
#27
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Join Date: 03-14-2009
Location: Youngsville, North Carolina
Posts: 262
Just came back from dropping a friend off at the airport and checked my gas milage on the return trip.
93 octane, 70 mph average, 30 mile trip, 29.7 avg mpg... no cruise... with A/C... only 873 miles on the odometer
After slugging around in Jeep for the last 14 years I'm pretty pleased.
93 octane, 70 mph average, 30 mile trip, 29.7 avg mpg... no cruise... with A/C... only 873 miles on the odometer
After slugging around in Jeep for the last 14 years I'm pretty pleased.
Last edited by Czechman; 05-14-2009 at 06:17 AM.
05-13-2009, 05:15 PM
#28
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Join Date: 01-02-2008
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 1,529
Hmmm ... I always seem to do very well with my 2.2 on good ol' 87 octane from Home Depot Fuel. Here's the pic to prove my point:
03/08/09 heading west on I-24, returning home after a weekend in Alabama. 71 mph, cruise set.
03/08/09 heading west on I-24, returning home after a weekend in Alabama. 71 mph, cruise set.
