does ne one else get bad mileage in the winter. during the summer i was avg like 28-30 with about 50/50 city/hwy. now im at 24-26 about 60/40. im going to contribute the bad mileage to people driving slower and less hwy drivin. ive just been like wtf wherd all my mileage go. i havent changed my driving i dont think and to be honest im driving less. just seeing if ne one lese experiences this.

 

Cold weather & cold fuel = lower MPG

 

gotya i knew there had to be some other variable that is causing a loss of somewhere around 5 mpg.

 

Blame Reformulated fuel...cold air and cold fuel makes for more power( a racers battle forever) a heavy foot makes it less.
BUT : extended idlying for warm-ups , different driving styles for bad weather..trying to do burnouts in the snow....running the heater while parking( those darn kids again-snicker).You know..fun stuff,that kills milage!

 

Winter blend fuel.

 

x2....

 

X3, they add an ethanol mix to the gasoline to keep it from freezing.

 

X4 yep winter crap blends in CA they call it oxygenated fuel and its been killing MPG for quite awhile

 

Yep Mine Dropped about 4-6mpg. Granted i have been letting the Car warm up for about 10min's before and after work. Plus it has been really cold here not to mention snow every other day.

 

i hate ethanol. so do my friends who raise livestock. its put feed corn prices through the roof.