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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:11 AM
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Gas mileage

totally has gone out the window, saturday i was getting 33 or so on the highway at 55mph today i was pullin down 25! @ 55mph. not sure what the issue might be, tires seem to be ok rolling on 225/30r20s for those who might want to know. its just so wierd that all of the sudden BOOM! bad mileage, any ideas???

help is appreciated!
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:46 AM
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What are you using for the basis of your mileage, trip computer or actually figuring it out? Trip computer is very inaccurate for doing this comparison. Especially going from one week to the next, and under what conditions, same driving, same route, same weather conditions?
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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Are you sure a very fat lady didn't crawl in the back and fall asleep ??
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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using the mileage thingy on the dic i know its not all that accurate but still even if its not right i know 25 is less than 33 under the same conditions, sorta sunny little bit wet in the morning flat surface yada yada yada, i have an idea at what to look for but i was wondering if anyone else had a random issue with bad gas mileage or seemingly bad...

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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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Have you reset the DIC mileage and speed, or just letting it accumulate?
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by SS fan
Are you sure a very fat lady didn't crawl in the back and fall asleep ??


UMM possibly, i forgot to lock my car last night!.... could be one of those drifter types hahaha
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Greybeard999
Have you reset the DIC mileage and speed, or just letting it accumulate?
havent reset the milegae accumulated no but i have reset the mpg thingy
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:12 PM
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Same brand and rating of gas, or whatever is cheapest?
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Same brand and rating of gas, or whatever is cheapest?
went from low grade shell to 76 premium although i had to rob a bank first...
Old Apr 27, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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Your wasting your money using premium.

You probably just got a bad tank. Go back to what you were using and see if it returns to normal.



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