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Old 12-25-2012, 02:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
JRMichler
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90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Regenerit View Post
Is it typical to get such poor mpg in the first couple of minutes of running a cold engine (getting 8mpg in the first 30 seconds to 15mpg at about 2-3 minutes for a car that gets 23 combined fuel economy) in weather that's about 30 degrees?
Completely normal. I get less than 2 MPG backing out of the garage to the street, then am up to 10 MPG at the stop sign two blocks away. And that's using the kill switch to glide for over a block.

Temperature has a large effect on mileage. For my three mile commute to work, I can get over 40 MPG on a hot day with a tailwind, and less than 20 MPG on a cold day with a headwind.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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