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Hello from up north
Hi,
New to the forum. Gotta say, what you are all doing here is inspiring.
While shopping for a new car last fall, I stumbled on this forum. I have lurked around for awhile and thought it was time to introduce myself.
I bought a 2013 Nissan Sentra 1.8 CVT (SR trim) in November.
After reading the tips, and trying to apply them to my driving habits, I've been able to get my fuel consumption down to 5.5L/100km.
Where I live(Winnipeg MB, Canada), the winters are brutal. Very cold and very snowy and icye winter and my consumption was around 8.5-9 L/100KM. The CVT just would not "downshift" in the winter. I was driving at above 2000rpm for 20-30 minutes before the engine would warm up. It was frustrating, but I don't think there's any way around it.
Any thoughts or comments, or tips on the winter RPM issue would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Gremlin
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