RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/25/2006 4:19:49 PM
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coleneb
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I have the R/T.... I filled up the gas tank which cost me about $35 ($3.00) and got about 215 miles and was barely above quarter tank I was trying to run it low so that I could find out how many miles I could get on a tank of gas but my husband took my car and doesnt like to let any car run under a half tank so he put gas in it and messed me up.... So I filled it up again today and i'll try this again .... This is also driving local 25 mph roads and 55mph on my way to work but mostly around town with alot of stopping and going with ac on full blast ...... Dont know if this helps any ....I'll let you know how it does on a road trip from Virginia to PA... hopefully this weekend... If not then to Michigan (home) over labor day from Virginia
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/25/2006 4:40:16 PM
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shelbyzman
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it will be interesting to see what you get. It's really weird how much different the gas mileage is for the Calibers on here. Mabey some are just worse on gas. Mabey it's due to the fact the this is the first year and they haven't perfected all of the parts yet. Who knows?
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/25/2006 11:11:49 PM
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RTWarrior
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I've been getting about 330-335 miles to a tank, mostly short distance and and alot of accelerating freeway driving. To have the autostick you need the CVT2, the CVT doesn't have autostick.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/26/2006 11:27:13 AM
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Hi All...
Mileage figures obtained by the Environmental Protection Agency should be considered as estimates, they really are to be used only for comparison purposes. The actual mileage you can expect depends on the individual driving habits of the person using the vehicle, the conditions under which it is driven, and the vehicle's mechanical condition.
You can check out estimated fuel usage on various engine/transmission combinations on the EPA web site at: www.fueleconomy.gov.
Hope this helps...
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/26/2006 12:45:49 PM
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TUNDRA_schumacher
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True.......but everyone getting vastly different mileage is a bit odd.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 7/27/2006 11:40:40 PM
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interest401
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SXT with CVT:
4243 total miles with an average of 25.148 mpg
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/1/2006 12:28:06 PM
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shiltz
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I was just looking at the jeep site which has specs on the compass now, after looking at that it definatly seems that the CVT is the culperate for the poor fuel economy, now adays normal auto's have fuel economy's about the same as manual, usualy 1mpg worse or better.
just for example first, here's a few different vehicles, 4-8 cyl, trucks and cars with both auto and manual fuel economys.
Jeep Liberty 3.7L
18/22 6 speed manual
17/23 4 speed auto
Dodge Dakota 4.7L
15/20 6 speed manual
15/20 5 speed auto
Scion tc 2.4L
22/29 5 speed manual
23/30 4 speed auto
Honda Civic 1.8L
30/38 6 speed manual
30/40 5 speed auto
Ford Focus 2.0L
26/34 5 speed manual
26/32 4 speed auto
So basicaly auto's are just as good, and in some cases a little better than the manual in the same car and in some cases a little worse, but then there's the CVT (which is suposed to give better economy that a normal auto) vs 5 speed manual in the compass.
Jeep Compass 2.4L
25/29 5 speed manual
23/26 CVT
Personaly that tells me they need to drop the CVT and go with a normal 4/5 speed auto, it would get better economy and performance.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/7/2006 11:02:06 PM
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Horn229
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R/T with CVT2, I average 18.2mpg. I do a lot of stop and go driving, and while in the "go" part, I do anywhere from 40-60 MPH. Sure would be nice to get above 20mpg average. I traded in a 10 year old minivan, as I was average 14-15 mpg in it, expecting to get an 8mpg bump in fuel economy, not 3. I'll be taking my car in tomorrow for it's first oil change, and to look at a few warrenty issues, hopefully after this oil change the milage will go up a bit.
Interestingly, right after I got this car, I had to make a 200 mile drive round trip, all highway driving, and I got 29mpg. But now, whever I do any highway driving I get 25-26mpg. Hmm...
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/8/2006 12:19:24 PM
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uawnick
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I just traded in my 04 Dodge Ram for the Caliber and I have to say I Love it! Im getting about 25-30 mpg with the 1.8 manual. Thats a big jump from 12 mpg w the Ram... Although I have to say I do miss the room and the power, but I dont miss the 70 bucks I had to put into it once sometimes twice a week.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/19/2006 10:19:44 AM
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tnek
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quote:
ORIGINAL: shiltz
I was just looking at the jeep site which has specs on the compass now, after looking at that it definatly seems that the CVT is the culperate for the poor fuel economy, now adays normal auto's have fuel economy's about the same as manual, usualy 1mpg worse or better.
just for example first, here's a few different vehicles, 4-8 cyl, trucks and cars with both auto and manual fuel economys.
Jeep Liberty 3.7L
18/22 6 speed manual
17/23 4 speed auto
Dodge Dakota 4.7L
15/20 6 speed manual
15/20 5 speed auto
Scion tc 2.4L
22/29 5 speed manual
23/30 4 speed auto
Honda Civic 1.8L
30/38 6 speed manual
30/40 5 speed auto
Ford Focus 2.0L
26/34 5 speed manual
26/32 4 speed auto
So basicaly auto's are just as good, and in some cases a little better than the manual in the same car and in some cases a little worse, but then there's the CVT (which is suposed to give better economy that a normal auto) vs 5 speed manual in the compass.
Jeep Compass 2.4L
25/29 5 speed manual
23/26 CVT
Personaly that tells me they need to drop the CVT and go with a normal 4/5 speed auto, it would get better economy and performance.
You cant always compare the milage of manual vs auto fairly. My 05 Dakota quad cab 4wd has a 4.7 v8 and the 45RFE 5 speed auto. I get almost 20MPG IF i set my cruise control at around 57. The manual tranny is with a v6 which is a trade off, the V6 cant really pull the auto and most definatly couldnt pull any kind of trailer load with the auto. The 4.7 V8 with the 5 speed auto gets a little MPG help from the extra gear.
I am curious how the owners of the CVT like them and if there are any problems with them. The reason I ask is that I work for Chrysler in thier transmission complex (three plants) in Indiana. The CVT is NOT made by us and its made by JATCO, a Japaneese company. We had a large layoff due to Chryslers decision to not build it at our plants. Consider that this rubberband tranny replaced the one used for neons, stratus, and the new Jeep line. Thats a lot of product and jobs lost. We are hearing there has been a significant percentage of problems with them and to be honest it serves them right. Rumor is there is a plan to use an existing 5 or 6 speed we are building next model year, and do away with the JATCO. Im interested in maybe getting a Calibre next year with a 1.8 and a MANUAL tranny for my daily 100 plus mile round trip commute.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/19/2006 2:02:14 PM
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RTWarrior
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Sorry to hear about the layoffs, that aside I really like the CVT tranny. I haven't experienced or heard of any problems arising from them as of yet. Performance has improved with more milage on it and getting accustomed to a new style of driving with this tranny. I'd like a little more off the line performance but overall it's not to bad at all and it really scoots well when your moving.
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RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 8/20/2006 3:13:41 PM
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patakadad
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Hi everyone, new at this game. My Black SXT was built during the evening shift on July 6 and I picked it up on July 28. Didn't order, just looked around and found what I liked. Normal goodies inside an an ever so powerful 1800 cc 5 sp. ( I guess I am too old for speedy vehicles now). It works very well so far. What I learned from reading your comments certainly helped me make some decisions. Thanks for that.
Here is my mileage for the first two tank loads.
Comb city/hwy driving. 34.71 and 34.94 mpg. (8.11 ltr / 100k)
That's using the imperial system. For our American friends multiply that by .8318 to convert to mpUSg. (That works out to about 29.113 mpg) So it is pretty well bang on with the window sticker of 33 city and 42 hwy. Taking into consideration it is still under 1200 kms of driving of course.
4urinfo one US gallon equals 3.785 liters and one Canadian gallon equals 4.546 litre. We gott 'em bigger up here !!!
Looking forward to chatting periodically with you all..
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