RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic
Login  | |
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 4/21/2007 12:52:06 PM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
Others using this info have raised their MPG 10%. That's a good start. There is a month's worth of free reading at caliberforumz.com where great people are crazy for their Calibers...even when their Calibers aren't getting good MPG. I'm over there & you can look at 370 of my posts on various threads. We'll see you there.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 4/21/2007 1:40:17 PM
|
|
|
Midnight Runner
Posts: 1874
Joined: 2/24/2007
From: Miami
Status: offline
|
This will make you feel good. I get 10 mpg. in the SRT and 14 MPG. in the HEMI.
What you will do for fun!!!
_____________________________
2004 Black SRT-10 RC 625 HP
2004 White Hemi 470 HP w/o NX
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 4/21/2007 4:21:33 PM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
Hi Midnight Runner...Yes, you do make me feel good. Because you posted here, you have some interest & you have potential to save almost THREE TIMES as much as me. If you got 10% better MPG, you'd save one tenth of a gallon of gas in 10 miles of driving...me I have to drive 30 miles to save one tenth of a gallon of gas.
If I drive 300,000 miles saving 10% of my gas, I'd save 1000 gallons of gas & maybe $3000. But you driving 300,000 miles would save 3000 gallons & $9000. Of course, you won't just drive 300,000 miles. You're really enthusiastic & probably will drive well over 1 million miles. If you drove 1.5 million miles, you would save 5 times more or 15,000 gallons & $45,000. & that's if you just stayed with 10MPG vehicles that you drove to get 11MPG.
However, if you did switch to a car getting 30MPG, you would save 100,000 gallons of fuel, 2.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide & $300,000.
Come on! Get on board! Save some money, so you can spend it on better things than making a lot of exhaust smoke. That's really what we are...exhaust makers. I for one will not spend my time, energy & MONEY making exhaust. When they come, I will have a full electric car & tell the oil companies where they can stick their individual $400million severence wages, bonus's & retirements.
< Message edited by litesong -- 4/21/2007 4:26:32 PM >
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 4/22/2007 11:21:58 AM
|
|
|
Jib01
Posts: 41
Joined: 2/2/2007
Status: offline
|
Ahha, litesong, I have figured out finally why you are getting better gas mileage than I am. You have an SE 1.8 with the CVT. I didn't know that was an option ? Of course you are going to get better mileage with that combo. Now I understand....unless you posted wrong.....
Regards
Jib01
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 4/22/2007 3:35:29 PM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
Hi Jib01...Good to see you over on the other site. No, my SE Caliber is the 2 liter w/CVT. I posted such in this thread on 2/3/07. As you thot, the 1.8 liter is not available w/CVT, but only with the 5 speed. I would have bot the 1.8 liter w/CVT tho. I would like to meet someone with the 1.8 liter 5 speed who feather foots really good, calculates his MPG carefully & see how much more MPG he has than me. But I never would have bot a car with 5 speed manual tranny. I already have my 1988 Ford Festiva that averaged 45 MPG earlier in its life...& that with a 4 speed higher rpm tranny. Yes, I was seduced by the dark side(the CVT was too magically carpet ride smooth to resist its charms). I'm very happy my feather footing has made for some of the higher Caliber average MPG that I've seen tho.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 5/27/2007 7:56:32 AM
|
|
|
bigtsr
Posts: 141
Joined: 6/4/2006
Status: offline
|
Well the verdict is in as far as I'm concerned,had Tsb#18-031-07
performed 2 weeks ago and filled up the tank.
Using Mopar oil/filters with 100% city driving my mpg has gone
from 27 mpg/imp gal to 32.038 mpg/imp gal.
Taking in summer gas blend and warmer temps with 10532 kms/
abt 6200 miles on odo I am happy Caliber owner.
A plus to this is that the CVT lag or hesitation 0-25 mph is
gone,what a difference.
Get the flash!!!!!!!
< Message edited by bigtsr -- 5/27/2007 7:57:14 AM >
_____________________________
Black SXT 2.0/CVT Security-Tint-Sill plates-shorty antenna-exhaust mods-painted engine cover-upholstered head restraints.
Ordered 04/15/06-Delivered 08/18/06
Burlington,Ontario,CA
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 5/27/2007 11:42:26 AM
|
|
|
Jib01
Posts: 41
Joined: 2/2/2007
Status: offline
|
BigTsr,
What are YOUR secrets to getting good gas mileage ???
Regards
Jib01
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 5/27/2007 12:54:24 PM
|
|
|
bigtsr
Posts: 141
Joined: 6/4/2006
Status: offline
|
Jib01 I have no secret,I drive normally 99.9% of the time but when I
need to pass or get out a tight situation I will without hesitation hit
the pedal to the metal.
City driving I try normally to keep rpms below 2400 and I use cruise whenever
and where ever I can,saves on speeding tickets also.
One other thing I have noted is a decrease in rpm at specific speeds,
before TSB 100 kph(62.5mph) in cruise tach was 2300-2400 now
sits at 2000 rpm,hence better mpg.
_____________________________
Black SXT 2.0/CVT Security-Tint-Sill plates-shorty antenna-exhaust mods-painted engine cover-upholstered head restraints.
Ordered 04/15/06-Delivered 08/18/06
Burlington,Ontario,CA
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 5/30/2007 10:23:45 PM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
Just a note to say that my rising MPG after a long cold winter, has now reached an OVERALL AVERAGE OF 30.0MPG. Hopefully, the MPG will continue to rise until my first year of ownership is over. Then, that will be the official overall average MPG.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 6/2/2007 12:32:01 PM
|
|
|
newyearsbaby2006
Posts: 11
Joined: 1/12/2007
Status: offline
|
I have a caliber se cvs trans 2.0 Mileage 36,600 miles normal driving 400 miles to a tank full
sometimes a little more thats about 31 miles to the gallon thats on race track gas stations here in Georgia.
Stay 65 or under , dont start out fast, tire pressure , air filter and change the plugs often.
The best thing of all stay away from the dealer for repair.
Also have a 2003 dodge 1500 with the smal v8 at 109,000 miles still runs like new.
Also have 1994 ford xlt pickup small v-8 with 185,000 miles runs good and air cond still works
Never had them at a dealer for repair---and the cost o---mi----
Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 6/5/2007 2:32:18 AM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
I've known about odometer error, but have forgotten to figure my Caliber's odometer error. I lose 0.1 miles every 5 miles for an error of 2%. Therefore, my 30.0MPG is really 30.6 MPG. I now think I can obtain an overall average 31 MPG by the end of my first year of ownership(9/28/2007).
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 6/15/2007 7:22:39 AM
|
|
|
newyearsbaby2006
Posts: 11
Joined: 1/12/2007
Status: offline
|
Just made new record for my car at 32.77 miles to the gallon
Intalled new bosh platinums in car , help gas mileage
2.0 cvt auto 37,000 miles on it still runs like new
run any were from 30--31 miles on gallon on avg.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: Real Gas Mileage with automatic - 9/18/2007 11:43:55 PM
|
|
|
litesong
Posts: 77
Joined: 10/23/2006
Status: offline
|
Within 10 days of my first year of SE 2 liter gasoline Caliber w/CVT ownership, this is an update. With 16,400+miles & 479 running hours, my average speed is 34+MPH. After a cold winter with low energy winter mix gasoline, where some tanks were below 25MPG, my Caliber had an overall average of 28.4 MPG into early February. With warming weather(& a switch to higher energy summer mix gasoline), my overall average MPG began rising. Thru spring & summer, it rose, often getting 33+MPG & sometimes 34+MPG, till now my overall average for 50 tanks of gas is 31.3MPG. I'm v. happy. 2.9MPG doesn't sound like much, but that is comparing myself to myself, winter & the overall average. Compared to leadfooters, I have accomplished much. I have also averaged 32.7MPG going over 4000foot mtn passes from sealevel & have a highway high of 35.6MPG. I'm not a hypermiler, but my Caliber has responded well to featherfooting.
< Message edited by litesong -- 9/29/2007 8:21:11 PM >
|
|
|
|
Contact Us |
Link To Us |
Sitemap |
Archive |
Advertising |
Automotive Directory |
About Us |
Dodge Links |
Legal |
Privacy Policy |
© Dodge Forum
Harley Davidson |
Ford Mustang Forums |
Dodge Challenger
Dodge Forum .com is not affiliated with or endorsed by Daimler Chrysler.
|
Printable Version
