what could cause my avg mpg to drop .3 in 2 miles?? dealer screwing me over? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

fluffy-reindeer-slayer · 08-31-2012, 05:36 PM

ok, just making shure i wasnt crazy, look if all of you had your car since june 14th and its been at the dealer for about 3 weeks of that time because they cant install a simple body kit you would be as mad as i am too,lol. thanks for the imput everyone.

Touge_ninja · 08-31-2012, 06:22 PM

Seriously why care so much? If you want a better mpg avg get a Nissan leaf or a Prius. My avg is 23.9 but I'm not complaining. This car was meant to be driven and have fun in, not economical.

motofan · 08-31-2012, 08:16 PM

I would say another set of wheels will definitely change your mpg. BUT man, 0.3 is way below a normal variation. Consider it is nothing. I've been driving on the same stretch of 100-mile hiway with the same car for years. I see about 2 mpg variations. If there is weather or passenger, or mood, there will be even larger variations.

Zaggeron · 08-31-2012, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motofan

I would say another set of wheels will definitely change your mpg. BUT man, 0.3 is way below a normal variation. Consider it is nothing. I've been driving on the same stretch of 100-mile hiway with the same car for years. I see about 2 mpg variations. If there is weather or passenger, or mood, there will be even larger variations.

@ "mood"

civicdrivr · 08-31-2012, 08:21 PM

The average MPG readout is wrong anyway, why care?

sierra · 08-31-2012, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fluffy-reindeer-slayer

ok, just making shure i wasnt crazy, look if all of you had your car since june 14th and its been at the dealer for about 3 weeks of that time because they cant install a simple body kit you would be as mad as i am too,lol. thanks for the imput everyone.

I get it and understand your concern.
If the average dropped by 0.3mpg in just 2.1 miles they must have thrashed the guts out of it.

The problem is that you've lost faith with the dealer and with good reason by the sounds of it.

Zaggeron · 08-31-2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sierra

I get it and understand your concern.
If the average dropped by 0.3mpg in just 2.1 miles they must have thrashed the guts out of it.

That's an unwarranted assumption unless we know how many miles the average is based on -- which the OP hasn't mentioned yet.

Lonewolf · 08-31-2012, 08:36 PM

Ever heard of idling...christ...some people on this site

Sigh-on-Rice · 08-31-2012, 09:10 PM

If the OP had never reset the average and the 33.2 mpg is the average over 1580 miles, that means the dealer got average of 4.2 mpg over the 2.1 miles in order to make the average drop to 32.9 mpg by 1582 miles.

Zaggeron · 08-31-2012, 10:34 PM

^^ Yes, and if the average was over 50 miles, 10 minutes of idling would drop it the same amount.

So, OP which is it? Was the average based on 1580 miles or the 30 miles you drove since your last fill? lol

fluffy-reindeer-slayer · 08-31-2012, 11:16 PM

Correct this is based off of the 1580

fluffy-reindeer-slayer · 08-31-2012, 11:17 PM

I have never reset it the entire life of the car.

Zaggeron · 09-01-2012, 12:22 AM

If you had 32.9 over 1600 miles you must live in an M. C. Escher everywhere is down hill world.

Jeez, give the car some throttle every once in a while ...

Anyway, I wouldn't trust the MPG gauge much. If Sigh-on-Rice's math is correct, there's no way they could have gotten 4.2 MPG while driving 2.1 miles. I guess they could have put it on a jack stand, put a brick on the throttle and went out to lunch if that's any consolation.

chulooz · 09-01-2012, 12:31 AM

Whats with all this "why care" attitude; 3 months ago the big issue was 4miles or 7miles upon delivery.

Why did they need to drive it anything near a mile? Torque the lugs and she's good. Sorry to hear about your dealership issues, unfortunately its nothing new.

08-31-2012, 08:21 PM	#19
civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s)	The average MPG readout is wrong anyway, why care? __________________ Parting out HERE

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Zaggeron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ Limited '10 370ZR Location: Austin Posts: 221 Thanks: 16 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	^^ Yes, and if the average was over 50 miles, 10 minutes of idling would drop it the same amount. So, OP which is it? Was the average based on 1580 miles or the 30 miles you drove since your last fill? lol __________________ 2013 GBS Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT 2010 PG 370z Roadster: Sport/Touring 6MT

09-01-2012, 12:22 AM	#27
Zaggeron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ Limited '10 370ZR Location: Austin Posts: 221 Thanks: 16 Thanked 48 Times in 36 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	If you had 32.9 over 1600 miles you must live in an M. C. Escher everywhere is down hill world. Jeez, give the car some throttle every once in a while ... Anyway, I wouldn't trust the MPG gauge much. If Sigh-on-Rice's math is correct, there's no way they could have gotten 4.2 MPG while driving 2.1 miles. I guess they could have put it on a jack stand, put a brick on the throttle and went out to lunch if that's any consolation. __________________ 2013 GBS Subaru BRZ Limited 6MT 2010 PG 370z Roadster: Sport/Touring 6MT

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fluffy-reindeer-slayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: fr-s and tc2 Location: san antonio texas Posts: 166 Thanks: 18 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	ok, just making shure i wasnt crazy, look if all of you had your car since june 14th and its been at the dealer for about 3 weeks of that time because they cant install a simple body kit you would be as mad as i am too,lol. thanks for the imput everyone.

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Touge_ninja Sending rods to their doo Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 700HP STi Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,926 Thanks: 169 Thanked 541 Times in 369 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s)	Seriously why care so much? If you want a better mpg avg get a Nissan leaf or a Prius. My avg is 23.9 but I'm not complaining. This car was meant to be driven and have fun in, not economical.

08-31-2012, 08:16 PM	#17
motofan Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 10 VW GTI Location: Oregon Posts: 156 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I would say another set of wheels will definitely change your mpg. BUT man, 0.3 is way below a normal variation. Consider it is nothing. I've been driving on the same stretch of 100-mile hiway with the same car for years. I see about 2 mpg variations. If there is weather or passenger, or mood, there will be even larger variations.

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Lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Moped Location: CA Posts: 4,300 Thanks: 4,905 Thanked 2,132 Times in 1,195 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	Ever heard of idling...christ...some people on this site

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fluffy-reindeer-slayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: fr-s and tc2 Location: san antonio texas Posts: 166 Thanks: 18 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Correct this is based off of the 1580

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fluffy-reindeer-slayer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: fr-s and tc2 Location: san antonio texas Posts: 166 Thanks: 18 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	I have never reset it the entire life of the car.

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chulooz Registered you sir Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: 99 impreza coupe Location: DC / CT Posts: 1,666 Thanks: 259 Thanked 380 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s)	Whats with all this "why care" attitude; 3 months ago the big issue was 4miles or 7miles upon delivery. Why did they need to drive it anything near a mile? Torque the lugs and she's good. Sorry to hear about your dealership issues, unfortunately its nothing new.

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