kalix

wel i just found out from my own experience that this car drinks up more gas if you drive only a short distance, drove back and forth 4 times to the store which is roughly 3 miles.
so total of 12 miles with a cople of stop lights, and gas needle went down two lines...WTF? I rrcently just passed 18 mpg, and im not driving any different, whats up with this?

chetrickerman

the stop and go driving is a killer.

RWagz

Confirm. ~200mi on one tank 89 octane, 99% trips to/from work (less than 2 miles) netted exactly 15mpg for me. I've also done as well as 23mpg (100% highway).

DarkBrew

Same here.
Short trips kill the mileage.

User24

iTrader: (1)

I read the explanation before. Something about not running long enough to become efficient.

You can counteract this by going on long road trips on the weekend for no reason. Keep speeds around 90+ on these long road trips, and your mpg calculations will shoot way up.

tajabaho1

yea, well the car does that alot lol

Ever Hernandez

Yeah, the car gets better mileage under steady load for long periods of time.

4me2

Electric.

eddiec727

but isnt this true for all cars?

stop and go kills gas period.

Old Rotor

Besides all that it's not good for the car to not get really warmed up well.

kalix

By no means am I bashing the MPG on this car. I've learned to tolerate that within the year I've had this car. But this was the first time I've driven it for a short distance.

Mental note to self, drive Corolla when going to the store .

Spinning Sushi

iTrader: (21)

So, lets say if I go to college the short way (street), it will be 8 miles. If I take the long way (freeway), it will be 18 miles. So, if I do the freeway, I'd improve from a sad 12-13 mpg on the street to about 20mpg on the freeway?

reaper1

Thats why, I go, go, go and go and never stop............. Have'nt stop yet.

No gas issues ......

altspace

iTrader: (2)

Yea, that's why you see posted mpg of City and Highway.

Roaddemon

The average car gets 5-10 mpg the fist 5 miles of driving from a cold start. it has to get warmed to be efficient. The colder it is outside the longer it takes.

Rems31

but in that case you should just worry about the actual number of gallons consumed. You could get 20mpg taking the highway but if u use more gas than taking the short way, why not just take the short way even if the 'mpg' sucks...

donack456

Thats true stop and go traffic really burns gas. But with the Rotary it takes a lot to start it and run anyway, for such a efficient sounding and moving engine its not that effiecient fule wise. But it does sound smooth as a slik spinner.

Just the nature of the beast the price you pay for technologoy. Deal em and weep.

delhi

this is true for all cars. stop and go with short trips are inefficient gas mileage wise. In fact it put a hurt on battery life too.

ZoomZoomH

iTrader: (1)

should get a moped for 3 mile commutes

reaper1

Bicycle anyone ?

chetrickerman

i have a $1400 bmx bike, you wanna buy?

reaper1

One of the 16 year old kid might be interested ...

By the way, 1,400 ..... WOW

TheKDog

Yes, this is true of ALL cars.

Next will you also post wondering why constant redline burns more fuel??


LOCK HER UP.

rowteree

this is true. I get better mileage on the highway then when i do driving short distances. I take a 15 mile trip up north here in houston every day and it barely tickles the tank, but when i take short distances around my area it guzzles!

StewC625

ANY car sucks on short distances. Sitting at a stoplight, you're getting 0 miles per gallon yet the car is burning fuel at a rate of 2 gallons per hour idling. Duh! And acellerating, you're getting bad mileage, and braking, while yes, the car is idling, you're disspating the kinectic energy.

That's why a "city" mpg rating is lower than a "highway".