Originally Posted by jcharm

raptor, I understand you being dissapointed, but you should at least give the car a few thousand more miles to break in before you start knocking down doors. My 8 has 1000 miles and I've had it for abouth a month. I drove mostly city driving with lots of traffic lights and traffic. After the break in, I've just started to redline it and my last tank gave me 14.5 mpg. Tank before that was 13 so I think it is improving. For reference, my Miata used to consistently give me 21 mpg. I always use Chevron gas as well. I was well aware of the mileage issues so I'm not surprised. It is a sports car so what kind of mileage can you realistically expect? Certainly not 21 like my Miata, perhaps 17-18. So really what we're talking about is 3-4 mpg, or about 6 bucks per tank, which is 30 bucks every 1000 miles. It's nothing I'm going to worry about and a small price to pay for a really unique and fun engine.

More troubling is that I've been checking oil religiously and I find it difficult to read the dipstick, I mean the stick is the color of oil for crying out loud. I thought it was full and the more I looked at it the more I realized that I was down almost a 3/4 of a quart. It's really a pain to check it at night too. I found myself using my cellphone as a flashlight. Couldn't get the stick back in.

Originally Posted by icyur2

Have you tried to reset the computer via the tap the brakes 20 times? Or..was that 10?

Anyways, maybe the computer needs to re-learn your driving pattern..not sure if this will help with your miles..but..11.5mpg is not good when you only have roughly 1000 miles on it..something is not right..

Originally Posted by alnielsen

Your complaint is with Autobarn, not Mazda. Autobarn has had a bad reputation for a while. I use Wilkins. They may be too far away for you though. I have had a long list of warrenty issues and they have been good at taking care of them. As far as the gas milage issue, I also get about 12 mpg. The only thing I can come up with is that it is the gas formulation sold in our area or a sensor is feeding the wrong information to the ecu causing the engine to run rich.

Are you comming to the meet on Tuesday?

Originally Posted by maddog63

Can you give me details on the Chicago area club? I am interested. Raptor 75, I also bought my car from Autobarn. Their service sucks. They are the morons that replaced my battery and screwed up my stereo. I just took it to Roto Mazda to see if they are any better and I wasn't impressed. The only dealer I have taken it to thus far that seems ok is Biggers, but I haven't had them fix anything yet. They have done my oil changesand are very inexpensive. Autobarn wants $35 for an oil change and Biggers was $17.

Originally Posted by icyur2

Have you tried to reset the computer via the tap the brakes 20 times? Or..was that 10?

Anyways, maybe the computer needs to re-learn your driving pattern..not sure if this will help with your miles..but..11.5mpg is not good when you only have roughly 1000 miles on it..something is not right..

Originally Posted by Revlis

I put gas in when the needle nears empty, while I am gassing up I check the oil... I close the hood, hang up the nozzle. Hop in and away I go...

Never even look at the pump really, don't give a damn about the milage. Just doesn't matter. I pay my Amex at the end of each month and the gas is on there somewhere.

Seriously, why the big discussions? No one here bought the car because of it's fuel Milage. hell a Z06 is more fuel efficient. We knew it got shiddy milage but we bought it cause of it's other traits. So screw it, put gas in when it needs it, same with oil, enjoy the ride and have fun!

Don't suck all the enjoyment out of a Sports Car. Doing so is kinda missing the whole point.

Yeah 11.5 sounds low, pisser. Get a second opinion from a second dealer and move on.

I know I know new guy and all of that... I'll go back to my corner...