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daagar wrote:
> I have a new (< 3000miles) 2004 Dodge Neon SXT (auto trans.). The > sticker said the car should be getting 25-31 MPG. Unfortunately, I > have yet to get anything above 22-23 regardless of my driving > (city/highway/etc). > > Being a new vehicle, I don't expect it to be a problem with spark > plugs, O2 sensors, tire inflation, etc. Is there anything else that > can be checked? I fear a trip to the dealer would turn up empty since > 22mpg is "close" to 25... however, a previous car with the same rating > easily did 28-30 on average with the same useage and I'd like to > regain something close to that. > > Could this really be something as simple as 'heavy-footing' it? Or is > there are potential underlying problem? This car is a bit more > powerful than the last (a 2001 Saturn), so I suppose that could be it > (my wife is quite the lead-foot from a stop..) > > Thanks. I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. |
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>I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got
>anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L SOHC, automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've never tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. |
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>I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got
>anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L SOHC, automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've never tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. |
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"Gdt876" > wrote in message ... | >I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got | >anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. | | My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L SOHC, | automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've never | tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last | several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. | | Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. | At one time they had a DOHC 2.0 150 horsepower for the "sport" model and a SOHC 2.0 132 horsepower for the standard highline model. My wife has one of the 1997 sport models wit a 5-speed. She drove it hard and still averaged about 29-30MPG mixed and 36-38 highway. |
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"Gdt876" > wrote in message ... | >I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got | >anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. | | My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L SOHC, | automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've never | tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last | several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. | | Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. | At one time they had a DOHC 2.0 150 horsepower for the "sport" model and a SOHC 2.0 132 horsepower for the standard highline model. My wife has one of the 1997 sport models wit a 5-speed. She drove it hard and still averaged about 29-30MPG mixed and 36-38 highway. |
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My 2003 Sebring w/2.7 got about 21-23MPG until it was fully broken in. I
get 25MPG now. "daagar" > wrote in message om... >I have a new (< 3000miles) 2004 Dodge Neon SXT (auto trans.). The > sticker said the car should be getting 25-31 MPG. Unfortunately, I > have yet to get anything above 22-23 regardless of my driving > (city/highway/etc). > > Being a new vehicle, I don't expect it to be a problem with spark > plugs, O2 sensors, tire inflation, etc. Is there anything else that > can be checked? I fear a trip to the dealer would turn up empty since > 22mpg is "close" to 25... however, a previous car with the same rating > easily did 28-30 on average with the same useage and I'd like to > regain something close to that. > > Could this really be something as simple as 'heavy-footing' it? Or is > there are potential underlying problem? This car is a bit more > powerful than the last (a 2001 Saturn), so I suppose that could be it > (my wife is quite the lead-foot from a stop..) > > Thanks. |
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My 2003 Sebring w/2.7 got about 21-23MPG until it was fully broken in. I
get 25MPG now. "daagar" > wrote in message om... >I have a new (< 3000miles) 2004 Dodge Neon SXT (auto trans.). The > sticker said the car should be getting 25-31 MPG. Unfortunately, I > have yet to get anything above 22-23 regardless of my driving > (city/highway/etc). > > Being a new vehicle, I don't expect it to be a problem with spark > plugs, O2 sensors, tire inflation, etc. Is there anything else that > can be checked? I fear a trip to the dealer would turn up empty since > 22mpg is "close" to 25... however, a previous car with the same rating > easily did 28-30 on average with the same useage and I'd like to > regain something close to that. > > Could this really be something as simple as 'heavy-footing' it? Or is > there are potential underlying problem? This car is a bit more > powerful than the last (a 2001 Saturn), so I suppose that could be it > (my wife is quite the lead-foot from a stop..) > > Thanks. |
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In article > "James C. Reeves" > writes:
> >"Gdt876" > wrote in message ... >| >I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got >| >anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. >| >| My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L >SOHC, >| automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've >never >| tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last >| several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. >| >| Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. >| > >At one time they had a DOHC 2.0 150 horsepower for the "sport" model and a SOHC >2.0 132 horsepower for the standard highline model. My wife has one of the >1997 sport models wit a 5-speed. She drove it hard and still averaged about >29-30MPG mixed and 36-38 highway. Yep -- my '98 R/T got comparable gas mileage. The 5 speed made a huge difference over the 3 speed automatic. My 2001 R/T gets about 27 mpg mixed, and my wife's '95 Voyager (3.0 L w/ 4 speed auto) gets about 20 mpg, mixed or highway. These are both close enough to the EPA estimates IMHO. -- Jeff Wieland |
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In article > "James C. Reeves" > writes:
> >"Gdt876" > wrote in message ... >| >I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got >| >anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg. >| >| My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L >SOHC, >| automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've >never >| tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last >| several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage. >| >| Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw. >| > >At one time they had a DOHC 2.0 150 horsepower for the "sport" model and a SOHC >2.0 132 horsepower for the standard highline model. My wife has one of the >1997 sport models wit a 5-speed. She drove it hard and still averaged about >29-30MPG mixed and 36-38 highway. Yep -- my '98 R/T got comparable gas mileage. The 5 speed made a huge difference over the 3 speed automatic. My 2001 R/T gets about 27 mpg mixed, and my wife's '95 Voyager (3.0 L w/ 4 speed auto) gets about 20 mpg, mixed or highway. These are both close enough to the EPA estimates IMHO. -- Jeff Wieland |
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