Thursday, September 22, 2011

Crappy car mileage.!!?

Hi All



I have a 2001 hyundai elantra which I think is guzzling lots of gas. Just out of curiosity, is it reasonable to expect a car maintain its mileage rating as it gets older (assuming that the car is well maintained etc..etc). IF not, how different mileage rating will get (on average).



Anyway my problem is that I am getting worse and worse mileage for my car. It seems like I can see that the fuel gauge move (down) while driving even after travelling just around 6-7 miles. I noticed that this gas usage is worse when there is a lot of hill climbs and fast acceleration in a stop/go traffic. If I was to be maintaining steady speed, then the usage is more reasonable.



I regularly have the car serviced and looked into the obvious stuff (e.g. changing air filters, fuel filter and tyre pressure) but it does not seem to make any difference. I even tried using those fuel system cleaner additive (the one you add to the gas tank) to clean the injectors ect. It seems to work for a while but the effect is gone after refilling. Does anyone have suggestions what I should check ?



thanksCrappy car mileage.!!?
well for starters that estimated %26lt;----- estimated miles per galon ratio they put on the window is wrong if it says 34 miles to the gallon thats because the car is 100% perfect tires **** and span engine clean air filter and even then they are shaving points so they can sell more cars if it says 34 miles to the gallon you might as well call it about 31 witch may not sound like a big deal but if you have 10 gallon engine and a 3 mile per gallon difference its a 30 mile loss you have witch is a long walk lol if you dont clean your engine yes i would expect it to drop i dont mean just changing oil cause in the end your just putting clean oil into a dirty nasty dicusting oil pan not to metion every thing inside that engine tire pressure affects gas milage as does the air filter if you keep those in check you should be at 90% of what they originally promissed if they promissed 34 new at 10 yrs id explect 29mpg if well taken care of, my advice to you is next time you get your oil changed ask them if they have any of the engine cleaning treatments for your engine it will cost you about 80 bucks maybe more but it cleans the sludge out your engine your car will thank you for it, and another possibility with your car you may have a gas leak somewhere if you feel its really that badCrappy car mileage.!!?
Every car has a higher fuel consumption when driving through hills or when accelerating fast in a stop/go traffic. If you want a lower gas milage, buy a Diesel car and you often save more than 30% gas.Crappy car mileage.!!?
well if you have done a tune up lately and didnt help what about fuel type your using or maybe try auto zone ask them to scan it might show a problem you cant see