NoHoIS350

I normally I wouldn't make something like this a post but & I am not *****ing either. So I went to Zion this past weekend & drove out there from L.A. When I went out I noticed the gas gauge wasn't as far down as it normally would be at Barstow. Didn't really care just thought I must have had a huge tail wind. On the way back I filled up in Zion drove to Vegas for the night then left Vegas in the morning & got gas in Barstow. I filled her up in Barstow & just used about 1/4 tank back to North Hollywood. I checked tank average it said 27mpg going 80. Now I know before I had the service done I was getting like 22. All I had done was the 60K service & gas pedal & valve spring recall. Would a service like that make that big of a difference in MPG. Cuz wow i am happy. I own a house in Lake Havasu & it's 295 miles door to door. In the past i check my apprx range would say about 298ish now my apprx range says 325ish???? My brother even commented on my gas. Said damn pretty good MPG at 80. Or I might be on crack

edgeucated

iTrader: (4)

makes sense, you drove to vegas which means no stop and go traffic, 27 mpg is not too hard to imagine. In addition i normally get around 315 for a full tank of gas, so 325 isnt too far of a stretch.

the reason it might be better after the recall is because they probably unplug your battery. that resets the ecu, and i guess since you were driving to vegas, the car learned that there is not much stop and go traffic so it went into gas saving mode.

509IS350

iTrader: (5)

I hope that's the case bc I'm taking mine in next week.

syzygy

If you really make a conscious effort to drive like a "grandma" by coasting as often as possible and being very light on the pedal making sure you are always in 6th gear, you could probably see 29-30+ MPG on long trips.

Also, driving like a grandma doesn't mean driving slow, it just means being easy on the accelerator. You can cruise at 80-90 (I wouldn't go above 90 even in the fast lane) and still drive like a "grandma."

Kurtz

iTrader: (1)

On trips that are all highway/no stops I never get less than 27-28 mpg in my 350... I could see only getting 22 driving around LA normally I guess, but only time I'm that low around here is in constant stop-n-go traffic.

jbjones85

iTrader: (20)

alos at 60k they change the plugs, that could help too depending on what kind of condition the old ones were in.

NoHoIS350

Well my plugs must have been crappy cuz it's night & day diff now.