Re: When Should Low MPG Be a Red Flag for Abuse?
My Insight, purchased just this August, had a lmpg of 45.1 mpg. Even having come from a Suburban Chicago dweller who commuted into the city everyday, and didn't know much about the car (got it for a great price because of this) that seemed pretty low. I saw how he treated his replacement car, a very sporty Toyota Matrix, so I could understand the low numbers on the Insight. The rear suspension did in fact, wear out soon. Fortunately HondaCare took care of that (otherwise a $400 job done for free) and the tires on the car were high quality, non-LRRs, I doubt the OEMs lasted long. At least they handle extremely well in snow and are very quiet compared to the stock LRRs. The pack seems in great shape. There have been only a few recals and the gauge stays at about 18 bars most of the time. Right now, I'm getting in the low 50's, but that's because I myself have a short trip in sub-freezing weather. I just got an engine block heater installed ($84 total) and have the warm air mod on currently. Now the fun is in raising the LMPG up over 50, then 55, then 60 and so on.
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