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Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
My first two tanks have me between 26 and 27. Loaded down with 80mph driving on the hwy. I hope to get up to 31 soon. I am going to try to run 93 octane on my way from AL to FL.
2003 2.2 vue 60,000 miles (Retired)
2007 Suburban Flexfuel 15mpg average
2007 GL
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
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Originally Posted by heloavi
My first two tanks have me between 26 and 27. Loaded down with 80mph driving on the hwy. I hope to get up to 31 soon. I am going to try to run 93 octane on my way from AL to FL.
Is the speed limit 80 mph in Florida?? Slow that rig down, run it on regular and you might just live to see 30 mpg!!
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
I was wondering other's opinions on high octane in the GL. Some folks on the SaturnFans boards have mentioned that high-octane fuel is recommended (but not required) in the Aura GL, which has what I thought was the same LAT powertrain.
I have never used high test in our VUE GL and didn't think it was necessary or recommended, which I thought was somewhat odd given the engine's variable valve technology and higher compression ratio. Thoughts?
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Higher octane fuel isn't necessary until detonation (knock, misfire, call it what you will) starts occuring. If you have a scanguage you *should* be able to find a field called knock counts or spark counts. Typically the computer will register a few on startup which really aren't of any concern. If this number keeps climbing during normal driving then bumping your gas up to a higher octane rating can help. I'm more familiar with OBD-I systems as opposed to the OBD-II systems, but the ideas are the same; no reason to run higher octane gas if it's not detonating and there's no reason it should under light driving.
2007 Saturn View Greenline 30 mpg ftw!!
1992 Camaro, Small block, Nitrous, 5 Speed, not exactly a green machine but definitely a fun toy for friday nights!
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
I started with 93 octane and noticed an immediate improvement in my mileage. I'll give it a few tanks to settle down and see if it's really worth it, but the first indication is pretty good: 33 mpg on a mixed local/highway tank; the last time I saw 33 mpg was on a pure highway trip.