Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Howdy folks:
My wife got a 2007 Vue Hybrid and we have taken it back to the dealers 4 times complaining of the terrible gas mileage it gets. The best we ever did was 24MPG and that is doing 85 on the highway. Typical city mileage has been around 17 to 18, and we don't do much hwy driving so I really can't give you any numbers for that. Dealer had the car test driving it and it did about the same. Mind you we log every thank, and even when I drive the car the mileage is still the pits. I've even pumped up the tires to make them harder and it still does not make any difference.
I'm not new to hybrids as I have a 05 civic hybrid that gets me around 44mpg. To add insult to injury, the dealer in the last test drive crashed the vehicle with airbag deployment (not their fault, some moron ran a stop sign).
My wife is fighting with Saturn now since we wanted to lemon law the car anyway given the terrible performance in terms of gas mileage.
I'm happy to see that many of you get numbers that I was estimating from the EPA sticker on the vehicle. I guess we just got bad luck with a bad one.
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Do you have your numbers posted here yet?
Our's isn't doing much better and we've had it out of our hands for over a month as they tried to test it out. No great revelations. Basically it seems they don't work well on short trip suburban conditions try as we might. Check out our numbers -better on long distance but that's nothing to do with the hybrid.
Bottom line is I don't think we get much fuel saving but the system does work to make a 4 cyl seem much more peppy on takeoff.
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
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Originally Posted by OurGL
Do you have your numbers posted here yet?
Our's isn't doing much better and we've had it out of our hands for over a month as they tried to test it out. No great revelations. Basically it seems they don't work well on short trip suburban conditions try as we might. Check out our numbers -better on long distance but that's nothing to do with the hybrid.
Bottom line is I don't think we get much fuel saving but the system does work to make a 4 cyl seem much more peppy on takeoff.
I have not had a chance to post our number yet but I will. Bottom line is last night we replaced it with a 2008 vue, got a very good deal from the dealer albeit we had extenuating circumstances with the accident of the original vehicle.
BTW, the crash was a very minor side impact on the rear passenger lower rocker panel and both side air bags deployed destroying the liner. Major repair and I don't think they would ever get it right again.
Was that a Hybrid 2008 Vue? Probably not as I do not think they are out yet.
To answer your question, no, it is a standard 2008 Vue. I can tell you though that ergonomically, it is a major improvement over the 2007 model. I would have liked to get a 2008 but I believe that GM/Saturn is having some major issues with their implementation and that is what is causing the delay.
Per the dealer they were supposed to get the Hybrids in January.
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
We have two Vues, a 2007 Hybrid and a 2006 4 cylinder. We have been keeping an exhaustive spreadsheet on our fuel consumption. Here are a few results from the spreadsheets. Please note that the weather in our area has been extremely snowy and cold compared to normal often with daytime highs of around 10 F. Top mileage was achieved after an extended highway run during the summer months. Both Vues live outdoors and the 2006 is used 98% city driving while the Hybrid has a 50%/50% mix of highway/city. The fuel costs per mile are based on an average gas price in our area of about $3.78 per US Gallon ($1.00/litre).
Hybrid........4 Cylinder
Vue............2006 Vue
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25.................20 September 10 (USMPG)
22.4..............14 November 7 (USMPG)
22.3..............15.3 December 15 (USMPG)
18.6..............12 January 30 (USMPG)
33.1.............32.7 Top Mileage to date. (USMPG)
$0.1667........$0.2321 Fuel cost per mile (Imperial Gallons)
Obviously, we tend to use the Hybrid more than the standard Vue and that is reflected in the fact that the Greenline now has double the mileage of the standard even though the latter is 10 months older. :-) Please remember that government tests/ratings are often conducted under ideal conditions. Real world mileage will vary with climate and terrain. Hope this sheds a bit of light.
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Replacement 2008 Vue....
