What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
#31
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Wow--that's fantastic mileage, especially for the first tank!
Congrats!
#33
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.
Consider this myth busted.
#34
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Now that I've done a few more tanks on 93 octane, it's clear that it has no real impact on the mileage. The scanguage MPG readout varies wildly in accuracy from tank-to-tank which fooled me. Once I saw three full high-octane tanks measurement it's pretty obvious (the smoothed gas mileage actually went down even though I had one good tank in the middle.)
Consider this myth busted.
Consider this myth busted.
#35
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Now that I've done a few more tanks on 93 octane, it's clear that it has no real impact on the mileage. The scanguage MPG readout varies wildly in accuracy from tank-to-tank which fooled me. Once I saw three full high-octane tanks measurement it's pretty obvious (the smoothed gas mileage actually went down even though I had one good tank in the middle.)
Consider this myth busted.
Consider this myth busted.
On a side note, I just finished a 1000-mile trip in my 1995 Chevrolet 4x4 full-size pickup (wife needed the VUE while I was away). Even with the A/C on, the old beast still managed 21.1 mpg. Certainly not VUE GL mileage, but not too shabby for a big ol' beast. I really think the Hybrid has taught me to be a more efficient driver in ALL our cars.
#36
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I recently bought my Saturn. To date I have logged approx. 3K mi. and the very best mileage I have been able to get is 20.5!!! My average is actually a mere 19.8 mpgs!! How can this be?? Is there anyone else out there experiencing such dismal results?? I am so disappointed in the performance I am ready to put it up for sale!
#37
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
To Optimystical:
The route you drive (highway vs local)...
Your driving style (speedy or conservative)....
Maintanence of Hybrid Vue (properly tuned, tires inflated, battery harness fixed...).....
All play an important role in your ultimate gas mileage.
Some of us get over 30mpg with easy. However, OurGL has struggled with his Hybrid Vue only averaging 22.5mpg lifetime. It could be the Vue or it could be your style of driving. Take a good look at both and that should yield the answer as to the poor gas mileage.
The route you drive (highway vs local)...
Your driving style (speedy or conservative)....
Maintanence of Hybrid Vue (properly tuned, tires inflated, battery harness fixed...).....
All play an important role in your ultimate gas mileage.
Some of us get over 30mpg with easy. However, OurGL has struggled with his Hybrid Vue only averaging 22.5mpg lifetime. It could be the Vue or it could be your style of driving. Take a good look at both and that should yield the answer as to the poor gas mileage.
#38
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
I recently bought my Saturn. To date I have logged approx. 3K mi. and the very best mileage I have been able to get is 20.5!!! My average is actually a mere 19.8 mpgs!! How can this be?? Is there anyone else out there experiencing such dismal results?? I am so disappointed in the performance I am ready to put it up for sale!
#39
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
FYI - For those Hybrid Vues on the east coast - the HOV Lanes on the New Jersey Turnpike are now open to all Hybrid Vues as well as all Hybrid vehicles.
http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/index.htm
Please zip right along.
http://www.state.nj.us/turnpike/index.htm
Please zip right along.
#40
Re: What Gas Mileage Are You Getting With Your Vue?
Check out my tank details. All noted so you can see the variance. We're hoping the recall will help solve some of the issues but won't be surprised if it doesn't. Bottom line is we have a 15 min start/stop commute in suburbia with some highway going out of town, which doesn't seem to suit the VUE. Usually about 80/20 c/h, we're not lead footed, and we can't get decent performance try as we might.
I plan on recording 2 or 3 more tanks after the recall is done, to see if there's an uptick, then that's it for me as any more is pointless.
An obvious question? Is ECO ON with your VUE (it's set off the trip stalk and is easy to turn off accidentally)? You wouldn't see any hybrid activity if this was the case and you'd just be running as a standard motor.
I plan on recording 2 or 3 more tanks after the recall is done, to see if there's an uptick, then that's it for me as any more is pointless.
An obvious question? Is ECO ON with your VUE (it's set off the trip stalk and is easy to turn off accidentally)? You wouldn't see any hybrid activity if this was the case and you'd just be running as a standard motor.