My wife bought an MDX a week ago, it has 150 miles on it. Computer says it is getting 11 to 13 miles per gallon on premium (required), driven moderately. It is rated 17/23. Can I expect this to improve as the engine breaks in? Or do I have a lemon? Has anyone experienced this from a new engine & did it improve with a little age? JM
Uh, you bought an SUV. This is like buying Whoppers and whining about obesity. ____________________________________ How to turn off 'Maintenance Required" light: 1. Hold trip/reset button on dash 2. Turn key to "ON" or start engine 3. Hold button til light goes out ---------------------------------------------------
Based on input from various Pilot/MDX owners on this newsgroup, 14 MPG seems to be the typical real-world MPG. I wouldn't trust the onboard computer. I'd like to see a new metric called TMPG (ton miles per gallon). The pilot would get (4400/2000) * 14 = 30.3 How does your vehicle compare to this, r.a.m.h readers? Andrew
Your wife needs to lighten up on the "Loud-Pedal" if you want more mpg. -- Tp, -------- __o ----- -\<. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\<. -------------------- ( )/ ( )
Yes, I get the humor of someone buying a Hummer and bitching about 8 miles per gallon. Which is apparently fairly common. I am simply asking if a tight engine and new vehicle can be expected to work itself out during break-in. Although I've had 8 or so new vehicles, I've never had one with a computer before, and I found the low number to be distressing. Perhaps this is normal at this point, but I never noticed on a new car before, since I generally don't calculate mpg until after thousands of miles of ownership. It also occurred to me that the ODBII engines fine-tune themselves after a number of start-ups, and maybe this one hasn't finished that process yet, leading to some additional ineffiency. JM
That was just witty as hell. Come on people, you're jealousy is showing. If I had "complained" about an Accord DX I-4 getting only 19 mpg instead of the rated 24, I wouldn't be getting these assinine comments. Even though the percentage drop is about the same. If I had mentioned that my actual 2004 EX V6 Accord, with 400 total miles, is getting 23 in the city, more than the 21 it is rated for, you couldn't have cared less. But bring an SUV into the picture, and I get crap. Well, kiss off. First, my wife traded in a '99 Passport, which was a real SUV that got 16 mpg no matter what: city, highway, it didn't matter. Even though it was rated 16/20. I am pretty familiar with gas-sucking pigs, in other words. Second, the MDX is a CROSSOVER SUV built on a minivan chassis. This is no SUV, which I too detest. My question was based on rated mileage figures, and the apparent failure to reach those numbers. I inquired specifically whether a tight engine could cause this temporarily. Well, it is obvious that most of the people commenting have no clue, and just want to rag. Third, I have been a member of this group for about 5 months, in preparation for buying my Accord, which I did 2 months ago. I am also a member of other groups for other cars. Suffice to say, this is overall a uninformed, rude group (with a number of shining exceptions and you know who you are) compared to my past experiences. JM
You're talking about 2 different classes of vehicles here. Large SUV's and minivans are heavier vehicles, and that contributes greatly to the increased fuel consumption. Minivans guzzle as much gas as high-end SUV's, if not more. So your point here is irrelevant. If you were able to afford a high-priced gas-guzzling SUV or minivan, then surely you can afford the high cost of refueling it. In other words, mileage should be OF NO CONCERN to you.
I own a Lexus RX300 with a computer and here's what I do when I want to feel good about the MPG number. Right before you hit the freeway for a trip that involves more than a few miles, reset your computer. The mpg will shoot up to freeway mileage. Then, when you drive around town, you can watch it drop. Seriously, 150 miles hasn't given a good enough amount to truly see where you will land in average mpgs. I've let mine sit now without resetting and I'm averaging 18.1. I hope, for your sake, you get a few more numbers added to the figure you posted. Also, one thing to consider as this is becoming more and more popular to do...did you upgrade the wheels and tires to a different size? If they don't adjust the speedo for you, your true mpg will be off.
Ligten up. Some people like to know how their new car stacks up against others. I'm sure he's still filling his car with gas and it's not breaking him financially. I don't think money had anything to do with his query. One of my favorite features in the Lex is knowing the outside temp. It's a gauge with no true value, I can't change how hot or cold it is. But I love knowing the temp. It should be OF NO CONCERN to me, but it's my nature to want to know. Whatever floats your boat....
I did just the opposite the other day in my Civic Hybrid. I was stopped at a light with the engine idling (instead of auto-stop) because I wanted the A/C on. I had just reset the trip meter about a block earlier. As I pulled away from the stop, I showed 9mpg for a block or two.
YHBT. Trolling? Hardly, just a self-serving cop-out after the fact. Trolls have to give some indication in their posts to clue the cognicenti that it is a put-on to tweak the newbie. Yours didn't. No artistry on your part, so, zero points awarded. JM Inigo Montoya: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." The Princess Bride
I agree with this guy. just because you gotta be a fairly rich man to afford a luxury SUV doesn't mean you give up your right to expect to get the rated fuel economy. besides, if there is a way to get a MDX better gas mileage, that means there will be more gas for my car! aNGEL "Go 90 horsies Go!" Me trying to merge onto 80 at Torrence Ave.
