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    Quote Originally Posted by nternal1 View Post
    I smell a moron who thinks anyone who doesn't say what every one else says should be dismissed.
    Oh, the irony.

    Everyone else is saying the mirage gets better gas mileage. You're the only one saying it doesn't.

    So *I* smell a name calling internet tough guy who thinks whatever everyone says can be dismissed, if it doesn't agree with their own experience.



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    Quote Originally Posted by IchabodCrane View Post
    I have the cvt mirage as well so I can't agree with your numbers either... You're doing something wrong.
    Has nobody every driven in the city before? What I'm doing "wrong" is that I live in Vancouver.
    Vancouver = stop and go traffic
    As for what I'm doing "wrong". I am following the "rally car" driver's advice for improving milage (from this website) exactly.
    I accelerate very lightly and keep the rpms between 1700 and 2000 rpm.

    Ps. My trips to work are 7 km but often involve stopping for groceries and other things along the way making things even worse. Like, I said, my Metro did an admirable job under these kinds of brutal driving conditions and averaged 13-14 km/litre.
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    FYI, I don't have a problem believing the fuel economy being reported. I've driven in Vancouver. (I've also biked far more than I've driven in Vancouver, and I'd definitely be pedaling the 7 km instead of driving. But I don't know your particular route, health condition, etc. Won't hold that against you.)

    Everybody: keep in mind this owner is describing nearly worst-case conditions: (1) stop & go (2) urban driving in (3) hilly terrain over (4) short distances (5) in winter temperatures (which actually aren't severe in Van - ie. rarely below freezing) (6) in a car that's not broken in.

    That said, if I were in Van, I would still LOVE to ride along to see the driving techniques. (Also FYI, acceleration technique has a relatively small impact on fuel economy in the city. Far more fuel is wasted with the brake pedal than the gas pedal.)

    So next question! Now what are you going to do?

    Do you think you could be getting better fuel economy from any other comparable new car, manual or automatic? Are you going to go back to the dealership and ask to try a manual? Compare it over the same route?

    Do you have access to a plug where you park? I'd consider a block heater, because a major problem is the car isn't getting up to full operating temp in your short trips. Pre-heating the coolant would help somewhat. What tire pressure are you running?

    Or are you just going to make overly-dramatic statements about how terrible your car is compared to 30 year old technology and leave it at that?

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 automatic: 38.4 mpg (US) ... 16.3 km/L ... 6.1 L/100 km ... 46.1 mpg (Imp)


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    Quote Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
    FYI, I don't have a problem believing the fuel economy being reported. I've driven in Vancouver. (I've also biked far more than I've driven in Vancouver, and I'd definitely be pedaling the 7 km instead of driving. But I don't know your particular route, health condition, etc. Won't hold that against you.)

    Everybody: keep in mind this owner is describing nearly worst-case conditions: (1) stop & go (2) urban driving in (3) hilly terrain over (4) short distances (5) in winter temperatures (which actually aren't severe in Van - ie. rarely below freezing) (6) in a car that's not broken in.

    That said, if I were in Van, I would still LOVE to ride along to see the driving techniques. (Also FYI, acceleration technique has a relatively small impact on fuel economy in the city. Far more fuel is wasted with the brake pedal than the gas pedal.)

    So next question! Now what are you going to do?

    Do you think you could be getting better fuel economy from any other comparable new car, manual or automatic? Are you going to go back to the dealership and ask to try a manual? Compare it over the same route?

    Do you have access to a plug where you park? I'd consider a block heater, because a major problem is the car isn't getting up to full operating temp in your short trips. Pre-heating the coolant would help somewhat. What tire pressure are you running?

    Or are you just going to make overly-dramatic statements about how terrible your car is compared to 30 year old technology and leave it at that?
    I don't need to explain to you why I drive to work. I've been doing cardio and weights for 30 years and have no problem with excercise. I just happen to have a job where I have to be "presentable" to my students and standing in front of a class sopping wet after riding my bike to school in the rain isn't an option for me.
    Is that OK with you?

    As for making dramatic statements...do you really think I enjoy realizing I just spent $15000 on a CVT SE only to get worse perfomance than a Geo Metro? Go ahead and convince yourself that this is a good deal if you want. It isn't.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tinker1980 View Post
    Oh, the irony.

    Everyone else is saying the mirage gets better gas mileage. You're the only one saying it doesn't.

    So *I* smell a name calling internet tough guy who thinks whatever everyone says can be dismissed, if it doesn't agree with their own experience.
    Are you reallly that stupid? I havn't dismissed anyone and you are the one that started with the name calling.

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    OK, we have our answer: Overly dramatic statements, and we'll leave it at that!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    How many miles do you have? Your prly still in the break in period. Do you do your own calculations for fuel economy or do you use the on board trip computer? Were not trying to attack you, we are trying to help you with your fuel economy issue.
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    Then trade it for a metro,and stroll down the yellow brick road


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 automatic: 38.4 mpg (US) ... 16.3 km/L ... 6.1 L/100 km ... 46.1 mpg (Imp)


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