| Loose Cannon |
| My 2004 seems to hold first gear MUCH longer than my 2001. This has to equate to worse gas mileage (particularly a concern at $2.50 a gallon). Anyone have a similar experience? |
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| rvehock |
| What is you current MPG compared to your '01? |
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| Fabvsix |
| I like it because I doesn't beat the tourque converter to hell as it does on my Acura CL ! You'll get use to it ......... |
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| Loose Cannon |
msu79gt82,
I like the use of "we" you sound like a prosecuter. Not to start a fight, but, let the moderators do their job. :26:
rvehock,
Gas mileage is 10mpg in the 2004 whereas it used to be 13-14mpg in the 2001. A very significant difference. :trustme:
Fabvsix,
I agree, and it makes the MDX more responsive at low speed. :roadtrip:
Regards,
Loose |
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| rvehock |
quote:
Originally posted by Loose Cannon
Gas mileage is 10mpg in the 2004 whereas it used to be 13-14mpg in the 2001. A very significant difference. :trustme:
OUCH :eek: , I get between 15 and 17 MPG in the city still with my '01. You may want to keep that throttle foot as light as possible until the gas prices begin to lift a little:4: |
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| dipersp |
| I've noticed the same - sometimes I'm almost waiting for it to shift. . . Too bad they didn't make the X in a 6-speed stick! Never been a fan of the automagics. |
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| cp_ssrebba |
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Originally posted by dipersp
I've noticed the same - sometimes I'm almost waiting for it to shift. . . Too bad they didn't make the X in a 6-speed stick! Never been a fan of the automagics.
me 2.
i most of the time try to make it shift to 2nd.
mine says 18.8 mpg on the trip computer. |
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| clarkjrmac |
| My 2004 does the same thing. Out of all the annoyances that people have posted, none of them really bother me except for this one. That being said, there is not another SUV I would want instead, but sometimes the whine of engine gets really high and I am not even giving it much gas. The dealer of course said it was perfectly normal. |
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| km166 |
i have noticed this as well. in fact, i first noticed it after the EVAP recall and posted the following this past January:
High Revs after Recall - Help
I brought my 04 MDX to the dealer for its 3 month service and EVAP recall yesterday. When I picked up the car last night I immediately noticed that the RPMs were running quite high under normal acceleration as the car shifts from 1st to 2nd gear ? going as high as 3500-3800 RPMs before shifting into the next gear.
I brought it back to the dealer first thing this morning. A technician drove it and thought that it might be shifting a little high but would have to compare it to another MDX. I left it with them and am awaiting a phone call.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this after having the recall performed? Any thoughts?
Thanks.
I find that the high rev shift from 1st to 2nd gear happens only after the car has been sitting for a long period of time in very cold weather. |
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| teke |
| my lexus rx 300 does the same thing...the dealer told me that it helps it warm up more quickly???? I didn't excatly buy that explanantion |
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| The X-men |
quote:
Originally posted by teke
my lexus rx 300 does the same thing...the dealer told me that it helps it warm up more quickly???? I didn't excatly buy that explanantion
LMAO. OMG, that has to be one of the better one I have heard in a long while. |
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| vicpai |
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Originally posted by teke
my lexus rx 300 does the same thing...the dealer told me that it helps it warm up more quickly???? I didn't excatly buy that explanantion
.....what he said was partially correct. However this happens only on cold days when the vehicle is driven for the first time. However, if your vehicle does this all the time, even when it's driven and the engine is warm, then there's obivously something wrong there. When the engine has been sitting overnight and it's cold outside, the transmission stays in lower gears for a longer time to get the engine up to normal operating temperature as quickly as possible. As a matter of fact the ECU is programmed this way. Contrary to popular belief, the PRIMARY reason for this, is not to get the engine at peak efficiency as soon as possible, but more of an "EMISSIONS protocol" which indirectly boils down to the same thing, and that is to get the engine to normal operating tempratures as quickly as possible, thereby reaching peak operating efficiency and maximum reduced emissions.
......but I do understand your skepticism!!... A large percentage of these "service advisors" are either ignorant or plain liars, that it becomes very hard to believe them, even on the rare occasion :rolleyes: when they're accurate or actually telling the truth!! |
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