| lonewolfcub |
Love the car, but I'm coming from a Nissan Altima that got 25-30 MPG so the fuel economy right now of 15 MPG is a bit shocking right now. No biggie, I'll get over it.
But I've read in a few other posts about the X "breaking in" for the first few hundred miles and that MPG will improve. Is this just wishful thinking?
I drive in the Wash. DC area so I sit in traffic a ton, I'm sure idling is killing my MPG. |
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| tophinator |
| Yep, traffic is horrible for suvs. I think the manual mentions to shift into D3 if you are in stop and go. |
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| drjay |
| That's about what I average (15-16 MPG) in city traffic. I can't honestly say that I've notice a lot of difference after the break-in period when it comes to stop-and-go NYC traffic. |
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| kingmdx |
| Hey I had an Altima a while back also :p ...yup this will be a shock from 25-30 ..to 16-22 but I am sure you knew that coming into the purchase ..I mean it is on the paper in the window ... but it should get better when the engine breaks in ...it always does in every vehicle I have had... so hang in there...you might get 18-24 :) ...lol ..but say bye bye to that 25-30 :p unless you intend to push it during traffic ..hehe |
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| csmeance |
| The break in oil in the MDX and the new-ness of the motor causes the bad MPG for the first 100-2000 miles. It is common with every honda vehicle I owned or own now. Overall the mileage should improve with some driving. |
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