2003 Elantra getting 19/20 MPG [city] anyone have a fix. Dealer
dumfounded????

 

I'm going to assume that you have the automatic tranny (which means
that the sticker MPG is 24/33).

First, how many miles are on the car? If you haven't properly broken
in the engine then this is to be expected for the first ~2000 miles.

How do you drive it? If you're real heavy on the gas and break then
that's about right. Also, if you spend a significant amount of time
above 2500 RPMs then that will do it as well.

On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:20:29 -0500, "news group" <jmucha@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>2003 Elantra getting 19/20 MPG [city] anyone have a fix. Dealer
>dumfounded????
>

 

If you are like my wife who makes 50-60 VERY short trips (less than a mile)
you will get about 18mpg.

I can get 24mpg if the trips are a longer distance but the tiny trips are
mileage killers for this car.

I get 32-34mpg on the high way though............ she used to use an older
van (350 chevy) for those shortys and we got 5-6mpg!

The trips are absolutely necessary for business so don't go there please.

Michael

Jesus said that we would always have the poor with us. American
conservatives seem to think this is a good thing.



"Jason" <noneofyourbusiness@biteme.net> wrote in message
news:s6bsnv08k3rrtnbb9fgj78bu5eo9jqdlem@4ax.com...
> I'm going to assume that you have the automatic tranny (which means
> that the sticker MPG is 24/33).
>
> First, how many miles are on the car? If you haven't properly broken
> in the engine then this is to be expected for the first ~2000 miles.
>
> How do you drive it? If you're real heavy on the gas and break then
> that's about right. Also, if you spend a significant amount of time
> above 2500 RPMs then that will do it as well.
>
> On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:20:29 -0500, "news group" <jmucha@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >2003 Elantra getting 19/20 MPG [city] anyone have a fix. Dealer
> >dumfounded????
> >
>

 

That does not make me happy.. Sold 94 tempo got constant 22 mpg city 26
hwy..
"Michael" <mcb4u@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ajGfb.38391$%h1.26222@sccrnsc02...
> If you are like my wife who makes 50-60 VERY short trips (less than a
mile)
> you will get about 18mpg.
>
> I can get 24mpg if the trips are a longer distance but the tiny trips are
> mileage killers for this car.
>
> I get 32-34mpg on the high way though............ she used to use an older
> van (350 chevy) for those shortys and we got 5-6mpg!
>
> The trips are absolutely necessary for business so don't go there please.
>
> Michael
>
> Jesus said that we would always have the poor with us. American
> conservatives seem to think this is a good thing.
>
>
>
> "Jason" <noneofyourbusiness@biteme.net> wrote in message
> news:s6bsnv08k3rrtnbb9fgj78bu5eo9jqdlem@4ax.com...
> > I'm going to assume that you have the automatic tranny (which means
> > that the sticker MPG is 24/33).
> >
> > First, how many miles are on the car? If you haven't properly broken
> > in the engine then this is to be expected for the first ~2000 miles.
> >
> > How do you drive it? If you're real heavy on the gas and break then
> > that's about right. Also, if you spend a significant amount of time
> > above 2500 RPMs then that will do it as well.
> >
> > On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:20:29 -0500, "news group" <jmucha@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >2003 Elantra getting 19/20 MPG [city] anyone have a fix. Dealer
> > >dumfounded????
> > >
> >
>
>