"Smee" <farkoff@mac.com> wrote in message
news:2006061121060616807-farkoff@maccom...
> Just recently returned from vacation, and the rental car I had was an
> '06 Sonata V6 with 1179 miles on it. I picked the car up in Denver a
> bit disappointed since I was hoping for a Mustang. I drove the car
> from Denver to Rapid City to Sioux Falls to Minneapolis and put about
> 1100 miles on the car. I was surprised by the size of the car (I have
> an Elantra '05 hatch) it seemed much bigger then I thought it was. I
> drove 98% of the time on the highway with the cruise control set
> between 70-80 mph and the AC on, by the time I turned the car in the
> trip computer said I was getting 40MPG. My only complaint about the
> car was the control for the sunroof, I prefer separate switches for
> tilt and open as opposed to the one switch in the Sonata (I kept
> getting the feeling it wasn't closed properly). If I had known the
> Sonata was this roomy and got such good gas mileage I would have bought
> one instead of the Elantra.

The trip computer has 2 data points that begin with Avg MP.... are you sure
you weren't looking at the Average MP(H)our reading instead of the
MP(G)allon page? I took mine on a trip to Atlanta this week and according to
the computer, I averaged 26.5 MPG and 35MPH for the trip with probably 70%
freeway and 30% city/county roads. I could easily see your average being
40MPH or better with a higher percentage/duration of freeway time.

Just a thought anyway.

 

KW wrote:
> "Smee" <farkoff@mac.com> wrote in message
> news:2006061121060616807-farkoff@maccom...
> > Just recently returned from vacation, and the rental car I had was an
> > '06 Sonata V6 with 1179 miles on it. I picked the car up in Denver a
> > bit disappointed since I was hoping for a Mustang. I drove the car
> > from Denver to Rapid City to Sioux Falls to Minneapolis and put about
> > 1100 miles on the car. I was surprised by the size of the car (I have
> > an Elantra '05 hatch) it seemed much bigger then I thought it was. I
> > drove 98% of the time on the highway with the cruise control set
> > between 70-80 mph and the AC on, by the time I turned the car in the
> > trip computer said I was getting 40MPG. My only complaint about the
> > car was the control for the sunroof, I prefer separate switches for
> > tilt and open as opposed to the one switch in the Sonata (I kept
> > getting the feeling it wasn't closed properly). If I had known the
> > Sonata was this roomy and got such good gas mileage I would have bought
> > one instead of the Elantra.
>
> The trip computer has 2 data points that begin with Avg MP.... are you sure
> you weren't looking at the Average MP(H)our reading instead of the
> MP(G)allon page? I took mine on a trip to Atlanta this week and according to
> the computer, I averaged 26.5 MPG and 35MPH for the trip with probably 70%
> freeway and 30% city/county roads. I could easily see your average being
> 40MPH or better with a higher percentage/duration of freeway time.
>
> Just a thought anyway.
Yeah I am sure it is something like that. 40 MPG & you won't be able to
find any Sonatas at dealers!

 

KW wrote:
> "Smee" <farkoff@mac.com> wrote in message
> news:2006061121060616807-farkoff@maccom...
> > Just recently returned from vacation, and the rental car I had was an
> > '06 Sonata V6 with 1179 miles on it. I picked the car up in Denver a
> > bit disappointed since I was hoping for a Mustang. I drove the car
> > from Denver to Rapid City to Sioux Falls to Minneapolis and put about
> > 1100 miles on the car. I was surprised by the size of the car (I have
> > an Elantra '05 hatch) it seemed much bigger then I thought it was. I
> > drove 98% of the time on the highway with the cruise control set
> > between 70-80 mph and the AC on, by the time I turned the car in the
> > trip computer said I was getting 40MPG. My only complaint about the
> > car was the control for the sunroof, I prefer separate switches for
> > tilt and open as opposed to the one switch in the Sonata (I kept
> > getting the feeling it wasn't closed properly). If I had known the
> > Sonata was this roomy and got such good gas mileage I would have bought
> > one instead of the Elantra.
>
> The trip computer has 2 data points that begin with Avg MP.... are you sure
> you weren't looking at the Average MP(H)our reading instead of the
> MP(G)allon page? I took mine on a trip to Atlanta this week and according to
> the computer, I averaged 26.5 MPG and 35MPH for the trip with probably 70%
> freeway and 30% city/county roads. I could easily see your average being
> 40MPH or better with a higher percentage/duration of freeway time.
>
> Just a thought anyway.
Yeah I am sure it is something like that. 40 MPG & you won't be able to
find any Sonatas at dealers!

 

KW wrote:
> "Smee" <farkoff@mac.com> wrote in message
> news:2006061121060616807-farkoff@maccom...
> > Just recently returned from vacation, and the rental car I had was an
> > '06 Sonata V6 with 1179 miles on it. I picked the car up in Denver a
> > bit disappointed since I was hoping for a Mustang. I drove the car
> > from Denver to Rapid City to Sioux Falls to Minneapolis and put about
> > 1100 miles on the car. I was surprised by the size of the car (I have
> > an Elantra '05 hatch) it seemed much bigger then I thought it was. I
> > drove 98% of the time on the highway with the cruise control set
> > between 70-80 mph and the AC on, by the time I turned the car in the
> > trip computer said I was getting 40MPG. My only complaint about the
> > car was the control for the sunroof, I prefer separate switches for
> > tilt and open as opposed to the one switch in the Sonata (I kept
> > getting the feeling it wasn't closed properly). If I had known the
> > Sonata was this roomy and got such good gas mileage I would have bought
> > one instead of the Elantra.
>
> The trip computer has 2 data points that begin with Avg MP.... are you sure
> you weren't looking at the Average MP(H)our reading instead of the
> MP(G)allon page? I took mine on a trip to Atlanta this week and according to
> the computer, I averaged 26.5 MPG and 35MPH for the trip with probably 70%
> freeway and 30% city/county roads. I could easily see your average being
> 40MPH or better with a higher percentage/duration of freeway time.
>
> Just a thought anyway.
Yeah I am sure it is something like that. 40 MPG & you won't be able to
find any Sonatas at dealers!