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- Central Virginia
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- 2019 CX-5 Reserve
I thought is was gonna be a poll on our morals.
I've kept track of my mileage (calculated and per computer) for every tank of gas since I purchased my car. My computer has always been--on average--0.5MPG lower than my calcs.I just filled up 10.4 gallons and had a range of 50 miles so probably 10.8 ~ 11 gallons when light comes on and this is what I normally fill up.
Surprisingly as it was when I bought it up my real world mpg seems to be 0.4 to 1.5 mpg higher than what the car calculates. 28.8 vs 29.4 this time around. Total range is about 320 miles with around 29 mpg.
Curious what your overall mpg has been since new? we seem to have similar driving styles both with the wonderfull turbo..I've kept track of my mileage (calculated and per computer) for every tank of gas since I purchased my car. My computer has always been--on average--0.5MPG lower than my calcs.
So I keep track of my actual mileage over time by using the computer's figures and adding that 0.5MPG to it. This eliminates individual variances due to imperfect fillups. It takes less than a quart of gas one way or the other to drive that 0.5 MPG difference.
Curious what your overall mpg has been since new? we seem to have similar driving styles both with the wonderfull turbo..
I got low enough once to take 13 gallons and did not get a Low Fuel warning. I thought I was on fumes.1/4 to 1/8. I did one check down to the warning light to see how much fuel remained. Ed
I very rarely put in less than 13 but usually less than 14. I wait for the light to come on before I start thinking about filling up usually though.I got low enough once to take 13 gallons and did not get a Low Fuel warning. I thought I was on fumes.
I very rarely put in less than 13 but usually less than 14. I wait for the light to come on before I start thinking about filling up usually though.
Like you, I usually wait until the fuel gauge is in the red zone or the Low Fuel light is on, then thinking of going to the gas station. For my CX-5 I usually put 12 ~ 13 gallons in each fill-up.I very rarely put in less than 13 but usually less than 14. I wait for the light to come on before I start thinking about filling up usually though.
Here's the chart from that article.