Ok all you Speed3 owners what kind of fuel milage are you getting? My car is totally stock DD that was getting 27-25 mpg last year and this spring. for the past 3 months I've been getting 24-23 mpg. My drive to work hasn't changed,and I drive 95% highway milage, usually use cruise on the highway and set it 10 over the speed limit. The car has about 87,000 miles on it.
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Wait a minute. Are you talking about the gas station directly across the bridge after you turn right off the exit?? I used to work at Parker Hannifin off Greenwich, I was down there for something within the last month and stopped at that gas station and saw the same car you speak of lol.
could have left it with meHello from Atlanta everyone! Using up some vacation time, so I am visiting some family. I had to leave my car at the airport which I'm not happy about.
Winter blend?
25mpg on summer gas and 23 on winter blend.
The winter blend seems to be all sorts of crappy this year too. My fuel trims were all sorts of whacky
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the milage has been crappy for about 3 months or so, I wasn't driving it that much since I was driving the Miata. But I used to get 26-27 mpg pretty regularly.
Hmm. Spark plugs, air filter and all that stuff good?
Fiji Mazda3
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could have left it with me
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Then how would we get to the airport?
I've been getting close to 28 with the new car. I guess it's loosening up a bit or switching to 93 has helped.
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Had the car less than 48 hours and I reached the break in mileage. New record? Lol. Went up to Detroit area for family stuff. Guess now the mods can begin. First stop, removing rear badge...tho I hear the 3 badge has pins and isn't just tape... Hope that's not true.
Are you going by hand calculations or by the car's mpg screen? How old is the fuel in it? Ever changed plugs? Ohio starts winter fuel in early October.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one noticing the mpg drops. I went from 34-35 down to 32-33. darn winter gas...
anybody know if all mazda 3 frt strut braces are compatible? I see 04-13 on some and then 10-12 on others.
anybody know if all mazda 3 frt strut braces are compatible? I see 04-13 on some and then 10-12 on others.
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I would've dropped you off of course.
48 hours and you reached 1000 miles? I hope those weren't all highway miles. The constant RPM is bad for breaking in a new motor, or so I've read. I'm still at only 530 miles on my new motor...
That's what I was wondering. I've always read to stay off the highway and to vary rpms as much as possible
From the 2013 Mazda3 (included with the Mazdaspeed) owners manual:
No special break-in is necessary, but a few precautions in the first 1,000 km (600 miles) may add to the performance, economy, and life of your Mazda.
- Do not race the engine.
- Do not maintain one constant speed, either slow or fast, for a long period of time.
- Do not drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for extended period of time.
- Avoid unnecessary hard stops.
- Avoid full-throttle starts.
I know that I didn't wait until 600 miles before doing some of these points they make.
No special break-in is necessary, but a few precautions in the first 1,000 km (600 miles) may add to the performance, economy, and life of your Mazda.
- Do not race the engine.
- Do not maintain one constant speed, either slow or fast, for a long period of time.
- Do not drive constantly at full-throttle or high engine rpm for extended period of time.
- Avoid unnecessary hard stops.
- Avoid full-throttle starts.
I know that I didn't wait until 600 miles before doing some of these points they make.
