MPG took a crap since it's gotten cold....just me?

[cacicgtp7]

So today i drove from Minneapolis to Des Moines, a trip i usually make about once a month. Last month, with the cruise at 73, my hwy mpg was right around 27-28. Temps were right around 60 degrees

Today i do the same drive, same direction, and filled up from the same gas station and i'm getting 23-24 with the temp in the high 20's...WTF

So does cold air decrease gas mileage that much? I know it's not tire pressure, i checked them before i got on the road. Does this happen with anyone else every winter?

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[Mook]

gas stations might be starting to use their shittier winter mix

 

[Fish]

gas stations might be starting to use their shittier winter mix

Plus with the colder air, it is more dense. Hence your need for more fuel.

Up your pulley size. Ill be throwing my 3.8 back on soon. Ive had my 3.5 on for a whole week and a half this year.

 

[SaturdaysGS]

I lost 50 miles to a tank in just the last week (doing the same drive), so its not you.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

I haven't driven too much in the cold weather this weekend. I'll probably see a 1mpg drop in the city.

 

[M@]

my average for the last tank was 24 in the civ....

baaaaaaaaaaad

I was getting close to 28-30 average the last few tanks, and I wasn't really beating on the car much either...

 

[syP]

my average for the last tank was 24 in the civ....

baaaaaaaaaaad

I was getting close to 28-30 average the last few tanks, and I wasn't really beating on the car much either...

holy balls... you must have fun a lot on that car.

my gf has a auto 2007 civic and she gets over 30mpg city only.

 

[DarkShadow]

my mpg has taken a nose dive, but maybe thats because of the epic gas leak that decided to show itself at the gas station last night

 

[PANDA]

fuck winter gas

 

[espresso8097]

Yeah, a bit worse.

Oh well, gas downstate is less than $2.00 a gallon so it is not as bad.

 

[Primalzer]

Yeah last time I checked 4 days ago gas was 2.05, so I can only imagine now it is at 2.00 or below.

As for my gas mileage, I don't look to much into it while I'm down at school, because half the time I barely let it warm up and drive it 2 miles. So I'm idling for like 5 minutes and then drive it stop and go for 2 miles and turn it off. So it is extremely shitty either way.

 

[M@]

holy balls... you must have fun a lot on that car.

my gf has a auto 2007 civic and she gets over 30mpg city only.

A) I hate fuck this car a good amount when I drive it usually

B) there's a stop sign or stop light every 2 blocks in this fucking town, and most trips I take in this car are less than a mile, so it's generally cold, stop and go, and not driven nicely for the most part. A trifecta of bad as far as mileage goes.

C) the auto civics are actually rated better for city mileage than the M5 cars, so I'm not surprised to see her get better mileage

 

[Primalzer]

A) I hate fuck this car a good amount when I drive it usually

B) there's a stop sign or stop light every 2 blocks in this fucking town, and most trips I take in this car are less than a mile, so it's generally cold, stop and go, and not driven nicely for the most part. A trifecta of bad as far as mileage goes.

C) the auto civics are actually rated better for city mileage than the M5 cars, so I'm not surprised to see her get better mileage

 

[M@]

hate fuck really doesn't even begin to describe it...

I'm really far too mean to it for how nice a car it is...honda definitely did not intend this car for the off-road use it's seen. Yes, off-road

 

[Fish]

If it isnt breaking, your a pussy.

 

[Primalzer]

My car breaks sometimes even when I pussy around...

 

[Poopshinanigans]

They only break when you pussy foot it, nothing can go wrong while you're driving fast.

 

[Angus]

lost about 100 miles this past tank in the bimmer.... its not just the cold, ive just not been baby-ing it anymore.... this thing onlt has power in the upper rpm's. maybe vtecs?!?

 

[Primalzer]

Yeah I also just cleaned out my MAF and reset the computer, so I'm betting that my mileage will take a dump while the computer compensates. Plus it's probably getting wacky readings because it went from 70's one day to 30's the next, so who knows what'll happen. All I know is, the car hasn't run better in at least a year, and gas is 1.99 here, so who cares!

 

[Poopshinanigans]

Gas is cheaper now, but i'm still going to baby it. No point in spending extra money.

 

[Primalzer]

Gas is cheaper now, but i'm still going to baby it. No point in spending extra money.

Well you gotta clean out the pipes every once in awhile

 

[Poopshinanigans]

Well you gotta clean out the pipes every once in awhile

Cleaning out my pipes now a days means jerkin my gerkin.

 

[MIKES3]

I'm still at about 26mpg. That's averaging 80-90mph on the highway