first tank of gas on '07 h3 with auto

Originally Posted by RubHer Yellow Ducky

Trust me, that 17mpg HAS to be mostly highway or downhill. There is no bloody was with, say 70% city will you get that...

RYD

Agreed, based on my experience with the H3 over the last 30,000 miles.

[JAYB1RD]

My 07 has just 2000 miles on it now. Base pkg, with the auto. I've been getting 14mpg with it back and forth to work, which is mostly 55mph country roads with stop signs and some city driving. The first tank was close to 12mpg, and that was with 100 miles of highway!

[usetosellhummer]

nice pimp ride!
I'm getting 16.2 mix of highway and city 13k miles

[wannabeH3]

yeah im doing to and from work about 10 miles each way back roads... if im lucky i see 150 miles at the half way point on my fuel gauge.

Yea my father had one of those pimp mobiles (460 cid Cougar) of similar vintage. Nice power, handled like a boat, stopped like one too.

[nychot]

the bong sounded and the words low fuel showed up on my dic at 278.4 miles on my first full tank. my dic is not happy, and i usually have a very happy dic, but that's a whole different story. i filled it at 280.6 miles. it took 20.236 gallons of getty 87. hope it gets better so my dic's mood pricks up!

[Desert Dan]

nychot
I wouldn't worry too much about your first tank of gas. It isn't even broken in yet. I bet you are doing lots of little test rides for your friends or trips to the store just for fun.

Your getting about 14 mpg.

The best mileage you wil get will be on a long hwy trip below 70mph and without stops and starts.


From an earlier trip this year.....

I got 15 MPG on a 215 mile run!

Not bad at all since we went from Mojave CA and on thru Last Chance Canyon and Golar Gulch (again). We spent 6 hrs on the dirt roads 4x4 and much in low range and with lots of stops, rocks etc. I gassed up at home and still had 8 gallons in the tank!

I can dig it!

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Yea my father had one of those pimp mobiles (460 cid Cougar) of similar vintage. Nice power, handled like a boat, stopped like one too.

Pretty much the same car Steve. Chassis and drive line. And it does handle like a boat. What is scary ..is trying to stop it at 60 or so MPH. I throw it into Nuetral which helps alot to bring the speed down quickly when I have to stop fast.
Otherwise .the motor tries to drive the rear wheels while braking.