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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 10:18 PM
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still geting 14 mpg ,took it to dealer an told him my front wheels were draging a little bit he cked it an said it wasnt enough to change rotors .i guess i will take wheels off an see if i can lub calibers some way to stop the drag on the wheels
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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Are the front brakes/wheels hot(burning hot) to the touch? If not, I'd be very surprised if that is what is causing your fuel economy problem.

How much city, stop and go driving are you doing to get 14mpg? if all i do is city, i get 15 and change. mixed city/highway getting 17-18 according to the computer.

How's your right foot? If heavy, that is a big cause.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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If I only drove city my mpgs would prolly be less then 14.But combined with 70 percent highway im around 17-18 mpg.I also have hills all around me so my mpg take a beating cause of that.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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Have you checked the lube of the wheel bearings?
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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How are you guys getting this kind of mileage? Yes, if I reset the meter and drive some highway I'll show 17-18 but......if I set the meter on Monday morning and live my week that is here, there, everywhere around town with highway and stop and go at the end of the week I show 12-13 or the week. After 18,000 miles my trip "B" which as never been reset show 12.9mpg.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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My trip meter A shows 17.0 after never being reset for 8k miles
 
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