I bought a brand new maxima in april 06...it has about 6000 miles on it. On the highway I average about 27 to 30 mpg but in the city i average only about 14 to 17 mpg. I used mobile 1 5w30 since 1000 miles, change the oil again at 6000 miles. I put an KN air filter, and installed activetuning grounding kit....Anybody have any ideas? Please help me out...or is this normal because the car is not broken in yet.
I bought a brand new maxima in april 06...it has about 6000 miles on it. On the highway I average about 27 to 30 mpg but in the city i average only about 14 to 17 mpg. I used mobile 1 5w30 since 1000 miles, change the oil again at 6000 miles. I put an KN air filter, and installed activetuning grounding kit....Anybody have any ideas? Please help me out...or is this normal because the car is not broken in yet.
Get used to it Brother. Oh to answer your question, yes it's normal. When you have 265 horsepower under the hood people expect it to act like a hybrid maybe shut off two cylinders or some shit, Maybe you should have opted for a altima 4 cylinder!!! Just a thought though. Not to sound arrogant but just my opinion
Get used to it Brother. Oh to answer your question, yes it's normal. When you have 265 horsepower under the hood people expect it to act like a hybrid maybe shut off two cylinders or some shit, Maybe you should have opted for a altima 4 cylinder!!! Just a thought though. Not to sound arrogant but just my opinion
Many people report getting about 17 to 18mpg in the city that is why I was concerned. Any input from you guys on your average city mpg?
Many people report getting about 17 to 18mpg in the city that is why I was concerned. Any input from you guys on your average city mpg?
Yep that's about what i get, it's great on the highway but as soon as i get in the city it average's on the screen 18.7 MPG. Hope this is helpful. Hey one thing though, did you notice better performance with the KNN filter because im thinking of getting one!
Yep that's about what i get, it's great on the highway but as soon as i get in the city it average's on the screen 18.7 MPG. Hope this is helpful. Hey one thing though, did you notice better performance with the KNN filter because im thinking of getting one!
How many miles do you have on your car? I am not averging 18 miles a gallon in the city. I am just wondering if thats because my car is new or what....the K&N, i am not sure if there is a huge difference as I change the filter soon after I bought the car new.
How many miles do you have on your car? I am not averging 18 miles a gallon in the city. I am just wondering if thats because my car is new or what....the K&N, i am not sure if there is a huge difference as I change the filter soon after I bought the car new.
I have a whopping 85,514 mile's on my beast, lot's are highway due to my job being do far away i tend to rack 40,000 a year which suck's because i find myself replacing rotor's often and am convinced the vehicle has a shacking problem that there is no cure for it at highway speed's. I guess the KNN doesn't offer much as far as gas mileage goes, because your averaging what i get after 84,514 mile's first time maxima owner and it will probably be my last even though no break down's whatsoeva, pretty reliable just shake's annoyingly on the highway!
I get about 24 mpg on average overall...I do a little bit of city and a little bit of highway ALL the time, every day. I'm not too disappointed... Better than my '95 Honda Passport that got 14 mpg on a good day! Ha!
Hey Pet1700, I just purchased my 2004 Maxima SE this past August with 47,000 miles and I have noticed this past month or so that my mpg had slipped to mid to low teens with me using fuel injection cleaners like Chevron and others but not the results I expected.So I've been looking at Goss's Garage on cable and he talks about the BG-44K fuel system cleaner.You won't find it at Pepboys or Auto Zones.They carry it at dealerships or mechanic shops @ $19.00 a can.While at the dealership to get a new key cut and programmed they had it at the parts department.Put it in yesterday in a nearly emptied tank,filled the tank,drove the car later on in the night when traffic was off the streets and checked the cars mileage on the cpu and mpg was back to where it was when i first purchased this vehicle with only 20-25 minutes of driving.So take my word for it and try out BG-44K!
If the car shakes at highway speeds check
1) balance
2) tire for out of round
3) wheel for out of round
If possible watch when they spin the tire wheel assembly and the wheel without the tire.
I have had several tires replaced for out of round spec and several wheels on various cars.
BTW if you have aftermarket wheels make sure you have the correct con-centric rings.
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