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jdbaker82 · 03-06-2011, 11:59 AM

My fiance just bought a CR-Z last night and the one she ended up buying was transfered from DE to Baltimore, MD the same day. When the car arrived it had 47 miles on it and only getting 25 MPG! My first thought is that the guy who drove it there was in sport mode the entire way.

I also noticed last night that her tires all had 35 psi instead of the recommended 30psi on the door. Is this just the idiots that prepped the car or is there something I don't know about the recommended PSI?

northbridge · 03-06-2011, 12:46 PM

what was the total MPG? you can run more pressure to increase MPG. 35 isnt bad. Also if the car was warm when you checked it the reading is higher than the actual pressure

jdbaker82 · 03-06-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by northbridge

what was the total MPG? you can run more pressure to increase MPG. 35 isnt bad. Also if the car was warm when you checked it the reading is higher than the actual pressure

Sorry I edited it.. I forgot to put the MPG it was getting when he arrived to the dealership. 25 MPG

rhammersmith · 03-06-2011, 01:06 PM

I just got mine on Thursday and it had 45 miles on it already just from people test driving it. When I drove it off the lot it said it was averaging 7 MPG and averaging 5 MPH.

I'm pretty sure this was due to all the idiling the dealer let the car go through to warm up the car before all the test drives occured during the winter months. I test drove a different one and the dealer let it warm up a good 15 minutes before I drove it. I'm sure all that idling just killed my car's MPG calculation.

jdbaker82 · 03-06-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rhammersmith

I just got mine on Thursday and it had 45 miles on it already just from people test driving it. When I drove it off the lot it said it was averaging 7 MPG and averaging 5 MPH.

I'm pretty sure this was due to all the idiling the dealer let the car go through to warm up the car before all the test drives occured during the winter months. I test drove a different one and the dealer let it warm up a good 15 minutes before I drove it. I'm sure all that idling just killed my car's MPG calculation.

Oh yeah I def can see that but I am pretty sure the car just rolled off the truck and was never test driven because the dealership it came from was 47 miles away I believe and thats how many miles the car had on it.... Would driving in sport mode on the highway give the 25 mpg that it had when it arrived?

rhammersmith · 03-06-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jdbaker82

Oh yeah I def can see that but I am pretty sure the car just rolled off the truck and was never test driven because the dealership it came from was 47 miles away I believe and thats how many miles the car had on it.... Would driving in sport mode on the highway give the 25 mpg that it had when it arrived?

Driving 80-90 MPH for 47 mile would give the 25 MPG regardless of what mode it is in.

northbridge · 03-06-2011, 01:59 PM

sounds like the guy was really on it during transport. mine was sent from another dealer and it was at 35MPG when i got it

gomarlins3 · 03-06-2011, 02:06 PM

I could see that happening. It is a little low, but if you were out having fun, it wouldn't take much to get that low.

As for the tire pressures, I have tried that high and didn't care for the ride quality of the car. I dropped it back down.

Hellionz · 03-06-2011, 03:03 PM

So glad when I got mines the odo was just 4!

Ludercrz · 03-06-2011, 04:22 PM

your MPG in the dash is an average. if the car only has 45miles i'd wait a bit til you get a couple hundred miles to get a good idea of your real average MPG.

many factors in that 45mile drive coulda made your mpg bad.

but if you're really at 25mpg after that then i'm officially no longer the lowest MPG CRZ lol

03-06-2011, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
jdbaker82 Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 43	Does this sound like normal MPG brand new My fiance just bought a CR-Z last night and the one she ended up buying was transfered from DE to Baltimore, MD the same day. When the car arrived it had 47 miles on it and only getting 25 MPG! My first thought is that the guy who drove it there was in sport mode the entire way. I also noticed last night that her tires all had 35 psi instead of the recommended 30psi on the door. Is this just the idiots that prepped the car or is there something I don't know about the recommended PSI?

03-06-2011, 02:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
gomarlins3 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Kuna Idaho Posts: 2,050	I could see that happening. It is a little low, but if you were out having fun, it wouldn't take much to get that low. As for the tire pressures, I have tried that high and didn't care for the ride quality of the car. I dropped it back down. __________________ Happiness is a nice road, great weather, and driving the S with Sue in the seat next to me.

03-06-2011, 03:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hellionz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 324	So glad when I got mines the odo was just 4! __________________ 2005 White Accord Hybrid

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03-06-2011, 01:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
rhammersmith Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50	I just got mine on Thursday and it had 45 miles on it already just from people test driving it. When I drove it off the lot it said it was averaging 7 MPG and averaging 5 MPH. I'm pretty sure this was due to all the idiling the dealer let the car go through to warm up the car before all the test drives occured during the winter months. I test drove a different one and the dealer let it warm up a good 15 minutes before I drove it. I'm sure all that idling just killed my car's MPG calculation.