I have an 05 Sport. I usually dont put more than 30 miles a week on my car if that much. it is a sunday driver to church and pick up kids once a week and guys nite out once a month. that all i drive it. in the last 19 months ive emptied the tank 2 times i think. last week was the 2nd time. i noticed the mileage seemed to be low. i got about 250miles on a tank of gas. is this normal or not. any other vehicle i drive 300plus on a tank of gas is normal. i know alot goes into the mileage could gas be old or the cold air intake i have be a big effect on it. I hardly ever get on it hard and never had it in sport mode on tranny. what do you guys think?

 

That 250-mile range is about the same as what I see with my car in certain conditions. I'm in NJ, so we have a climate here that's sufficiently cold to impact warm-up times. During these winter months, I'll typically see the same kind of mileage as you, just because my car takes half of my commuting distance just to warm up. That 250-mile range equates to as low as 17 miles per (US) gallon.

In the summer, I'll typically see 20mpg during the same commute. And for highway driving, I'll get as high as 26 mpg. I'm sure that I could probably squeeze another 1 or 2 mpg out of it if I'd go a little easier on the go-pedal.

If you're concerned that it's lower than it should be, then let the car warm up for a few minutes before you start driving it. Also, check your tire pressures. Every time I've noticed a little lower mileage than I thought I should be getting, I end up finding that Old Man Winter managed to rob a few pounds from one or more tires. Restoring the proper tire pressure always seems to have an immediate impact on restoring gas mileage.

 

The driving conditions your car goes through KILLS gas mileage. There's no other way around that.

 

i just noticed that i haven't gotten the same milage on my 04 x-type either. might tear it appart this weekend to see what it could be.... but on the bright side, i finally fixed the dash!!!

 

i know sitting can be as bad even worse in some cases but ive never really ran a tank out since buying the car. i have put fuel additives in it once or twice. its due an oil change i might get some plugs and other stuff and see if it helps. thnx for info