3.5SE and 2.5S

[marlin29311]

i think i got one of the good 3.5's too...i get like 25mpg going on back roads to work every day and was getting 37 on a trip to myrtle beach a few weeks ago. my dad has a 2.5 sedan and gets like 28 going to work on interstates....go figure

[gordo]

I would've loved to have the 3.5 ... but I knew it would get me in trouble !!

[Scandinavian Flick]

when im driving i get a solid 28 MPG ,, when my wife is driving its closer to 24 MPG, i always feel bad for my car when she is driving, its either the gas is floored or hard on the brakes, every time right before she drives it i go out and apologize to my car for what it is about to endure.

[rjdmmfl1]

when im driving i get a solid 28 MPG ,, when my wife is driving its closer to 24 MPG, i always feel bad for my car when she is driving, its either the gas is floored or hard on the brakes, every time right before she drives it i go out and apologize to my car for what it is about to endure.

you must reset your mileage counter everytime you get in the car... you can trick the car into doing 28 MPG for the first 10 - 50 miles after you reset it by coasting alot... or if you reset it while driving on the highway... but with daily driving , the 3.5 doesn't do 28 mpg

[NissNEZ08]

I noticed that too, here in Phoenix. A lot of 2.5er's. I got the 3.5 because when I test drove the 2.5 it was just too gutless for me. But not everyone drives like a speed demon like I do.

However, my best to date miles per tank has been 500 miles....I got 300 miles on a half of a tank on that one and I couldn't believe it...= 25.65 Miles per gallon in the CITY!

I have yet to have driven it out on the open highway for great distances to see what I get then, but I love that I chose the 3.5, Great gas mileage and an absolutely fun car to drive, with just the right amount of power when I need it.

Tanya

[Summer_In_Brooklyn]

I would've loved to have the 3.5 ... but I knew it would get me in trouble !!

I 2nd that

[rcboy514]

wtf i get 16-18 in town and 26-30 highway:(

[08coupedriver]

YEA 28MPG is ridiculous

i get 21 driving like a granny in the citybut I always know I have that power when i need itVQ-

[Scandinavian Flick]

you all need to quit flooring your 3.5's all the time , the a/c with the 3.5 is completely capable of getting 28mpg , maybe i do more highway driving then most, and i understand that this car over time can cause lead to build up in your right foot therefore making it hard to hold back, but if you are concerned with mileage, then time to ease up

[rjdmmfl1]

you all need to quit flooring your 3.5's all the time , the a/c with the 3.5 is completely capable of getting 28mpg , maybe i do more highway driving then most, and i understand that this car over time can cause lead to build up in your right foot therefore making it hard to hold back, but if you are concerned with mileage, then time to ease up

most copanies overestimate their gas mileage... NO COMAPNY purposefully underestimates it!!! Again, if you do mostly highway driving, then its understandable to get mid 20's, but high 20's with city driving is impossible in the 3.5. Again, maybe for the first few miles, you can fool your car , but after 500 or so miles after resetting your computer, I just can't see it happening... ... right now, what does gas milage and miles per gallon estimates read?

[08altima35]

since this is now a gas mileage thread. I get about 33-34 on the hwy since getting the turbo and am averaging around 25 city. I reset the mpg right before getting to the track the other night and also raced all the way home on I-45 (30 miles) with 4 maxima's and 1 240SX and still ended up with 22 mpg average.

[Scandinavian Flick]

since this is now a gas mileage thread. I get about 33-34 on the hwy since getting the turbo and am averaging around 25 city. I reset the mpg right before getting to the track the other night and also raced all the way home on I-45 (30 miles) with 4 maxima's and 1 240SX and still ended up with 22 mpg average.

that is quite incredible, the gas mileage increase would more then pay for the turbo in just a matter of a couple of years

[cfrank467]

So in the long run is it better to get premium gas if you have the 3.5 or to get 87 octane?

[packerjd04]

This 3.5 gas mileage shenanigans is blowing my mind

[rjdmmfl1]

yeah, but that's what we expect from a turbo when driving under normal conditions... I definately believe that!!!

speaking of that, have any of you guys seen the new SAAB commercial... they pawn themselves off as being ecxo friendly by simply describing how a turbo reuses the exhaust... they say it like 5 times in the comercial...

since this is now a gas mileage thread. I get about 33-34 on the hwy since getting the turbo and am averaging around 25 city. I reset the mpg right before getting to the track the other night and also raced all the way home on I-45 (30 miles) with 4 maxima's and 1 240SX and still ended up with 22 mpg average.

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[marlin29311]

most copanies overestimate their gas mileage... NO COMAPNY purposefully underestimates it!!! Again, if you do mostly highway driving, then its understandable to get mid 20's, but high 20's with city driving is impossible in the 3.5. Again, maybe for the first few miles, you can fool your car , but after 500 or so miles after resetting your computer, I just can't see it happening... ... right now, what does gas milage and miles per gallon estimates read?

Actually, with the new EPA gas mileage standards, the gas mileage is somewhat understated- the new rules incorporate for much faster accelerations, more stop and go driving, and bad weather conditons. If you drive your 3.5 like an old lady, you can get those types of gas mileage
Modified by marlin29311 at 9:47 AM 7/21/2008

[Scandinavian Flick]

most copanies overestimate their gas mileage... NO COMAPNY purposefully underestimates it!!! Again, if you do mostly highway driving, then its understandable to get mid 20's, but high 20's with city driving is impossible in the 3.5. Again, maybe for the first few miles, you can fool your car , but after 500 or so miles after resetting your computer, I just can't see it happening... ... right now, what does gas milage and miles per gallon estimates read?

so i finally went out to check this, i havent reset the fuel mileage readout in about 2000 miles, and it was at 26.1 now thats an average of my wife and I both driving. now before everyone flips out saying that 26.1 is impossible let me just reiterate that i do a lot of highway drivng,

[Scandinavian Flick]

This 3.5 gas mileage shenanigans is blowing my mind

use the high grade its only 4 dollars more if you were filling up from empty, and the average person wastes well more the 4 bucks on stupid stuff, so do your car a favor and use the good stuff

[RobPaulson]

<cheer> the wait for the 6mt was totally worth it, i love having a rare car =)

[rjdmmfl1]

so i finally went out to check this, i havent reset the fuel mileage readout in about 2000 miles, and it was at 26.1 now thats an average of my wife and I both driving. now before everyone flips out saying that 26.1 is impossible let me just reiterate that i do a lot of highway drivng,

with mostly high way driving, I can dig that...

This 3.5 gas mileage shenanigans is blowing my mind

Warner's comments aren't Shenanigans, turbos give you better gas mileage under non boost conditions!

Actually, with the new EPA gas mileage standards, the gas mileage is somewhat understated- the new rules incorporate for much faster accelerations, more stop and go driving, and bad weather conditons. If you drive your 3.5 like an old lady, you can get those types of gas mileage

Modified by marlin29311 at 9:47 AM 7/21/2008

I have yet to see a company that understates their gas mileage... CNn did a special on like 10 random companies.. and under normal, daily fdriving and highway conditions... actual test results ranged from being 2-10 mpg OVERestimated, but not a single company actually did their advertised gas mileage
Modified by rjdmmfl1 at 11:04 AM 7/21/2008

[marlin29311]

I have yet to see a company that understates their gas mileage... CNn did a special on like 10 random companies.. and under normal, daily fdriving and highway conditions... actual test results ranged from being 2-10 mpg OVERestimated, but not a single company actually did their advertised gas mileage

I agree with you completely in saying that mileages can be overstated, but that is all again dependent on driving conditions and styles. If you look at the window sticker that you get with your new car, there are the big numbers that say your gas mileage for city and highway (19 city 26 hwy, for example on the 3.5 w/ CVT), but underneath of those numbers are ranges of what people can expect to get under different driving conditions (i'd put what mine say, but i can't walk out to my car during work to check). I guess it's all relative in the end....

Side note - where is that CNN article, or was it a TV thing? I was curious to watch it...

[rcboy514]

idk about everyone else but ever since I put on my exhaust my avg. mpg went down a mpg or so.....love the purrrrrrrr in mt mode i always have to let it get to 3k at least so I can hear the puurr nismo FTW

[Burtonboarder950]

knee-smo

[rjdmmfl1]

Side note - where is that CNN article, or was it a TV thing? I was curious to watch it...

It was on TV, this was over a year ago, before the current gas price boom... it was one of those, are the car companies accurately reporting gas mileage... they purposefully drove the cars under differeing conditions from very aggressive to very conservative, and the point they were making ius that the cars being profilied had all overestimated their gas mileage. That has not been my experience as i got the reported gas mileage for the 3.5CVt when it was still stock, but I've never seen gas mileage as high as what scandanavian flick was posting on a "non-Turbo" 3.5...

so I think we are seing eye to eye on this point. I don't believe car companies purposefully try to decieve their customers by vastly overestimating the gas mileage, however, I do beleive that underestimating gas mileage is not somehthing done as it is NOT in their best interest...

[LongBeachCoupe]

knee-smo

lol

I drive 90% hwy... 18k miles so far... but i have lead foot, and a need to hear WOT constantly... combined with big 20s... i avg around 25ish with my 2.5

[marlin29311]

It was on TV, this was over a year ago, before the current gas price boom... it was one of those, are the car companies accurately reporting gas mileage... they purposefully drove the cars under differeing conditions from very aggressive to very conservative, and the point they were making ius that the cars being profilied had all overestimated their gas mileage. That has not been my experience as i got the reported gas mileage for the 3.5CVt when it was still stock, but I've never seen gas mileage as high as what scandanavian flick was posting on a "non-Turbo" 3.5...

so I think we are seing eye to eye on this point. I don't believe car companies purposefully try to decieve their customers by vastly overestimating the gas mileage, however, I do beleive that underestimating gas mileage is not somehthing done as it is NOT in their best interest...

Agreed

[Stumpjumper]

Sorry to steer thread in another direction...but the 2.5 or the 3.5 cvt outnumber all the manuals that responded combined!

[Scandinavian Flick]

Sorry to steer thread in another direction...but the 2.5 or the 3.5 cvt outnumber all the manuals that responded combined!

yeah its a damn shame...

[rjdmmfl1]

yeah its a damn shame...

its not a shame, its just supply and demand...

less manuals were ordered, less manuals were shipped, less manuals were bought... less manuals on NICO

[Scandinavian Flick]

no i think its a shame , every one should have a manual.. they just should