New Versa - First Fill-up

[johnhenryburns]

Hi All,

I bought a new Versa three weeks ago. It is a 2008 S, manual transmission. I was very pleased with the gas mileage from the first tank. About 50/50 city/highway driving, and I got 31.4 mpg. I was expecting it to be lower than this during the break-in period.

I've heard that it will get even better when the car is broken in. I'm hopeful I will get close to 35 mpg highway eventually.

Anyway, just wanted to share.

John Henry

[alonsorules8]

Welcome to NICO and congrats on your new V.

[BBISHOPPCM]

Congrats! I didn't realize 30 mpg until the car had almost 15,000 miles on it. Be patient, it'll come around.

[reyes1212]

geeze...im at 20k...havent really noticed =-(

[Ever Victorious]

My fuel economy peaked at 10k miles and has been slowly decreasing since then. I'm hoping that it's just the winter fuel, and that it increases again in the spring.

[lancepdx]

I am on my third tank. First tank I got 22mpg, second I got 23.5mpg. I am hoping to get up around 30mpg by 10k miles. I would be pretty pleased to get 31 on the first tank.

[lain]

I reset my odometer at every fill up and usually I'm at around 310 miles when I'm filling up...so ya do the math if you wish.

[kc5f]

I'm hoping that it's just the winter fuel, and that it increases again in the spring.

Whether it's fuel, temperatures or road conditions, I expect your mileage will increase in the spring. I posted a chart in another thread that shows my mileage, and from the time I started tracking it a couple of cars ago, there's always a peak in the summer and a trough in the winter. In the Versa, I can easily go 400-420 miles on a tank in the summer, but only 375-395 in the winter.

[jmaclean]

Bought my V at Christmas at my brother's dealership in Cleveland (was a trade-in with 1,100 miles on it) and drove it home to Minneapolis, got 31 mpg on the interstates. It now has 2,700 miles on it and mileage is lower because of the weather. Have you seen how cold it's been!!! We had @ 10 straight days below zero recently. Anyone have an opinion of how long to warm up the V in the am? I'm a little leery of stressing the CVT belt. A friend says that no modern car needs longer than 30 seconds, and the car warms ups faster when it's driven at moderate speed - 20-30 mph.

[frankoV]

I can easily go 400-420 miles on a tank in the summer, but only 375-395 in the winter.

January: 400 kms/tank; city driving.

[frankoV]

Have you seen how cold it's been!!! We had @ 10 straight days below zero recently.

Breaks my heart!

Talk to the prairie guys and then complain!

[Versa Madness]

Welcome johnhenryburns & LancePDX! Fellow Portlanders!!
Modified by Versa Madness at 5:08 PM 2/7/2008

[water500cc]

Breaks my heart!

Talk to the prairie guys and then complain!

are you kidding me?!10 stright days

i don't even know how many fingers i need to count for the cold days here...BELOW zero

last week was -50...couldn't even start my carhad to get a boost!and yeahthe very same day when i got home that nighti "accidentally" hit my car door... worse car day ever

and my Versa is only three month old...

[my_new_v]

My fuel economy peaked at 10k miles and has been slowly decreasing since then. I'm hoping that it's just the winter fuel, and that it increases again in the spring.

Same here

Right now Im getting about 28-30mpg and mine is 6-speed manuel with only 15k miles.

[frankoV]

As I said, that's one what I don't miss about living in S'toon (or Wpg).

[water500cc]

As I said, that's one what I don't miss about living in S'toon (or Wpg).

the weather in stoon is really really horribleoh man..why am i back here

[frankoV]

the weather in stoon is really really horribleoh man..why am i back here

Summer walking by the river? Great U? It's not Regina?