Winter MPG

[Desroches]

Well, I filled back up today, and I did the math and discovered I'm only getting 32 mpg. The recent owner worked his mpg out and used to get 44-47.8 . For those of you who also live in Canada, or some other colder climate, how much does your mpg drop in the winter?
-Desroches

[89fester]

I live in NJ and my last tank I also got around 32. In the fall I had a tank that got 43. So I am willing to blame it on the choke being on for longer periods of time for warm-up etc. Plus this tank was all short trips around town.

89 L

[mechanicaldj]

fuels are also reformulated for winter in northern states (US)

do not know about Canada

[PaulLehr]

Ive noticed my 90L 5 speed ,Got horrible gas mileage the last little trip I took. I drove about an hour around 70mph with the outside temp here 3 degrees below zero. My temp gage never came off the C mark on the gage. I was also wondering if this was some kind of fluke or if the car being so cold really does affect gas mileage

[ToTalXS]

also just to add to this...i notice that the 10% ethonal blends drop more drastically in the winter time...i have no explanation for this i just know it happens...i still use 10% blend but i get 3-4mpg less with it in the winter time vs summer...but thats in my 6cyl contour......i can still get 28mpg in the winter time with it....so thats not bad.....

[Desroches]

Well I guess that means I'm doing fairly well for -20C to -40C weather! The cold temperature will also make the amount of gasoline lower. The colder, the more condensed, so whenever I fill my tank, the next day i always lose about 1\12.

[2fastfesti26]

i have noticed that my gas mileage has went down considerably in the winter. i think its because the car never gets warm enough to actually burn the whole charge of fuel. so it just wastes it all.

[Guest]

I have to agree with you.. my car never gets warmed up unless it sits there running for 45 minutes.. then if I get on the freeway, the needle buries below the c..

[nonamekid]

My car warms up fine when it is 0 degrees outside. Maybe you need a new thermostat DJ.

[Guest]

I'm running the dual core radiator and a high temp t-stat because of the extreme heat here during the summer. I have almost overheated a few times sitting in traffic before I put them in.. Winters are usually pretty mild and brief here so it's only for like a month or 2.

[csmclobo]

my mpg

I've been tracking mine since I got it. the epa makes it easy to do online.

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do

I must admit, I'm not exited about what I've been getting, but then again, I haven;t done anything to fix it either. Just got my emissions notice, so a tune up can't be far off. Hope it helps.
Lobo