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I am questioning whether I am getting the right mpg for my 04 Armada. I know the sticker showed 13 and 17 which I figured would be a little high.
Everyday I drive 20 miles of highway (three stop lights) at average 65-70mph speeds, then another 10 miles of suburb city driving. So I would consider this maybe 60% highway and 40% city driving to be conservative. Driving like this, I average 12.9mpg. This is a calculation that I get when filling up. I have a base model so I don't have the digital readout. I have never had the vehicle on a long trip without pulling a boat or camper so I don't have a complete highway mpg estimate.
Is this right? Shouldn't I be getting something more like 14-15mpg?
Also, my low fuel light starts to come on after about 23 gallons have been used. Should I have ~5 gallons left when my guage is on empty?
I am taking it back to the shop for the brake refit, so I have asked them to look into it but they are telling me this is normal. They also said I should try 93 octane instead of the book recomended 87. I don't see that this is going to help in my mpg.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason
I am questioning whether I am getting the right mpg for my 04 Armada. I know the sticker showed 13 and 17 which I figured would be a little high.
Everyday I drive 20 miles of highway (three stop lights) at average 65-70mph speeds, then another 10 miles of suburb city driving. So I would consider this maybe 60% highway and 40% city driving to be conservative. Driving like this, I average 12.9mpg. This is a calculation that I get when filling up. I have a base model so I don't have the digital readout. I have never had the vehicle on a long trip without pulling a boat or camper so I don't have a complete highway mpg estimate.
Is this right? Shouldn't I be getting something more like 14-15mpg?
Also, my low fuel light starts to come on after about 23 gallons have been used. Should I have ~5 gallons left when my guage is on empty?
I am taking it back to the shop for the brake refit, so I have asked them to look into it but they are telling me this is normal. They also said I should try 93 octane instead of the book recomended 87. I don't see that this is going to help in my mpg.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jason