31 MPG in an 05 AWD Trix

[Whelan]

Just hit it this tank. It is the first full fillup since getting my new cat and exhaust (OEM replaced from the accident). Driving like I drive now, keeping it slow. I was averaging 28mpg 280 miles to the tank with a 10 gallon fillup.Well no change in driving I made 310 miles to the tank with 10 gallon fillup! That's an increase of 3mpg and another 30 miles from the tank!Considering I was averaging 23mpg previously with driving my usual way, slowing down has shown HUGE gains. 5mpg and another 60+ miles to the tank. That is a good enough increase for me to keep driving the way I am now.

[BlueCrush]

Very nice! It pays to slow down.

[pick41]

That's cool, this gives me hope to get 30+ mpg.

[coldmm803]

very cool, congrats on the increase from doing nothing different

[ehoff121]

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Just hit it this tank. It is the first full fillup since getting my new cat and exhaust (OEM replaced from the accident). Driving like I drive now, keeping it slow. I was averaging 28mpg 280 miles to the tank with a 10 gallon fillup.Well no change in driving I made 310 miles to the tank with 10 gallon fillup! That's an increase of 3mpg and another 30 miles from the tank!Wait.. are you saying that the new cat/exhaust helped increase the mileage? Or is this just due to warmer temp's outside?glad you have your 'trix back.

[Whelan]

Could be a factor of both, the old cat and muffler were rusty and unable to be pulled apart apparently so they replaced the whole thing. The car has 70,000 miles on it as of Monday.Either way my biggest point here is that the manufacturers estimated MPG are for the most part over what you get in a car. The Trix AWD is rated like 22-28 city/highway. I pulled 31.

[NibCrom]

Well done, sir.