vodc4

My clk gas mileage sucks

most of the time i get 10 mpg in city and SOMETIMES 15 mpg
in highway i only get 22-24 mpg

the listed mpg is 19 city 27 highway

dos anyone else have the same mpg as me?

is there sth wrong with my car? OR is it causd by the way i drive?
btw i rarely drive agressively in city and on highway the best i can get with cruise is 24mpg

if i dont drive in highway i think the whole tanks only lasts less than 200 miles

thanks

*btw i also often drive short range (less than 3 miles)

atl2nyc

it's probably the way you drive. Rapid acceleration and braking wastes gas. Also...if you are only driving 3 miles at a time, I am assuming there is some traffic. Idling gives you 0 mpg, so that too will wear down you gas mileage. And when on the highway, remember that the faster you drive, the more gas you burn...as gas mileage decreases rapidly when you get over 60.

I don't drive aggressively, and even with my 18" rims I still average around 23mpg, and 3/4 of my commute is in stop and go traffic. I can get over 300 miles with a full tank.

vodc4

i seldom accelerate and brake rapidly and yes there are lots of traffic lights on my route
my average is 23 mpg but most of the mileage is highway

during the break-in its even worse,,,,in city it was only 7 mpg

RJC

I get +/- 16 mpg in city driving.

atl2nyc

vodc4...

maybe that's the reason why your gas mileage is so bad. I paid special attention to my mpg reading this morning and noticed that for the first 5 miles, my mpg hovered between the 8-12 mpg range. But after about 10 min....basically once I got moving and the car warmed up, it shot up into the low 20s.

calboy

I get 13-15 miles per gallon during my daily commute on Wilshire in LA, really stop and go. On the highway 27.8 going 80.

new clk owner

I've now done about 9,000 miles and have average 30.8 MPG. I live in London, so it's not exactly interstate driving, but I have done a couple of long distance runs.

RJC

You have a clk 240 so it may not be the best comparison to a 500or 320.

SmokinV10

What are you guys complaining about with 15mpg? That sounds like a stinkin bargain. That is uber mileage compared with my black hole of petrol ingesting red beast. If you need to complain man the geo metros. After buying a 50K+ car why are you worried about saving the last buck fifty. Everyone hold onto their wallets we have a cheapskate in the house.

ERICCLK55

try 10 from the viper, and 10 from my h2! when you spend this kind of money, you dont buy it looking for great gas milage

RJC

Comparing mpg for a clk to a supercharged viper and a hummer... no wonder you guys think 15 mpg is so great LOL