2005 Pathfinder Gas Mileage is KILLING me.

[Joe_Alberta]

It is 245/75/16

That'll mess with your onboard readings for sure. Go here: http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

Plug in 265/75/16 in the left column (in-car calculations are based on this size), then 245/75/16 in the right. It'll show you how off your readings will be.

Thanks

[Zen_master]

With sub-zero cold here, snow related gridlock, and warming the vehicle before trips I'm averaging 12.4 MPG on this oil change.

[AlexVLZ]

Hi,

Don't get me wrong, but it is quite possible.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 174CV (2005) and I am now quoting around 8.4 or 28mpg. And early this week I managed to take it down to get 8.0 or 29,4mpg, but it did not stay there very long. This was done through combined highway, suburbia and city driving.

There are many tricks to get these numbers.

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The secret is premium fuel and gradual acceleration.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I can also take a picture of the on-board idiot computer mpg calculation that would look astounding as well. I don't buy that you are getting 29.7 mpg per tank though, if that is what you are claiming.

[disallow]

Hi,

Don't get me wrong, but it is quite possible.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 174CV (2005) and I am now quoting around 8.4 or 28mpg. And early this week I managed to take it down to get 8.0 or 29,4mpg, but it did not stay there very long. This was done through combined highway, suburbia and city driving.

Maybe on a diesel. We dont have these here.

[AlexVLZ]

Oh right. Yes, it is a diesel engine. I live in Spain.

Hi,

Don't get me wrong, but it is quite possible.

I have a Nissan Pathfinder 174CV (2005) and I am now quoting around 8.4 or 28mpg. And early this week I managed to take it down to get 8.0 or 29,4mpg, but it did not stay there very long. This was done through combined highway, suburbia and city driving.

Maybe on a diesel. We dont have these here.

[Sven1olaf]

my '08 R51 has 258,000 miles on it and im averaging around 16-17 mpg depending on season. The winter I usually end up around 15-16 mpg as the engine runs rich and the gas gets winter additives. The North Dakota winters are killer on gas mileage.

I've found that the oil pan heater + synthetic oil + good tires, properly inflated help the most. Also, running gas with no ethanol is a plus, usually only premium at specific stations.

I'm looking to upgrade to a larger truck here in the near future and since they ripped the balls off the new pathy's I'm looking more at full size pickups.