I know a decent amount of cars...but just recently bought my 03 Cav after trading my 92' Z24 in on it. Here in Missouri the temperatures have been gettin down into the teens and single digits, my car has been gettin noticably worse gas mileage. I guess my question is will a drop in tempeature affect your mpg since the air coming into the car is colder?
how much is a noticeable difference? I suppose you could a little worse because colder air is denser, so more air = more fuel. I don't know if it should be too noticeable though.
I noticed that I've been going through alot of gas cause of the weather. Always have, because I warm up the car in the morning and have the heat on so I'm not freezing. Also snow filled streets don't help that the car has to work harder to get from A to B. People seem to forget how to drive too (stop and go).
Just pointing out some things that might be a factor.
Peace Out!
Yes, the cold weather affects your MPG because:
Idling your car or warming it up you get 0 MPG
The heat on will also rob you of the MPG
And colder air is denser, so you will end up using more fuel (Credit to Alex)
Also the way you drive has a MAJOR effect on your MPG, as well as brake system and the rest of the car, depending on the way you drive (Credit to Mike)
I know I have terrible MPG now, I bought my car in March and I usually get around 25-26 MPG normally (highway and city combined) and now I am getting alittle less. Also, I get stuck behind the idiots that stop short...
Ban low-performance cars, not high-performance ones.
If you didnt know, the petroleum companies put additives in the fuel in the winter. Supposed to help prevent the fuel from freezing but, all I know its good for is reduced gas mileage and reduced performance...
So I guess its not my imagination, My Eco usually gets about 100 miles per 1/4 tank and I'm gettin like 75-85 per 1/4. Who knows, just was wanting to make sure my car didnt have something wrong.
Well it's in the negatives here and i completely agree with SAMs post.
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No having the heat on does nothing to mileage at all. The blower motor will draw amps from the alternator to make it work slighty harder, but it is so small it isnt even noticeable.
- 2004 Cavalier - 124k, owned since new
/\ /\ /\ He is correct. As I explained once before it has to do with the fact that our cars being fuel injected have no choke in which to richen the air-fuel mixture when its this cold out. They only way our cars can richen up the mixture is by adding more fuel for the same amount of incomeing air. More fuel = less fuel mileage.
Semper Fi SAINT. May you rest in peace.
Thats kinda what I was thinkin, or hoping I guess
Thanks guys
