hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg
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hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg
I am foreign car guy. My last SUV was a 4-Runner. Now that I have had my first H3. Its a
Awesome vehicle. Quiet at 70, great sound system, the sun roof is huge, plenty of room
TheH3 is really cool and I get reasonable fuel economy with the 5 cylinder engine and moderate driving. Yeah it's a little expensive, BUT worth every penny when Im Ridin High in my H3 until a H2 pulls up next to me and looks down.
I found great reviews athttp://www.buyingadvice.com/
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Awesome vehicle. Quiet at 70, great sound system, the sun roof is huge, plenty of room
TheH3 is really cool and I get reasonable fuel economy with the 5 cylinder engine and moderate driving. Yeah it's a little expensive, BUT worth every penny when Im Ridin High in my H3 until a H2 pulls up next to me and looks down.
I found great reviews athttp://www.buyingadvice.com/
Check out this custom electric Hummer![/align]
Joined: Mar 2008
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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg
On my very first tank of gas, I got 12.1 mpg while driving without really thinking about gas mileage. The next tank, i deliberately drove as smoothly and calmly as I could (all stop and go, city driving) and always kept the engine under 2000 rpm, just to see how much I could eek out of it. This netted 14 mpg.I have yet to drive any meaningful distance in the new tank... ehm, sorry, H3 so I don't yet know what the highway mileage is.
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RE: hummer h3 alpha 2008....10.999 mpg
ORIGINAL: Guinnessboy
use 87 octane instead of 93 and i guarantee you will get better gas mileage, using higher octane on a vehicle not meant for it is not good for mileage or the valves.
use 87 octane instead of 93 and i guarantee you will get better gas mileage, using higher octane on a vehicle not meant for it is not good for mileage or the valves.
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Never would have thought it would help, but I stopped using discount fuels and started using Shell 87 octane. Since the change, the average increase over the past few fill-ups has been very close to1 1/2 MPG's. The reason for my changing to themore expensive fuel (3-5 cents per gallon)has been the recent information referencing discount fuel companies supplementing their gas with10% ethanol. By law, the oil companiesdonot have to inform the consumerof this, andhas now provedto driveMPG's downward up to 30%.
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Actually, the only role the government played in this one is allowing the individual oil companies to put additives in the fuel without telling the consumer. This one is all about the discount suppliers making a buck!
