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Dec 13, 2006 | 07:56 PM

#26

ma78

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From: Mission Viejo, CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by flannelhippie

I actually get way better than sticker mpg, they say 28, I get 33.

You must drive on a lot of long flat roads.

In L.A., this is difficult to do.

Dec 13, 2006 | 09:21 PM

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MLPearson79

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From: Terre Haute, IN

I'm getting right around 30 MPG (I'd say 75/25 mix of hwy/city) with my '06 MC w/CVT. It comes out to almost exactly 400 miles per tank.

Dec 13, 2006 | 09:50 PM

#28

Jeremy1026

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From: Baltimore, MD

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Originally Posted by lurch70

CVT was ALWAYS an MC only tranny ...

but anyway ... I use SD and Manual mode a lot on my CVT, now that I am used to them and still average about 25 ... or 300-320 a tank.

you could get CVT 'S's starting in 04 or 05

Dec 13, 2006 | 09:57 PM

#29

dix

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From: show me state

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Originally Posted by ma78

1. Where are you driving?

2. What kind of fuel are you using?

3. Have you checked your tire pressure?

Exactly my questions. I'd like to know if you've got a lot of hills or stoplights on your route, making you have to shift often. That always blows my gas mileage

and my 02 is terrific on mpg. often getting 30 or above on the interstate.

Dec 14, 2006 | 03:10 AM

#30

Paul!

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From: Augusta, GA

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy1026

you could get CVT 'S's starting in 04 or 05

No, you can't.

You can get automatics, but the 'S' has an Aisin manufactured AW TF-61SN transmission, which is a 'normal' 6-speed automatic, while the base automatic Cooper has a ZF manufactured ecoTronic VT1F CVT.

The two automatic transmission technologies are about as different as a manual transmission and the Aisin.

-Paul!

Dec 14, 2006 | 03:12 AM

#31

Paul!

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From: Augusta, GA

Quote:

Originally Posted by dix

Exactly my questions. I'd like to know if you've got a lot of hills or stoplights on your route, making you have to shift often. That always blows my gas mileage

and my 02 is terrific on mpg. often getting 30 or above on the interstate.

As an experiment once, I actually drove about 60 MPH on a highway, and didn't rev the engine at all to see what kind of gas millage I could get with my CVT. It went up to about 36 MPH!