Hydrogen Fuel Cells

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by Griff
Syc, Shouldn't your Metro be doing better than that, mileage wise?

You know Griff, I thought the same thing when I first started driving it (2 years ago). IIRC, the mileage stated on Metros was 43 city/49 highway. This being for the 3-cylinder 2-door hatchback. Now then, my suspicions as to the lower fuel mileage:

--I have a 4-cylinder, not a 3-cylinder.
--I have an automatic, not a manual transmission.
--I do not drive the speed limit in most cases, therefore using more fuel.
--The car is now 7 years old (although I use semi-synthetic oil now).
--The gas mileage numbers were incorrect to begin with. (When they first came out, they were touted as 53/58. The next year, I believe it went down to 43/49.)
--Tougher emissions controls (I may be reaching on that one).

I may do some further research. Given that the car is getting up in years and mileage, I try to take even better care of it now...we need it to run at least one more year.