Why is our MPG so different?

33 miles is not much of a sample. You should do a whole tank of gas (or several) to get a good idea of overall mpg. I average in the low 40's over many tanks of gas as I live several miles up in the hills and then do short trips around town. When I get on the freeway and do a 150 mile trip on mostly level terrain I get over 50!

 

Yep, made in China.

 

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make sure they didnt put to much oil when they put it in.

 

The tires probably have more lead than rubber

 

I definitely agree that tire pressure makes a big difference in mpg.

 

Results of my trip. I drive 200 miles mostly hill country. My best previous was 50.0 and 49.9 driving 60 to 65 mph. This time i drove 70 to 75 the speed limits for about half the trip and 60 to 65 the rest of the time and my new energy savers rolled to a mpg of 57.1. Quite a difference

 

So, "your mileage may vary" is a factual statement!

 

This is an excellent thread for us new folks. I enjoyed the description from Ken on the Prius warm-up modes. I had no idea it was so deep.

My previous experience in switching a VW TDI from non-LRR Goodyear’s to Michelin Primacy MXV4 Green X tires found a 1-3mpg improvement. The biggest improvement was ride and low road noise over the Goodyear tires. Unfortunately for Prius owners, the 195/65R15 size Michelin Primacy is not a Green X LRR tire.

Tire Rack did a very good test on the various LRR tires, but unfortunately they did not include a non-LRR tire for comparison.

 

Not everyone like LRR. I could tolerate it for the sake of mpg. The ride is less comfortable on LRR tires. But if that doesn't bother you, LRR is great.