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Originally Posted by F14CRAZY
Thanks for the additional comments. My observations and opinions stand though.
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Not disputing your observations and opinions. No problema, we all have our viewpoint.
Perhaps you got a bad example or one that had been abused.
I'm not claiming by any stretch that the PT is a mileage champ. But I calculate every fillup, and 25 has been repeatable road mileage. As I said, the car could benefit from a smoother, more modern mill such as Honda's last-gen four with 5-speed auto. I had an '03 and it was worlds smoother, and running about the same curb weight it got far better MPG, sometimes over 30 on the road.
FWIW, my '04 Impala got better highway MPG than the Accord, but typically less around town. But the nature of the towns the cars lived in was different.
We've had no problems with the trannie programming, shift points, or kickdown. But E10/15 was another case, like unplugging two spark plugs.
Hoping the HHR has a better powertrain with more gears. These cars may be small but they weigh like a mid-size.