I just hit 30,000 miles the other day, almost exactly to the day from when I bought the XB.Overall mileage came out at 31.8 miles per gallon, pretty good I think. My daily commute is 75 miles roundtrip, about 1/4 surface streets and 3/4 freeway.
FYI the lowest price I paid for a gallon of gas in the period 5/04 to 5/06 was $183.9 om Jan 13, 05 and the highest was today at $3.29.
I'm in Manhattan and I'm very surprised to see how well the xB gas mileage is in stop-and-go traffic. I thought it would be horrible, like 20mpg or something, but it's still relatively high.
I haven't had the time to calculate my mpg though - whenever my pops borrows the car, he always puts in more gas so i always have to restart my count....
lol.... parents!
- sh00k
__________________ 2006 xb, white- My Eleanor. Traded in for a horrible brand new $68k benz. Regret soon followed as the xb was/is a better car. <-No joke. 2013 xb, white- got this since the 2013 xb release series is a disappointingly optioned waste of $.
I get around 32-35 MPG on mostly freeway driving and 30-32 MPG in city driving. SO I would say your doing pretty well and I do have about 34000 mles on it . Just dont smash to get somewhere, and yes mine is an automatic!!!!
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I am VERY happy with mine. First tank with the wife drving was 33, then i used it to drive to work for a week and i got 37. Next tank she got 35. I can't wait to see how much i get whne it's got a few K miles on it and is loosened up some...i am hoping to crack 40!
BTW. mine is a 5 speed