One thing I noticed about filling up. If I fill any faster than the first position on the handle, fuel comes shooting out of the filler and goes all over the car. Talk about a good way to piss a guy off the first night he has a new car. Gas went all over me! So I fill at the slow postion until it shuts off and that's it.
Rex, I have the same issue with my 5. When I first bought it, I took it back to be looked at and they replaced the filler tube and some other part in the fuel system but I forget what. Seemed to
temporarily fix the issue, but it came right back after a month or so. Must be some kind of design flaw? Some here have expressed complaints, some don't have this issue. Who knows!
I pump full speed ahead until I get to the 10 gallon mark, then I back off to 1/2 flow, if not less, until the first click. As you've discovered, simply pumping slower takes care of it.
I have my in-laws this weekend and we are planning a relatively long trip with the cargo box, so 5 passengers and a cargo box, let's see how many GPM I get
I vote 9 mpg, lol (ugh)
...but my biggest obstacle is my wife. She gets all pissed at me when I'm going 45mph on the freeway. I tell her to ignore the people honking, but, you know ... Anyone else have the same problem?
meh... just ignore your wife! lol Seriously, I too think it's insanity if you're doing 45mph on say, a 65mph road... I mean in PA you are required to use your flashers at 40mph or less! But if you're doing like 5
maybe 10 under, others will think you're a granny, but it's at least not as dangerous.
I go the speed limit generally, and still get aggressively passed at times, especially during rush hour. People don't know me so I don't care if they think the loser behind the wheel is a granny. Now OTOH, you live/eat/sleep with your wife, so do what'cha gotta do to keep the peace under the roof (bowdown)
