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Winter kills fuel mileage

Old 02-06-2014, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Parsec
Haha, I know. I was referring to Honda's "realtime 4WD" not Audi's.
Ahh yes, I familiar with the crappy Honda system. My neighbour just quit Honda Canada after 10 years with them, and her husband always complained about the AWD on their Ridgelines and Pilots.
Old 02-07-2014, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by NABS4
Ahh yes, I familiar with the crappy Honda system. My neighbour just quit Honda Canada after 10 years with them, and her husband always complained about the AWD on their Ridgelines and Pilots.
I'm actually quite pleased with my Ridgeline in the snow and I've owned both Audi and Subaru. I came home the other night to 3+ feet of packed snow blocking my driveway. Without hesitating I gunned it straight through the snow wall (and cracked my license plate holder). Then I made it up my long/steep driveway with 11" of unplowed snow just fine. I just have some crappy all-seasons on the truck. I knew this was going to happen before I left for work, so I chose the Ridgeline over the Q5 that day due to the higher ground clearance. Plus I didn't want to scratch up the Q5 by ramming it thru the snow wall
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Originally Posted by Dalancroft
Lots more MPG, far fewer SPM (smiles per mile).
hell ya lol. I just don't get why people expect to have a good gas mileage on a luxury car? Why not just get a Prius if they are too worried about gas mileage?
Old 02-07-2014, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AudiQ5sleeper
hell ya lol. I just don't get why people expect to have a good gas mileage on a luxury car? Why not just get a Prius if they are too worried about gas mileage?
The two don't have to be mutually exclusive, that's why TDI exists.
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Originally Posted by NABS4
The two don't have to be mutually exclusive, that's why TDI exists.
Agree. I'm waiting for the next gen A4 tdi. For those of us that drive a lot, efficiency matters.
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Originally Posted by AudiQ5sleeper
hell ya lol. I just don't get why people expect to have a good gas mileage on a luxury car?
Fewer fuel stops. This is something people think is unimportant, until they commute 80-100 miles per day and buy a car that gets 250-300 miles on a tank. Then suddenly it'll dawn on them why tank range matters. It flat out sucks to have to pump gas every 2-3 days. It gets old very quickly.

On the other hand, what I don't get is why people who don't drive a lot buy expensive cars. They won't be spending any time in them to speak of and they're mostly driveway decorations. But to each their own...
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Originally Posted by Q5 Bob
I don't pay much attention to gas mileage. I'll monitor it on a long trip to see how it's doing and for something to do, but that's about it.
It's also useful for tracking the health of the car, noticing inflation of the tires, etc. If mileage changes, it's good to know, setting aside issues such as ethanol mix...
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Originally Posted by NABS4
The two don't have to be mutually exclusive, that's why TDI exists.
some people complains about the TDI mileage too. lol
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Originally Posted by Xenonista
Fewer fuel stops. This is something people think is unimportant, until they commute 80-100 miles per day and buy a car that gets 250-300 miles on a tank. Then suddenly it'll dawn on them why tank range matters. It flat out sucks to have to pump gas every 2-3 days. It gets old very quickly.

On the other hand, what I don't get is why people who don't drive a lot buy expensive cars. They won't be spending any time in them to speak of and they're mostly driveway decorations. But to each their own...
neighbor contest, who has the best display car in the driveway. lol
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Originally Posted by AudiQ5sleeper
neighbor contest, who has the best display car in the driveway. lol
Is this why people don't park their cars in their garage? I couldn't care less what's on or in my case, what's not on my driveway. I like getting into a warm 50 degree car and not having to scrape off the frost every morning in the winter.

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