2005 Lexus ES 330, Miles per Gallon?
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2005 Lexus ES 330, Miles per Gallon?
I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right area or if this discussion was already talked about (I'm new), but I was wondering what gas mileage looked like on the 2005 ES 330. I'm planning on buying one, the price is $7500 and that's with 123,000 miles. Is that a good price? But overall I'd like to know the mpg, I know that websites say 27 on average but I was wondering what other people have experienced. When I took the car for a test drive, it said average mpg was 33 but I'm not sure if that was right. If anyone has any advice or things they'd like to tell me, feel free to. Thanks
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You will find more applicable information here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es300-and-es330-179/
$7500 is a good deal. Has the timing belt already been changed?
You can expect to beat 27 mpg highway if you can keep your foot out of it.
You will find more applicable information here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es300-and-es330-179/
$7500 is a good deal. Has the timing belt already been changed?
You can expect to beat 27 mpg highway if you can keep your foot out of it.
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Yes, you can post questions like this here in CAR CHAT, where we talk about any auto manufacturer or any vehicle on four wheels, and sometimes two or three, 24/7 around the clock, or post them in our specific ES forum.
but I was wondering what gas mileage looked like on the 2005 ES 330. I'm planning on buying one, the price is $7500 and that's with 123,000 miles. Is that a good price? But overall I'd like to know the mpg, I know that websites say 27 on average but I was wondering what other people have experienced. When I took the car for a test drive, it said average mpg was 33 but I'm not sure if that was right. If anyone has any advice or things they'd like to tell me, feel free to. Thanks
If you live near a large city and/or othe rare as with dense stop-and-go driving, of course, that will use more gas, too....stop/go driving can make a huge difference. Using the A/C compresor (which often also runs with the defrost cycle) uses about 2 MPG on average. Carrying around unnecessary weight in the trunk uses extra fuel. So does underinflated tires...and tire PSI drops about 1 PSI for each 10 degrees air temperature.
This time of year especially, I don't think you're going to get 33 MPG with a Lexus V6...though it is (theoretically) possible in mild dry weather (no A/C) on level surfaces, at moderate speeds, lightly-loaded.
Last, I share your high opinion of the 4th-generation ES. (2000-2005) I consider it the best ES series ever done ...especially inside, with the beautiful interior genuine wood and the overall level of fit/finish. I wasn't anywhere near as impresssed with either of its two successors...the 5th and 6th Generation models. The only significant flaw in the 4th generation model was a couple of years (don't remember exactly which ones) of some acceleration/shifting quirks in the automatic transmission and electronic throttle-sensors. The factory came out with a couple of ECU updates/computer flashes to address those issues....ant Lexus dealer should have them, and they may have already have been done on your particular car.
Good Luck.
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I'm not sure about the timing belt. I'd imagine, but I will have to ask. Thanks for all the info especially about the winter and summer mpg. I live in the south so we don't really have snow. We have flat, long roads where I live so even the 27mpg is good for me as I'm a student and will be starting college within a week or so. Thanks for everything you guys.
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I get 11L/100km (21 MPG) on my ES330, roughly 85% highway driving in winter.
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Just yesterday I returned from a trip to DC, 450 miles with an average of 28.6 calculated mpg. Not too shabby for winter fuel, drawn out open-loop for each start, low temps, cruise set at 72 mph.
Now yes this is a ES300, but the extra .3 liters would not make a huge difference in mpg. If anything it would improve mpg in my circumstances as mpg plummets when climbing large grades.
Last edited by hypervish; 01-11-14 at 06:31 AM. Reason: Added reminder I have an ES300.
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best case scenario - 27-29mpg driving 55-65 on a highway in the summer IMO.
Its all downhill from there. Winter is low 20s to high teens, depending on local conditions.
330 engine is 3.3L vs 3.0 in 300, so combustion chamber is 10% more, may or may not be significant.
Its all downhill from there. Winter is low 20s to high teens, depending on local conditions.
330 engine is 3.3L vs 3.0 in 300, so combustion chamber is 10% more, may or may not be significant.
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