lousy mileage
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Racer
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lousy mileage
Why does it seem lately like ive been getting crappy gas mileage? I mean i always use premium like yer supposed to. Ive been getting a average combined less than 20mpg. What gives?
18 here in the city myself and I have the smaller 330 engine. I for sure know this engine isn't running at peak performance after running for 15 years.
Even my 2016 NX is only grabbing 21-23 city and thats a tiny 2.0L turbo.
Even my 2016 NX is only grabbing 21-23 city and thats a tiny 2.0L turbo.
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Yeah that's right.....If thats the case after a mechanic checked it, then swap out the motor. Kinda funny the OP is still driving it.
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yea ur probably right. And yes it is knocking. I dont know know but this has sorta left a bad taste in my mouth so to speak as far as lexus reliability goes. Yea the knocking rods are probably causing bad mileage it sounds like.
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yea that reason too is probably a culprit i would imagine. Any time a engine gets to be this old if in fact my engine is the original one (and I sorta questioned that before) then its 13 years old and its probably just getting tired etc.
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no its not funny. And for now i dont have a choice but to drive it the way it is dude. I have no other vehicle to drive!. Ibe been looking elsewhere and i think sadly will stay away from the brand for a bit just because its sorta left a sour taste in my mouth. And also the engine swap option is out! too much money involved.
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If in deed you had a mechanic check it out & it is the rods, as you know its a matter of time one or more ventilate the block. As far as the Toyota quality goes, this can happen to any machine as how the owner or PO took care of it & maintained it. The year really has nothing to do w/ it, basically mileage & if it was maintained. I've had a few motors that are over 40+ yrs old & on top of it the later engines like these have tighter tolerance then the early engines. Hopefully you find a replacement vehicle very soon.......
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If in deed you had a mechanic check it out & it is the rods, as you know its a matter of time one or more ventilate the block. As far as the Toyota quality goes, this can happen to any machine as how the owner or PO took care of it & maintained it. The year really has nothing to do w/ it, basically mileage & if it was maintained. I've had a few motors that are over 40+ yrs old & on top of it the later engines like these have tighter tolerance then the early engines. Hopefully you find a replacement vehicle very soon.......
You really should trade it in now while it has some value, before the engine completely grenades, and youll be stuck with a paperweight worth a few hundred bucks. I know you mentioned before you have a limited budget and are not too keen on working in your own car. With that being said, the money you get from the RX trade could cover a majority of a lease on a decent car, especially now with used cars going at a premium because of tax time.
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You really should trade it in now while it has some value, before the engine completely grenades, and youll be stuck with a paperweight worth a few hundred bucks. I know you mentioned before you have a limited budget and are not too keen on working in your own car. With that being said, the money you get from the RX trade could cover a majority of a lease on a decent car, especially now with used cars going at a premium because of tax time.
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