Does mpg get lower over time?
As en engine ages, how fast does it’s mpg deteriorate?
I’m interested in the Ford Freestyle. Maybe 40,000miles or so. It is now called the Ford Taurus X. So why do I want the old Freestyle and not the new Taurus X?
Well, one of the biggest complaints of the Freestyle was the there was not enough engine power. So they ramped it up. Only problem, they went from 27 mpg in the 2005-2007 Freestyle to 24 mpg in the 2008-2009 Taurus X.
Does it make a difference at this point? If I buy a 2005 Freestyle does it still have 27 mpg, or has it realistically fallen to 24 mpg by now…and I might as well get a new Taurus X?
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Filed under: Ford Taurus 2008-2012
Actually it should go up a few percent at first (where you are looking, maybe a bit more). If you consistenly calculated your MPG, and drive the exact same all the time, and maintained your car religiously, then your MPG would actually increase 1 or 2 miles per gallon from day zero to 50k. This would be due to parts effectively "loosening up" as they became broken in. Then, after a number of years, as parts wear and get looser and looser and your engine loses compression, your mileage will go down. In a Honda or Toyota, this process may take 200k-300k, some Fords may approach that, but not quite equal. If memory serves, your Ford is actually a Volvo, and I do not know Volvo’s reliability history…but well maintained, it is probably good for at least 100k-150k before needing an overhaul.
if the car has been well maintained and had its scheduled maintanence regularly, then it should retain the same mpg.
had a 1995 civic with over 200,000 miles and i was still getting about 35mpg highway.
Yes, over time your MPG does drop if you do not keep up reguler services on your vehicle…….my advice is get a Freestyle with FULL SERVICE HISTORY and get it serviced when you purchase the car.
This way your not spending too much for a car and keeping the running costs down with your fuel bills.
Happy shopping
For 2008, they changed the way they calculate the MPG numbers; my own car fell from 20 city/28 highway to 17 city/25 highway. My car didn’t notice, and kept on producing the same numbers it always had been.
Which tells me that there’s probably not so much difference between the two.