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The Devil In My VERSA (!)

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My needle didn't start moving until 112 miles... first tank was 27.1 mpg... second was 31.5. :p
yea if you don't push it and you are doing all highway... you'll be at 40mpg

gotta love that 2010 cluster... I might get me one and have my boy adjust the mileage to match my current
I wonder how hard it is to do a cluster swap.
What do the pre-2010 clusters look like? The illumination is SUPER WEAK in the 2010... it's about half the brightness of a Honda's.
Its basically the same but all orange
I think I'd prefer that to the Weak Ass White in mine.
I think I'd prefer that to the Weak Ass White in mine.
Care to trade?
:ciappa:
Do you have the backlights turned up all the way? There's a little knob down by your power mirror button, maybe you bumped it.
Mogh,

Of course I do. I'm dumb, but not that dumb!

Haha!
Could of been an honest mistake, I never meant to imply you were dumb. ;)
I wonder how hard it is to do a cluster swap.
it should just be a plug and play. Since its digital, there should be a computer that keeps the odo, so you should beable to just unplug yours and plug up a 2010 one. My Cav was digital and thats all I had to do to swap, since the computer keeps the odo, not the actual cluster like the analog ones did.
Isn't it just a matter of changing the bulb?
It may sound 'dumb' but I've seen it many a time :)

Accidental bump of the knee from a dismount or poor entry, happens quite a bit. I've done it a couple of times myself too.

Mines a 2006 so I can't comment on the lighting, its bright enough for me :p
the most miles i ever got out of a tank was 444 miles and THEN my empty light turned on i could of broke 500 but i was too far from home to risk it. most ive ever gone on my empty light was 60 miles.
My needle didn't start moving until 112 miles... first tank was 27.1 mpg... second was 31.5. :p
holy crap!!! Thats awsome!!! Mine starts moving at 30 miles.... I dunno why. I just assumed a long time ago, its because I drive country roads with turns, and about 5 up and down hills. So its a constant go and slow. But I didnt think it would be that bad for me. Its about 20-21mpgs for me. My 2000 camry 2.2L 4cly did better than that with about 23-25mpgs. :( And I drove that harder, cause the 4cly sucked for performace. And I thought this versa would have been great comparied to it, but it does worse. Now I have taken some hwy trips, after filling, and I managed to get about 80-90 miles before it started to move. So I know theres nothing wrong with it. But now that spring is coming, I think itll be better. Since when I bought the car I was getting about 25-26mpgs. So time will tell.
the most miles i ever got out of a tank was 444 miles and THEN my empty light turned on i could of broke 500 but i was too far from home to risk it. most ive ever gone on my empty light was 60 miles.
That's um, insane!

What are the deets of your Versa? And do you live in a higher altitude region? The thinner the air, the better an engine breathes, the better the fuel economy.
holy crap!!! Thats awsome!!! Mine starts moving at 30 miles.... I dunno why. I just assumed a long time ago, its because I drive country roads with turns, and about 5 up and down hills. So its a constant go and slow. But I didnt think it would be that bad for me. Its about 20-21mpgs for me. My 2000 camry 2.2L 4cly did better than that with about 23-25mpgs. :( And I drove that harder, cause the 4cly sucked for performace. And I thought this versa would have been great comparied to it, but it does worse. Now I have taken some hwy trips, after filling, and I managed to get about 80-90 miles before it started to move. So I know theres nothing wrong with it. But now that spring is coming, I think itll be better. Since when I bought the car I was getting about 25-26mpgs. So time will tell.
25-26? That is kinda brutal... Basically, what I try to do is drive at the highest gear at all times. A lot of times, I'm going 35-40 in 6th gear. I don't hear the engine ping or resist, so I stay w/ 6th. Once I properly break in my engine, I'll do what I did with my old car. I'll throw my car into neutral everytime a light turns yellow as I am approaching. Or on a down ramp with the stop sign/light at the bottom. There's an awesome road that I take to get to school and I can literally be in neutral for the entire 4 mile strip. It's down a long and gradual hill. Obviously it becomes a problem if there's a car behind me, but I do it all the time.
exactly how I drive! you can see my best mpg in my sig. My goal for summer is 50mpg. If I can almost get 44 mpg in the winter on winter blend gas 50 mpg just might be doable.
Pretty sure the cluster has the mileage stored in it

As for mileage... I get 250to300 all city driving from full to e light up (which is awesome) imo
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