Hi.
I bot a 2005 Pre-owned Nissan Altima S with 20,080 miles in Sept., 05. It's now ~22,500.
It's cold here in New England so I Must turn the heat on!
I noticed that my fuel efficiency dropped from 23 to 19mpg while my driving style has Not changed! I've also checked and inflated the tires properly so I do not know why the fuel eff. have dropped!
Could using the heater Really make that much of a difference to drop my fuel eff. by almost 20%??
I've read on some online reviews that the Altima does not handle well in the cold. Is this true?
I've owned a Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla and just came off a lease for a VW Passat (hence the Altima purchase). Those other cars Never had a problem with fuel eff. while using the A/C or heat system!
Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated!
TIA!
M