I normally get 24-25 mpg on my 2004 N/A Auto, but this past weekend my mpg seems way low. It's been very hot and humid here in NW PA, so I've been running the AC a LOT. On Sunday, I drove for less than 40 miles and went from 3/4 of a tank down to 1/2 a tank of gas left. (I know the guage isn't the most accurate method, I plan on calculating the miles when I fill up the tank tomorrow or Wednesday.) Normally I drop the windows and enjoy the breeze, but on Sun. I was tooling around w/ the family and they hate the wind noise, so I was running the AC on level 2 or 3 the whole time. Does the AC really cause there to be THAT much of a mpg drop?
Also, I hit a couple of deep pot holes on Saturday on the driver's side, and I've now noticed fluid on the parking lot at work. It's right behind the passenger's side, there's no color or smell to the puddle, but now I'm paranoid. I found this link searching the forum:
http://www.ptcruiserlinks.com/forum/...archTerms=leak
but between my mpg dropping and hitting some big pot holes (even if they're on the opposite of the PT), I'm starting to freak out a little. I know next to nothing about cars, so any input would be usefull.
Thanks,
lightbringer