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Originally Posted by Frazod
I got a 2014 Ford Escape last summer. Overall I really like it - small but comfortable, extremely useful with the hatchback, surprisingly peppy, but the one issue I have with it is that it gets really shitty gas mileage, especially when it's really cold outside. Driving it around town when the temperature is in the teens, like today, it's getting around 15 mpg. Now, I don't exactly drive like an old lady, but I'm not Speed Racer either. Is that normal, or should I bring it in to get checked?
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Cars run rich under cold conditions. You could get a block heater installed, plug the car in at night, and the engine will be warm when you start it up. But, honestly, unless you are living in a place like the northern states, Canada, up to Alaska, there's really no reason to have a block heater. Otherwise, jus be prepared for the car to run rich when it's cold.
One thing I have noticed as I've lived up North, is that a small, 4 cylinder engine gets warmer WAY FASTER than a V8 or even a V6. But that just makes sense, smaller engine, quicker to heat up.