Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Hockessin, Delaware

We have to take the advertised MPG with a grain of salt. It is not the auto company that tests for mileage but a government agency. They decide what goes on the sticker. Unfortunately the tests are under rather ideal conditions. Very difficult to achieve these results especially in the winter and in a city environment. The Acadia is a very heavy vehicle and it takes a lot of energy to get it moving. Stop and go driving is a real gas eater. I own a 2010 Ford Edge AWD and at this time of year in a city environment I am lucky to get 13 MPG US and it is a few hundred lbs less than an Acadia. I don't know if this will make you feel any better, but you could have purchased many different vehicles that would not have achieved their quoted MPG.

I regret buying my 2011 Acadia. I get between 10 - 13 MPG around town. The dealer said it's typical. GM is giving me the run around. Call 800-LemonLaw. Seriously. There's no way a company can advertise 16 - 23 MPG on a vehicle that can't even break 13 MPG around town. Sorry to say, after 6 months of working with GM, there is no good source of relief. To top it off, trade in value for my 6,000 mile 2011 Acadia that cost me $42K is only $30K. One thing I know for sure, I will never buy another GM.

I was planning on ordering an Acadia this month. My assumption was it would get better milage than my 07 Tahoe 15-17 MPG. Is the 2011 better MPG than older Acadia's? Its rated at 24 on the highway, from what I'm reading in the forum, I shouldn't expect to get in the high teens low 20's. HELP

I bought an AWD 2011 Acadia in the summer in Newark, DE. The salesperson told me to expect 16 - 24 MPG. On average, I get 13 -14 MPG, whether city or highway. After 3 months of driving, I called the GMC service department to see if there was a problem with my car and they told me that 13-14 MPG is typical. I'm very upset!!! I would have never bought the Acadia if I would have know it was a 13-14MPG SUV. I will never buy a GMC again. The car is nice, but overall I'm dissatisfied. The horrible gas mileage makes the smaller issues seem worse (there are quite a few). For a $40K+ car, I was expecting much more. Stay away from the Acadia and GMC manufactured autos.

Wow, I sure hope you guys are right! I haven't actually seen the van in person yet. It's an Ebay vehicle and I'm going to pick it up next week. Hopefully, it will be as it was described. If so, I'll have a great van for a great price. If not, well.....live and learn. Thanks for the info and wish me luck!