leftoverture Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 We've had our 2014 MKZ Reserve for a couple months now but this weekend we finally took our first road trip in it. Just a little 3 hour drive up to Duluth and then back. The car performed flawlessly but was maybe hoping for a little better MPG. Upon our return I changed the oil for the first time. Wish Ford would've included an access panel instead of requiring that the whole under engine tray come out with its 11 screws and two clips. That's not going to be fun when I need to change the oil in the middle of winter. None-the-less, overall we like the MKZ quite a bit and hope it proves to be as reliable as it is comfortable. Robert Iggy Cerami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy3906 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Good to know your enjoying your MKZ. :2thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 The MKZ cockpit a nice place to be on a trip, glad you enjoyed it. I agree the mileage isn't great, I average 24.5. I'd just pay the $20 or $30 and have the oil changed in a shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftoverture Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 The MKZ cockpit a nice place to be on a trip, glad you enjoyed it. I agree the mileage isn't great, I average 24.5. I'd just pay the $20 or $30 and have the oil changed in a shop! We averaged 29.2 on the highway, and we average about the same as you around town. Don't know where you get your oil changed, but just the oil and filter cost me $39 at Wal-Mart. I use full synthetic and it takes 5.7 quarts. I have trouble trusting my $40,000 car to the cheapest oil put in by an 18 year old kid with 6 minutes of training down at the local Jiffy Lube so I just do my own oil changes. ;) Grey_Reserve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwonder Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 A month ago I went to New Orleans (for WM34) and got about 28.5. I wanted 29 but there quite a few small hills. Around town I usually get 22, 23 if Im lucky. Sounds about normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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