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Chambers was found unconscious Sunday evening at her home in Canyon Country, said Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Ed Winter.
The cause of death is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected and an autopsy is pending.
Throughout the '70s and '80s, Chambers was one of the biggest names in the porn industry, ranked by Playboy magazine as one of the top 100 sex stars of the 20th century and named one of the top 10 adult film stars of all time by Adult Video News.
"She certainly was one of the first famous porn stars," said Mark Kernes, senior editor of Adult Video News.
"In her day, there was really Linda Lovelace, obviously for 'Deep Throat,' and Marilyn Chambers," he said.
Chambers' "Behind the Green Door," Kernes said, "was made all the more exotic, I think, for some people because she had been on that Ivory Snow box. So here's the Ivory Snow beauty queen having hard-core interracial sex."
A fledgling actress, Chambers was living in San Francisco and making ends meet working as an exotic dancer when she saw a newspaper ad seeking actresses for what was described as a "major" motion picture.
It wasn't until she filled out an application that she discovered the movie was pornographic. The producers -- Jim and Artie Mitchell -- offered her the starring role.
"I thought I'd take a shot," she explained in a 1977 interview with the Los Angeles Times. "I was intrigued by the story. I really liked the fantasy involved. And I figured it might be my last chance at something really big."
Chambers had some conditions, however: She insisted that all the actors be tested for sexually transmitted diseases, and she demanded a percentage of the movie's gross receipts.
The low-budget "Behind the Green Door" became one of the biggest adult movie hits of the '70s, having received an unexpected publicity boost shortly after it was released in 1972.
Procter & Gamble, unaware of Chambers' role in the X-rated film, used one of her photos that had been taken during her New York modeling days on its laundry detergent box -- she's shown cuddling a laughing baby.
"Timing is essential for someone's career," Chambers said in a 2007 interview with Rhode Island's Providence Journal.
"That's what did it for me. The controversy of both those things happening at the same time," she said.
Procter & Gamble, whose Ivory products were "99 44/100% pure," quickly pulled the boxes from store shelves.
"The media attention of the whole controversy was insane," Chambers said in a 2003 interview with the Philadelphia Daily News. "This was the first time attention was being paid to erotic films."
Out of that, she said in a 2004 interview with the Montreal newspaper the Gazette, "came a Marilyn Chambers clause in all modeling contracts, saying that you can never have posed topless or nude or been in any kind of adult film or Playboy or anything like that."
Chambers followed up "Behind the Green Door" with another hit produced by the Mitchell brothers, "Resurrection of Eve."
And in 1975, Artie Mitchell produced a semi-documentary, "Inside Marilyn Chambers."
Chambers reportedly longed for mainstream movie stardom, and she starred in director David Cronenberg's R-rated 1977 horror movie "Rabid."
But by 1980, after appearing in a cabaret act as a singer and dancer and cutting a disco-flavored record, she returned to adult films, including "Insatiable" and the film series "Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies."
"I would have loved to move on," she said in a 2004 interview. "I've been stigmatized, and it's something that's very difficult to get out of."
Chambers stopped making hard-core movies in the mid-'80s, but returned again in the late '90s with "Still Insatiable," Kernes said. "In between," he said, "she was doing soft-core late-night cable movies."
Her last screen appearance was in filmmaker Victor Franko's low-budget independent movie "Solitaire," which was filmed in Rhode Island in 2007.
In the PG-rated film, which has yet to be released, she plays a Providence police officer in pursuit of a group of teenage petty thieves.
Chambers was born Marilyn Ann Briggs on April 22, 1952, in Providence, R.I., and grew up in Westport, Conn. She became interested in acting as a teenager and began working as a model, appearing in print ads for Clairol shampoo and other products.
After retiring from adult films, Chambers remained a popular draw at memorabilia and autograph shows.
Chambers was married and divorced three times, including a marriage to Chuck Traynor, who had previously been married to Lovelace.
Chambers had a daughter, McKenna, from her marriage to Tom Taylor. A complete list of surviving family members was not immediately available.
Times staff writer Andrew Blankstein contributed to this report.


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It was another solo session in Sage Basin today. I had the basin all to myself so if there was a track, it was mine. Eight to 12 inches of fresh on top of a strong base made boondockin' easy.
I spent the first half of the day flicking my sled around and after 30+ miles of petro-fueled fun I decided to go kiting. Threw up my 12m Summit and sessioned the pow in a few areas of the Basin before I headed back to Wapati. I got in a second short session on the hills above Wapati and then headed to the Cinnamon Lodge. Finished off my day with whiskey and bacon wrapped jalapeno poppers. Mmmmmm….


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(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday vetoed a bill that attempted to make the state's expansion of Medicaid eligibility permanent under the healthcare law known as Obamacare, his office said on Friday.
Christie's office announced he vetoed eight bills that "would add potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to state and local budgets." He also signed a $32.9 billion budget and three other bills, his office said in a statement.
Among the bills he vetoed was one dealing with Medicaid expansion under the U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law known as Obamacare.
Christie, a critic of Obamacare, said in February he would accept federal money to expand Medicaid in New Jersey, and the state budget he signed on Friday included $227 million in such funds.
Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly had passed a bill seeking to make that Medicaid expansion permanent, but Christie vetoed it, a spokesman for the governor said.
The vetoed bill would have removed the flexibility to opt out of the Medicaid expansion if the federal government changed the terms of the current favorable matching rate, the spokesman said. The governor had discussed publicly his intention to maintain this flexibility when he signed onto the expansion, the spokesman said.
(Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Eric Walsh)
This story was corrected to show Christie vetoed bill trying to make Medicaid expansion permanent, but did not veto Medicaid expansion for this year


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On Sunday, Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor applied a wicked hit to 49ers tight end Vernon Davis. It gave Davis a concussion, and it resulted in a flag being thrown on Chancellor.
In the days since Sunday, plenty of you have asked whether Chancellor has been fined. Earlier tonight, Chancellor said on Twitter that he hasn't been fined, yet. "I haven't received a fine for all the 12's and people that were wondering," Chancellor said. "Tryin to do things the right way."
As to Davis, Chancellor thinks he did the right thing. "All chest shot," Chancellor said. "Stevie Wonder seen it."
He's right. The flag was thrown because the officials are told to err on the side of protecting players. And as NBC officiating consultant Jim Daopoulos consistently has explained, the officials realize that throwing a flag in a case where it's ultimately not a foul is better than not throwing the flag and having the tape show that it was.
For the former, the official won't be downgraded. For the latter, he will be.
In Chancellor's case, the flag was thrown. The fine likely won't follow — especially since these fines typically are issued by Wednesday.


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Nuwaubians Accuse Putnam Officials of Violating Their Laws | News
Members of a controversial religious group say local public officials violated their religious laws.
Notices were sent from Nuwaubians by certified mail to officials in Putnam County -- and one private citizen -- claiming that these individuals had broken the laws of the "United Nuwaupia Nation," the group's title listed on the notice's letterhead.
Regarding the letters, Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills says, "We've seen a flurry of that (sort of) activity within the last 60 to 80 days."
The letter to Sills was sent from an Atlanta address.
The Nuwaubians were an Eatonton-based religious group whose leader, Malachi Z. York, was convicted in 2004 on charges of racketeering and child molestation.
York was sentenced to 135 years in prison, which he is serving in a federal prison in Colorado.
The letters are titled "Citizen's Notice of Violation of the Law and Intent to Act" and cite specific violations and dates, including May 8, 2002, when officials raided the compound.
"Quite candidly, you can't worry about something that is complete nonsense," Sills said. "I'm not worried about something saying I've violated the laws of the Magic Kingdom"
The sheriff said he didn't let anyone know about it at first because he didn't want to give attention to the Nuwaubians.
The group was based at a compound in rural Putnam County that featured ornate painted gates and miniature pyramids.
It was seized and razed by the county after York's conviction.
Sills says they have also filed open records requests asking for copies of old files from back during the investigation.


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I suppose it use /etc/acpi/hibernate.sh but this script don't work for me, and I want use hibernate command (because suspend2 works fine).
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In their share issue prospectus, Rangers confirmed that PFA Scotland had raised the claims, which are to be "robustly" defended, and that former Ibrox players Sone Aluko, Kyle Lafferty and Jamie Ness have raised constructive dismissal claims.
The three players were among nine who refused to transfer their contracts over to Green's company, which bought the club's assets and business after oldco Rangers, now called RFC 2012, were consigned to liquidation in June.
Amid much confusion on Tuesday night, Rangers captain Lee McCulloch was the first player to distance himself from any employment tribunal via his Twitter account.
Tuesday's PFA statement explained the basis of the claim for a Protective Award "raised in the name of PFA Scotland only", saying that administrators Duff and Phelps "failed to enter into any consultation whatsoever with the players and PFA Scotland".
However, the players' union say they will drop their claim if Rangers abandon their breach of contract proceedings against their members, which will be decided by the Scottish Football Association.
The statement read: "It may be that no player will pursue this. That will simply be a matter for each player and in fact many of the players have already stated that they will waive any such entitlement.
"It must be stressed that the motive for PFA Scotland in pursuing this claim has never been financial.
"As well as being a response to the SFA Arbitration claims, the Protective Award claim involves an important point of principle since our rights as representatives of the players were wholly disregarded by those involved in the TUPE transfer.
"PFA Scotland instructed our solicitors to write to the solicitors for the administrators and Rangers newco on 19th July 2012, stating that whilst PFA Scotland had the right to lodge a Protective Award claim it had no desire to do so and would abandon the claim provided certain undertakings were given, including withdrawal of the SFA Arbitration.
"The offer to withdraw the Protective Award claim still stands in the event of the SFA breach of contract proceedings being withdrawn against our members.
"Once the SFA arbitration process and Protective Award proceedings are complete we will as always take direct instructions from individual members."
However, Green shows no sign of backing down.
The Ibrox chief executive hit back at PFA Scotland when he responded in his own statement, which read: "The fact that many of the supposed 67 players are still at Ibrox and have indicated they have no part in this action begs the question why it is being raised at all.
"Further, it appears that a number of players whose contracts were due to terminate at the end of last season and who were never in line to transfer under TUPE have been included in the numbers.
"Also, a number of former players have already signed agreements with the club waiving any right to participate in this claim.
"In reality, we are talking about six players who have some form of dispute rather than 67. Rangers fans will note how the club captain Lee McCulloch and a number of other players have quickly dissociated themselves from this action.
"I have also had the father of one player calling, quite furious that his young son has been attached to an action he knew nothing about.
"PFA Scotland has confirmed as much in its statement earlier today (Tuesday). That statement confirms that the failure to consult claim apparently lodged for the benefit of 67 players will be withdrawn if the club's SFA damages claim against the six players is dropped.
"The purpose of the failure to consult claim is therefore not to safeguard the rights of the 67 players but to attempt to persuade the club to abandon its legitimate pursuit of compensation from players who, in the club's view, walked out on their contracts of employment."


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When Conrad and Josie Goerl's East Hampton house, on about two acres overlooking Northwest Harbor, was transformed from a 5,000-square-foot 1970s' residence into a 13,800-square-foot model of green energy and custom design, it also got an infusion of color, taken from the hot palette of Ms. Goerl's native Brazil.
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Nick Martin, the Sagaponack architect who undertook the renovation, is, he said, "continuing the evolution," working with the Goerls to add features and fine-tune the "minimalist modernist" bones of the house while keeping the entire site in mind.
Mr. Martin shifted the approach to the house to enhance privacy, and added new wings, bridged by a hallway on the second floor, and a third floor, with angles that interact with elements of the property.
The lines of the house are parallel to the waterfront bluff, and a moat-like "meditation pond" surrounds the house, a watery anchor for those parts of the house that hover over it. A recently planted Chinese elm hinges two parts of the house on the bay side.
Mr. Martin and his firm worked on the grounds with Silas Marder, a landscape designer, and Richard Coleman, a Houston decorator, brought in the color and nautical schemes.
The living room, where the colors of the rainbow reside, has walls of tall windows girded by steel and a water view past the striking shapes of pruned trees on a sloping lawn. Lines of a multicolored, striped settee are repeated in the wire bases of bucket-like chairs set around one of several glass-topped tables. Squiggly lines of red, blue, orange, and green are seemingly in motion on the carpet and, in a feature that repeats throughout the house, the rug is monogrammed "Goerl."
A light-blue sofa echoes the colors of the expanse of water outside, but it is punctuated by bright throw pillows. Table bases that look like silvered tree stumps, and metal branches stretching across the front of a black cabinet, echo the outdoor view. The elements of each room are many, and finely detailed, and the hues vary in each: purples and silver in the master bedroom, bright greens of a forest in an Oriental-themed guest suite, and flaming orange in a "pool den." A hermetically sealed alternative to a separate pool house, it abuts the main floor and prevents moisture and humidity from seeping into the house.
The surface of the wall behind the bed in the mauve, deep purple, silver, and black master suite is a textured, clear, glittery plastic. Purple plush-covered circles affixed to it create a headboard. A blown-glass chandelier, and a row of large multicolored glass vases atop the wall but below the ceiling, hover above. A studded purple throne chair sits in a corner, and two silver skulls sit on an ornate black lacquered chest with gold pulls.
Golden "stumps" punctuate the main bedroom in the guest suite, which includes a children's room and two bathrooms, one with Turkish tile on the walls. The Asian forest theme continues with a lattice cabinet, bright green ottoman, bamboo, and dishes of moss and stones.
One of the children's rooms is in a separate section, which includes a billiards room. The lower floor contains a media room with a 3-D projector and the stereo system controls for the entire house. It is next to a wine cellar with its own geothermal climate controls, wire shelving, and cabinetry. It has room for 4,300 bottles and a stone tasting bar in the center of the room. From a mirrored gym next door, one can look into the wine room.
Mr. Goerl likes to cook, and the kitchen has professional-quality appliances, including a wall-mounted salamander. It is open to the living room but can be closed off with an electronically operated metal shade. Fixtures are made of 98-percent recycled aluminum and the countertop of French lava stone. A silver light fixture that once hung in a Vegas nightclub is suspended over the table.
The Goerls and their three children, who live in Houston, where Mr. Goerl is an oil and energy portfolio manager, use the house primarily as a summer retreat. It is set up for outdoor entertaining and fun. There is an outdoor "Brazilian kitchen" not far from the pool, with a Brazilian-style barbecue roaster. Clean lines continue around the pool, hot tub, and footbath, with a glass surround.
There is a D.J.'s sound system in the pool den, a Zen garden, and a duplex tree fort for the kids, with a zip line from higher elevations toward the water. A museum-quality Nantucket sharpie, restored by a local boat builder, sits on the lawn. Near the treehouse, a thick slab of wood creates a table of Mr. Martin's design, surrounded by a grove of young redwood trees.
The architect designed built-in cabinets throughout the house and some 20 pieces of furniture. He worked with consultants to develop custom flooring of carbonized, engineered red oak with a limed finish. He worked with a glass manufacturer on bathroom shelves and collaborated with lighting designers on the fixtures, including, in one of the rooms, a plastic lighting column.
The furniture Mr. Martin designed includes a large kitchen table of polished stainless steel and Costa Rican wood with a lighted water feature, an outdoor steel-and-marble table with a fire trough, and a wall unit of lighted cubes.
Other custom touches include walls of a specially created three-layered plaster product, travertine vanities, and soundless electronic window shades. Martin Architects' in-house engineer planned the steelwork, including stainless steel rails along glass-enclosed stairways. A high-tech system allows the homeowners to oversee the house and operate its controls from afar.
A candidate for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification as a "green" designer, Mr. Martin incorporated a 16-kilowatt solar energy system that provides close to the house's total energy needs, and a geothermal heating system housed in its own spotless basement-level room. The carbon footprint of the house is close to zero, he said.
Through the process of constructing the singular residence, Mr. Martin said, he and the Goerls have become friends. He credited them with "really allowing us, with our vision, to manifest and create all these wonderful things."


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Q It feels like rates for car rentals have risen considerably. How can one keep costs down?
A At the beginning of the year, American Express' Business Travel Forecast predicted a 1.5 percent cost increase for cars rented in North America. That's partly because of the cost of an automobile. It's also partly because of consolidation among rental car companies, thus reducing competition. Dollar and Thrifty, for instance, are affiliated with Hertz; Avis and Budget are financial bedfellows.
The third culprit: airport taxes and fees. A Budget rental at Seattle airport for five days in mid-June is $402.85. Of that, $118.65 was taxes and fees. Rent at the Budget outlet on Pike Street, and the same rental will cost you $252.82. The taxes and fees on that one? $40.86.
Rule No. 1: Check to see whether off-airport rental is less expensive. If it is, it might be worth your while to take public transportation into town and get your car there. Those two prices, by the way, are what Budget calls "walk-up" rates. You can cut your costs by paying in advance, which some rental companies increasingly are offering. At the airport, Budget's pay-in-advance rate for the same car: $365.87. Off airport, it's $227.98 — and it's cancelable.
More next week …
— Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times


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We are a Hong Kong based well-established small accounting firm with soild client base. We are always the smallest guy here to compete with the big accounting firm.
We are experiencing significant grow lately of our client base due to our service-oriented approach way of business. We want to capture this grow to expand our existing business.
We have recently created our first website http://www.marbleconsultants.com.hk but we do not have a company logo. This project is about creating our identity on the web and also in physical world.
Asia pacific focus business people.
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Sorry you took offense to my terminology of of "where the hell", just an expression. You explained (now) that the increase in your annual premiums went up from $1500 to $1880 for both your 04 Cavalier (and) adding the the 2012 Fiesta. Thank makes sense, since your only carrying liability on the 04 Cavalier. I live in Urban South Florida, have both a 2011 Ford Fiesta SE Hatchback and a 2012 Kia Rio5 Hatchback with 11k/300 liability, 100k property damage, full comprehensive coverage with $100 deductible and full collision with $500 deductible and both vehicles cost me a total of $1200 annually. Of course, my wife an I are 56 and 66, and we have no children except our 2 Golden Retrievers. My insurance company is Auto Owners, very highly rated too.0
Oh, almost forgot. Check out the Kia Blog, www.kiaworld.com. It has a interesting video showing the 2012 Kia Rio5 being tested in Europe by EuroPCAP, their equivalent of the NHTSA. European safety standards are much less then here in North America and the 2012 Kia Rio still got its top "5 Star" safety rating, go figure.0
obkt Posts: 35When I sold my 1999 Miata automatic and bought a 2011 Fiesta SE, my insurance went up $6, to a total of $217 for 6 months. That's with full coverage and $500 deductable. Insurance Co is USAA. I'm 69 years old.0
Yep it all depends on where you live, driving record and the right insurance company.0
OK I just filled up the tank for the first time. The computer said I got 37.3 miles per gallon. My math said I got 37.17 miles per gallon. That was a 50/50 mix of driving with an average speed of 38MPH. I am very happy with this gas mileage.0
That sounds great! I also like that the computer is so close to the manually calculated numbers. My Subaru is generally 1-1.5MPG optimistic. I can't help but feel disappointed when the dash reads 27.0 MPG and I end up with 25.5 when I enter the numbers into the log.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
What a hoot! If getting 1.5 (less) mpg causes you disappointment, let that be the biggest one you ever must experience. Drive by a Hospital lately and notice the Parking Lot filled to capacity?0
The reality is that on most Fiestas, the computer will rutinely read about 2 mpg higher. You'll most likely see this on your future tanks.0
Does anyone know how the computer figures out the gas mileage?0
taking it to the extreme :P
...then tell your kids...there are people starving in Africa...eat your broccoli!
'disappointment' likely got lost in translation; he probably meant: 'it didn't meet expectations'...but yes, your message is true, not a big deal in the grand scheme of things :shades:0
Hahahaha; indeed.
Point taken, Phill! :blush:2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
You are correct. Ever since I reported 37 MPG I have not been able to match it. Oh the computer says 37 but my math say 35. I am not complaining I am more curious on how the computer figures MPG. I would guess the device that figures what the air/fuel mixture is the same thing that reports gas usage but I do not understand what fools it into reporting more than real MPG? I do kick it out of gear and let it coast to red lights.0
I don`t want to beat this issue to death since it already has been. My year old 2011 Ford Fiesta SE Hatchback with automatic transmission has produced 33-35 mpg city and 41-43 mpg highway from day one! Now with just over 16,000 miles driven, nothing has changed and the fuel economy remains constant. My 2012 Kia Rio5 Hatchback with automatic transmission that is barely 3 months old with about 1000 miles driven is getting much worse fuel economy despite the fact that they both have a 1.6 ltr engine and the Kia Rio has Gas Direct Injection which produces a bit more power (but) the fuel economy is no where near that of the Ford Fiesta. The 2012 Kia Rio5 is getting between 28-31 city and 36-38 highway. Both vehicle are about the same size and weight. Nothing to panic about but none the less, still a bit disappointing.0
Phil1: My 2012 SE 5 speed manual pretty much matches your auto for around town driving but I am pretty sure I will not see 43MPG on the highway. my Fiesta runs at 3100RPM @ 70MPH and I believe the auto is around 2600RPM. The good thing is I bought it to run around town anything more than that and we take my wife's 2012 Sonata limited0
Not that it has anything whatsoever to do with Fuel Economy but despite the so far somewhat inferior (lower) MPG my 2012 Kia Rio5 Hatchback is getting, it still has a leg up on the Fiesta in a few area`s. It has a much higher (and adjustable) Drivers Seat which allows much better frontal vision regardless of lowering the steering wheel adjustment. Has much more front seat leg room (width) for added comfort, a bit more acceleration punch due to its GDI engine, a standard Surius/XM Radio. Unfortunately, the Kia Rio5 has the worst speakers of any vehicle I have ever owned and my Ford Fiesta even with`s it base standard radio with only 4 speaks and no Sync system is much superior. I love the looks of the 2012 Kia Rio`s exterior too, "very European" but I still give my Ford Fiesta the "Crown" and wins the Swimsuit competition for looks. Parked next to each other in my driveway, they look like a handsome couple, the Fiesta in candy red metallic with the stone interior and the Rio5 in clear white with 2 tone black and beige interior.0
joecirwin Posts: 1It is hard to find anyone talking about Fiesta mpg. We have just under 13,000 miles on our 2011 Fiesta and average around 35-36 around town. Just wondering if that is rare since they call for 29mpg. We drove from Tennessee to Texas and back for Christmas (2011) and got 38-39 driving about five miles over the speed limit much of the time; I am very ok with that. While in Texas we topped 40 mpg for the first and only time. Just wondering if anyone else gets that good around town?0
I`ve had my 2011 Ford Fiesta SE Hatchback since July of 2010 and have got consistent 33-35 mpg city and 41-43 mpg highway at speeds of 75 to 80 mph. with the A/C always on. Same mpg from break in to present 14K miles. On the other hand, I have a new 2012 Kia Rio5 LX Hatchback that I bought Nov of 2011 with a similar 1.6 ltr. engine (but) with the GDI Gas Direct Injection which is (supposed) to achieve better fuel economy. Well I have to admit, it appears to provide better performance but at the cost of inferior gas mileage. The Kia Rio barely gets 30 mpg city and 37 mpg highway with less then 4k driven so far. Got to hand it to Ford, they engineered a vehicle that actually exceeds the EPA Fuel Estimates! When have you seen that lately. Still love my 2012 Kia Rio5 Hatchback but the gas milage is a bit disappointing.0
My 2-month old 2012 Ford Fiesta SE Sedan with automatic transmission is only giving me 24-25 mpg in the city, with about 40% traffic, and AC on (low). The car has reached around 1000 miles, the average speed shown on the car is 20 mph. I am a pretty conservative driver, and step on the gas lightly at signals. Do I need to give the car some time to reach that 30-33 mpg city that everyone's bragging about, or is there some inherent issues with the car that need to be checked? Is it worth taking it to the dealership and getting it checked, or am I being a tad impatient? Thanks!0
I don't see it getting any better...I do not have a fiesta...so take it for what it's worth
You should track the miles driven as well; I'd guesstimate it's also very low.
I suspect that at 20mph average you're spending a long time idling...which is zero mpg Our mini-van is terrible for mpg because we spend so long idling (drive-through, picking up kids, very short trips to the store...)
If you drove an average 20mph -- steady -- through a park I think you'd have fabulous mpg numbers...but still 20mph.
I've never seen anybody disappointed with their new car mileage all of a sudden report that the engine has finally 'broken-in' and is now a fuel-miser.
Or put another way; I don't see putting on another 10k miles resulting in a 25% fuel efficiency increase.
What did you drive previously? What mpg on the same route?0
Get to you local Ford dealership immediately. Something is definitely (very) wrong! My 2011 Fiesta SE Hatchback with automatic transmission has produced 34 mpg City and between 41- 43 mpg Hwy since it was taken home. On the other hand, my 2012 Kia Rio5 with the same 1.6 ltr engine is producing about 27 mpg city and maybe 35 mpg hwy. Your Fiesta needs to be looked at, NOW!0
@Ivan, Thanks for the inputs! I see the point you make about having a worse mpg when driving intermittently with a lot of idling time as well, versus driving steadily at 20mph..my hunch is that I still should not be seeing such bad numbers even with the former case. This is my first car in San Diego, CA..so I cant really compare. I'll definitely get it checked at the dealership.0
If your average for mph is 20 then you are likely sitting at traffic lights or stuck in stop and go traffic during rush hour and not moving. Like ivan 99 said, your mpg are exactly 0 when that is happening. You're also running your AC all the time. Only 24-25 mpg sounds about right to me.
How many miles to and from work do you drive?0
Funny, I live here in South Florida, get caught in traffic on I95 as well as in City traffic. A/C is on constantly and (my) 2011 Ford Fiesta SE Hatchback with A/T still gets 33/35 mpg city and when on the highway at speeds of 75/80 mph always get between 41/43 mpg. Like I posted earlier, something is (drastically) wrong with that Ford Fiesta and it needs to be looked at immediately. Case closed! Now my 2012 Kia Rio5 LX Hatchback, thats a different story. This (dog) gets around 26 mpg city and never more then 34 mpg highway although it has an EPA rating of 30 mpg city and 40 mpg hyw. Kia Dealership says with only 3000 miles driven, it`s still just breaking in. Odd, the Ford Fiesta achieved the same mpg from day one! If sitting in traffic, stuck at a traffic light, etc would result in 20 mpg with just a tiny 1.6 ltr. 4 cyl. engine, and that seems about right, I guess one would expect to run out of gas (immediately) if they had a hemi V8, correct?0
He didn't say how long we went between fill-ups...just he got 26mpg and averaged 20 mph. Getting zero miles (idling) will always get 0 mpg; it depends on how long you're sitting as to how it'll affect your overall mpg average.
That tank could have lasted him a month. 5 miles to work...5 miles back averaging 26mpg.
26 mpg can get you 10 miles per day on one tank of gas...for a month.
Tank (12 G) @ 26mpg = 312 miles range
10 miles per day * 30 days = 300 miles.
Of course this is all made up.
He could have problems...but he didn't say any warning lights were on, or smoke was coming out the tail pipe, or it was hesitating, hiccuping, stalling, etc.
I thought he said he was in San Diego...isn't that hilly? I remember getting 27 mpg with my Infiniti Q45 on a trip. When I would have the instant-mpg showing it was really interesting to see the mpg drop to 7-8 when there was a slight incline.
Anyway...I suspect they'll come back and say...sorry...no error codes, everything is fine.
The hemi would run out of gas sooner...even with a 19 gallon tank0
Hey phill1,
Just for kicks, take a look at your average mph reading on your Fiesta and report back if you would please. Mine is usually between 40 and 45.0
@All, thanks for the inputs! Took the car to the dealership yesterday, and the mechanic drove the car for 20 miles (mostly highway miles) and reported 42.8 mpg to me using his IDS system (in addition to the dash). No defects were reported to me at this time, and he suggested the same plausible causes for the low mpg numbers that you guys mentioned (lots of idling, excessive stop-start in traffic, etc...)
@iamz, I drive 12 miles (round-trip) to and from work each day...
@ivan, your calculations are pretty accurate...I have filled up a full tank approx. once a month. At this point, I dont have anything to compare to coz everyone's average mph seems to be much higher..but iamz and phil, it would be nice to know what mpg numbers you guys are getting at average 40-45 mphs...thanks again!0
my long term average is between 39-40 mpg. In the winter I get around 37 mpg and in the summer I get around 42 mpg. I have a long 90 mile, round trip commute that is mostly rural 2 lane highway where I drive about 55 mph.
I've found through testing that my Fiesta doesn't reach full operating temperature until I've driven about 7 or 8 miles (in the winter). A car won't get its ideal mpg's until the engine reaches its normal operating temperature. So, with your short commute, you're unfortunately getting hit with a penalty there also along with the stop and go driving of city traffic.
Take it on a road trip and I think you'll be pretty pleased with the numbers you'll be getting on the highway.
Good luck!0
I never pay much attention the the on board computer read-out indicating the vehicle MPG. I think its never very accurate and the best way to know what kind of Fuel Economy you are getting is simply dividing miles driven by fuel used. I also don`t pay much attention to exactly what speed achieves the best fuel economy either. I drive to the speed limit in city driving plus 5 mph when driving conditions permit and usually drive the speed limit plus 10 mph weather and driving conditions also factored in. I don`t fixate on 1 or 2 mpg changes regardless of what speed I`m traveling at. I just know that the Ford Fiesta "exceeds" the EPA ratings, (when have you seen that lately) while my 2012 Kia Rio5 gets no where near its EPA rating, both vehicle being driven under the same conditions identically. Great Job Ford, not so much Kia. I do notice that the Fuel Level Indicator moves ever so slowly on the Ford Fiesta while the same indicator on the Kia Rio5 starts moving downward as soon as you leave the filling station. 30 miles driven and the indicator has dropped from slightly (over) Full to down an 1/8 of a Tank. I`m sure the same is also true for the Hyundai Accent which uses the identical mechanical components.0


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The Oilers announced the next wave of cuts today. They started by placing Gregory Stewart and Brad Moran on waivers (this is for the purpose of reassigning them to Oklahoma City). They then followed that up by assigning Teemu Hartikainen, Johan Motin, and Jake Taylor to Oklahoma. Jared Aulin has been released.
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