Bob of Chevy Chase

I have sought feed back on the issue of gas mileage in a previous post. My mileage is very low. I calculated my mileage the old fashion way thinking perhaps the computer was wrong. I was partially correct. The computer reading was high by one-half a gallon. Around town, consisting of mainly short trips, sometimes only one or two miles, my wife has been getting 12-13 mpg. Yesterdays highway trip registered about 23 mpg. The EPA numbers for my AWD drive are 18-25. Does anybody have a view on whether the city mileage, resulting from admittedly short trips at less than ideal operating temperatures, is within the normal range or should be discussed with my dealer. Bob of Chevy Chase

My wife has a new 2004 RX330 which we bought in September and since then drives around town almost exclusively, and then on mostly short trips . Gas mileage based on the computer (which may not accurately record the results) has been as low as 10.5 miles/gallon. On the upside, it can be as high as 13. The few long trips we have taken result in a better and more acceptable average of around 25 miles/gallon. Does anyone who only drives short distances have similarily bad results? I am planning to take the car back to the dealer to investigate but would first like to know if others are experiencing equally poor mileage.