[ehagendorff]

I have had no problem with my tune so far, with over a month on it. On my car the mileage difference is negligible and even if it did drop quite a bit, I wouldn't mind. The tune delivers more power and makes the car fun to drive. It's a completely different car once you install it. At this point I'm no longer worried about pulling 46 mpg out of the car, and am more concerned with having a fun and engaging driving experience and a car I WANT to drive.

If MPG is all that mattered to me I would never spend the money on a tune and leave it stock. I get people are used to having their cake and eating it too and many want to do that, but it's not always 100% possible. 30+mpg is still sport bike levels of gas mileage, I say install the tune turn off the DIC and enjoy the car for what it is. Too much staring at the ECO tab or instant MPG on the other pages will drive you mad. I did it for most of the time I've owned the car so far but realized I'm kinda missing the point, rather than focusing on driving and enjoying the car I'm staring at a little bar going up and down.

It was nice pulling 46mpg and bragging to everyone at work, but honestly I don't even think about it anymore. If I ever feel bad about MPG loss I look at our Terrain or my friends cars, and feel better again.

 

[ehagendorff]

I definitely understand where you are coming from. I was looking forward to having the select-a-tune myself and was kinda disappointed when it was replaced by PAL. I liked having the control to know 'it's always on' or 'always off' and not have the ECM constantly 'guessing what I want to do with the car', if that makes sense.

I am sure they can get your tune straightened out, I know the the throttle response/input was a pretty common complaint around here and they got that sorted rather quickly from what I could tell. If not there are other options and I am sure you will find one you're happy with. Just was mentioning earlier to remind everyone not to lose sight of enjoying the car, but then again if your throttle feels completely wrong to you, you won't be enjoying the car anyway. I hope you get it sorted soon!