No surprise E85 has substantially lower energy content (i.e., BTU per gallon) than gas, so the MPG will be correspondingly lower. Around 25% to 30% lower MPG seems to be typical. Your results sound typical.
Well, I was mistaken about the gas mileage with E85 averaging only 14 mpg. I actually averaged about 17 mpg with some heavy lead foot driving today. The reason I was averaging only 14 mpg before was because my tire pressure was 29 psi cold in all the tires. I adjusted my tire pressure to 34 psi in the front tires cold and 36 in rear tires cold yesterday and they warmed up to about 35 psi front and 37 psi rear during my commute today. So, yes E85 does drop gas mileage but not as much as I thought. If I drove the speed limit the whole commute, then I would have averaged about 18-20 mpg in mixed city/highway driving during my commute with E85. But I was in a hurry today and did some heavy acceleration most of the way home.
other than that its a nice step up from my 99' buick century. I'm still learning about this car too!
I am not sure about the Buick version of CarPlay, but with a Sony Android Auto radio I noticed that my performance increased when I used a newer model Android LG G5 phone instead of my old LG G3 Android phone. However, I only have an aftermarket CarPlay/Android Auto Sony radio in my Cadillac. The G3 phone was very slow to connect and disconnected a lot when playing music especially if you skip songs. The quicker G5 phone does the job perfectly with no lag or freezes.The integration between Intellilink and Apple CarPlay.
Apple CarPlay was one of the main reasons I purchased my 2016 LaCrosse and it hasn't worked completely correctly since day one. Sometimes it's detected, sometimes not. Even when it's detected Intellilink lags way behind CarPlay when playing music. If you skip several songs in CarPlay, it takes Intellilink's display 2 or 3 minutes to catch up. I keep hoping for an update from either Intellilink or Apple that will fix this but it hasn't happened yet. There also doesn't seem to be anyone competent to contact about it. Local dealers are clueless when it comes to the display technology. They always tell you that Intellilink is managed by OnStar, but OnStar doesn't seem to have any info about it either. Pretty frustrating.
Exactly what "help and advice" are you seeking? What year is your LaCrosse you are complaining about? How many miles? Are the brakes on a new LaCrosse inadequate and need an upgrade? When did your "brake fade" occur? I look forward to your response.
Well, brake fade is not an issue for my 2014 Lacrosse FWD with the premium II package. The car stops on a dime with no fading and is quiet as well. The auto magazine reviews states the 2014 Lacrosse premium models stops from 60 to 0 mph is a range from a class leading 113 feet to 120 feet, which are good stopping distances. I believe the AWD model had the longer 120 feet braking distance while the FWD did the 113 feet.
Still waiting.
LOL. Besides AWD, adaptive braking/cruise control are only two options I do not have on my Lacrosse. At first I was feeling a bit let down that I did not have those two features. However, after looking up adaptive braking and reading posts like yours now I am relieved I did not receive the adaptive braking features with my Lacrosse.
My 2014 Lacrosse also have a crappy rear view camera. Too bright in the daylight and very grainy at night. GM reverse cameras suck. My older 2006 Nissan Murano and 2004 Infiniti FX45 had better cameras with brightness/contrast controls.
Thanks for the reply. As I said in my first post, the car came off of a lease. I just picked the best one I could find (nice color...Garnet red like the pic below, leather and lots of options) for the money. I never would have dreamed that having some of those options would be a negative. The 'auto-brake' function you mentioned was the first negative I discovered.
