What kind of mileage are you getting?
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What kind of mileage are you getting?
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Nov 11 2006, 02:13 AM
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Club Expert Group: Lifetimer Posts: 5,200 Posts Per Day: 0.76 Thanks Received: 60 Trader Stats: 2 (100%) Joined: 13-September 05 From: Texas Member No.: 1,380 Mood: Cranky |
I noticed I was up to 300 miles on a tank of gas, and still had over a quarter tank. So I started really taking it easy to see if I could get a 400 mile tank. Today the low fuel light came on just shy of 370 miles and I lost my nerve and filled up. It only took 12.6 gallons and on calculating I found I got 29.7 mpg! So even though I lost my nerve, I could have easily made 400 miles on the 14.5 gallon tank.
I've gotten 400 on a tank once or twice before, but only on long trips. In my normal commute I generally fill up around 300-320 because it's getting low and I don't generally push it to empty. I've averaged 26.5 mpg since buying the car, and usually that's what I get on my commute more or less. But if I start getting 30 mpg on a regular basis, I'm not gonna complain! -------------------- A proud member of the club.
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Nov 20 2006, 01:10 PM
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Proud GLT Owner Group: Lifetimer Posts: 21,140 Posts Per Day: 3.02 Thanks Received: 633 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-March 05 From: Brownsburg, IN Member No.: 532 Mood: Hyper |
Any length of stop-n-go kills the mileage average. If we could just get them to build better flowing roads our fuel consumption as a whole would go down drastically.
-------------------- Founding Member of the Indiana Chapter of the Teeny Weeny Club for Secure Adult Males
"Drag racing is for fast cars, and autocrossing is for fast drivers" -Toecutter |
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Nov 20 2006, 01:38 PM
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Elantra Guru Group: Lifetimer Posts: 3,377 Posts Per Day: 0.48 Thanks Received: 1 Trader Stats: 3 (100%) Joined: 11-January 05 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 4 Mood: Accomplished |
QUOTE (Bobzilla @ Nov 20 2006, 02:10 PM) Any length of stop-n-go kills the mileage average. If we could just get them to build better flowing roads our fuel consumption as a whole would go down drastically. the roads we consider congested *were* better flowing when they were made. sad fact is, the number of cars on the roads has increased *dramatically* in the last 40 years, whereas new road construction has been minimal (except maybe in california). when the federal highway system was in place, mostly by the late 70s, things were a lot better. now you can expect traffic jams anywhere and anytime. -------------------- |
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