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Average Miles Per Gallon?

  

ChristopherPetty -> Average Miles Per Gallon? (4/4/2008 3:21:28 PM)

Right now I'm getting about 25.5 mpg but I really lay into the throttle. (just can't help it ;) ) I was wondering if anyone gets much better mpg  (in the 29-32 range). Is it me just wasting too much gas in acceleration? I also wondered what everyone's final ratio for 6th gear. (I run at like 2300rpm for 75mph) My old civic ran close to 1800 in 5th.

Maybe I should just say I'm paying for the fun.

  
bad venge -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (4/4/2008 5:38:06 PM)

Mix of highway/around town I'm around 25/26 ... Long distance highway cruising on cruise set at 75+ I got almost 33 MPG
but I'm still driving like a race car too

cougsfan -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (4/4/2008 10:55:10 PM)

I am quite sure that you can affect your milage significantly by your driving habits.  Try a tank full with keeping your foot out of it (I know, it will be hard, but you can do it)  (OK, just a half a tankful then.)  Check your milage and let us know.

jmdevera -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (4/25/2008 6:51:38 AM)

I'm getting average 29.7 mpg. Thats with Houston commuter traffic as well...

bad venge -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (4/25/2008 12:22:28 PM)

31.2 MPG on the trip computer,last tankful .... cost $45 to fill up [:@]

jdrinkert -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (5/19/2008 7:36:21 PM)

I'm getting 28-30 around town and on a business trip to Abingdon I got 38.5 round trip 256 miles.

Shorin -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (5/20/2008 5:33:23 PM)

solid 32mpg every tank, mostly highway.  The computer has been off a bit, usually low 1-3mpg, but I do the ole miles/gal to get the real number.

2005 JCW

bojan26 -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (6/20/2008 2:20:23 AM)

something like 28-30 around town ;)

AllenM -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (7/24/2008 11:37:03 AM)

What the hell am I doing wrong?  It''s actually my wifes car, 06 MCS, but the mileage is terrible.  The car mostly sees intown Atlanta driving, so I don''t expect it to be great, but it even gets poor mileage on the HW.  The computer says that the overall mileage for the car is 22.4mpg.  On a flat, straight interstate going 75-80mph, the computer says 26-28mpg.  I was hoping that the computer was wrong and reading low, but on a recent trip to Charleston, it got 26mpg overall with most of that being highway miles with the cruise control set at 80mph. 

I realize that an S isn''t going to get the same mileage as a standard mini, but the thing weighs nothing.  I would feel better if it got the mileage that yall are talking about, 26-33mpg, but under 30 on the highway in a tiny car just doesn''t make sense to me. 

bad venge -> RE: Average Miles Per Gallon? (7/25/2008 5:07:04 PM)

The computer runs about 2/3 mpg low , no idea why ... I''m getting 33 mpg on long trips and most highway driving , the trip computer says 29.7

  

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