I thought out of curiousity I'd start a poll to see what kind of mpg everyone is getting. If you are getting around 30+ mpg could you please reply with the things you did or methods used to increase your mpg. I've filled up 3 times so far. The mpg for the tank of gas from the dealership is not accurate as I don't know for sure if the trip miles were on the tank.
Rounded to the nearest 10th.
Fill up---MPG
0---------????
1---------24.4
2---------25.7
3---------Still driving on this tank.
I up shifted a little bit later on fill up #2 (between about 2750 and 3000 rpms vs around 2250 give or take 200 rpms.
'03 SVT with Tom's tune for 93 octane and a stock motor, mostly stop and go suburban driving with occasional short runs on the interstate. MPG range 20-25, calculated at "click off" of gas pump when filling up.
Well, my wife's automatic 2002 ZX3 averages 26mpg with mixed highway/city driving in proportion of about 50/50 even. Highway at 60-65mph. If it makes a difference, we use 5W30 oil not 5W20, fuel is just your regular unleaded 89 with 10-15% ethanol, whatever they use here in Nebraska
I just did 36 mpg highway at 65-70mph, 32 city/highway mix. I keep tires at 40psi which has had the biggest impact. The car now has 236,000 miles, original clutch and no motor issues yet. In fact I checked my receipts for last year and I only spent $170 for repairs and drove 27,000 miles! damn this car..I want to get something newer but this one wont die![strongman]
Wow, your averages are higher. I am guessing you're manual. My wife by no means drives aggresively. You make our 26mpg average sound terribly low Are you on 5W30 or 5W20 oil?
just 5/30. Yes its a manual. I keep tires at 40lbs. Its a harsh ride but picks up a few mpgs. I draft semis and trucks but not real aggressively like some people Ive seen. I get more into the dirty air behind them. Im going to get a Scan Gauge to really me out. I did all highway this past weekend for a trip and got 39 mpg! Damnit so close to 40MPG...but I drove 60 mpg the whole time and followed a semi for quite a while.[clap]
^^if you raise your tire pressure up it increases the gas mileage a lot, he was running 40 psi, I was messing around once with some tires I was about to have replaced, and put them at 44psi(that was the max psi rating labeled on the side wall of the tire) and I followed a semi at 75-70 mph for an hour and got about 35 to 38mpg(this however is not what ford reccomends as its labeled on your door)
39 is impressive no matter how you put it. Let me put it in perspective for you, the best I've gotten out of my Legacy GT on the freeway has been 26mpg so far You gotta pay to play.
I was impressed since I got a newer wagon yesterday and I managed to pull 39.5 MPG out of it. The 39.5 is based off the 213miles I went and the 5.39 gal that was on my reciept when I slightly over filled the car. I just got it so I could get better mileage than my truck and wow it almost doubles it.
I just bought the scan guage. It has already paid off! I went from 38.0 on my first tank....to 40.2 on my second. I really utilize the coasting, by pushing the clutch in, for extra free mileage. This is a combo driving of city/highway.
This tank so far Im at 44mpg! But it wont last, its mostly highway and Im in the city now for a few days.
I'm two weeks shy of owning my Focus a year. I have averaged 30.65 mpg during the time I have owned it. I do about 70/30 hwy/city, I have an ATX, I use the A/C during the Summer, and I'm not know for following the speed limit.[deviltail] I tend to drive 5-10 mph over posted limits, depending on where I am.
I have seen a real change on the highways lately in Michigan. Gas is at 3.99 gallon now for regular. I used to be the slowest one in the slow lane at 60-65mpg. No Im catching semi's and trucks doing 55 mph. Fine with me, I just tuck in behind them.
My last tank gave me 38.4 mpg city/highway.
Previous tank was 36mpg city only! Pretty good for a car with 238,000 miles.[woot]
My past 2 fillups I have averaged 28-29 mpg with mixed city and highway use, shifting around 2-4 grand most of the time occasionally stomping on it. Congrats hitting 44mpg. I might have to mess with my tire psi[loveff]
Brand new owner here. Just picked up my '08 SE Sedan 5-speed last Friday. Have about 460 miles on it now and just into my first (besides the dealership) tank of gas. Hit 36.0mpg today. I don't drive slow by any means. I managed to squeeze 17.0mpg out of my 5.0L Explorer and just driving the same way (except with the 5-speed I have a *lot* more control over the engine) my mpg just keeps going up. I drive 120 miles a day and I'm really hoping to hit 38-40mpg after the engine breaks in and I air up the tires a bit more. Probably try 40psi to see how it goes. So... under 500 miles and already up to 36.0mpg (combined city/highway) isn't too bad?
Update: Checked tire pressure and new from the dealership, all four were at 29 psi. Heh... check your tires folks.
Update: Approaching 6k miles... now getting 42.3 MPG! It just keeps going up!
with very conservative driving, I manage an average of 32mpg, and that is drving in mostly heavy city driving or congested freeway stop and go.
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