Fuel Consumption/Car type
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Professur
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Haven't run the numbers since I fixed the Colt up. (cap, rotor, plugs and exhaust).
The missus drives the van. All city, so no info there.
And in all the time I've had the pickup, I don't think I've run more than 5 tanks of gas through it, as I was using the company truck all the time.
Sorry.
The missus drives the van. All city, so no info there.
And in all the time I've had the pickup, I don't think I've run more than 5 tanks of gas through it, as I was using the company truck all the time.
Sorry.
MrBishop
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woodman19_99
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'02 VW Passat 1.8L Turbo... not to sure about the city, as I have never really done to much real city driving with it. As for the highway, on my recent trip to VA from NJ, got just a hair under 30... on my trip to MA from NJ in the rain, it was about 26.
Professur
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MrBishop said:
If I wanted, I could have pulled up factory specs, but considering that the youngest of my cars is 9 years old, and not one of them have done anything resembling "average annual driving", they'd hardly be realistic or relevant. Specially since the van is on Toyo winters and the Colt Blizzaks. Either one of them is gonna drop your milage by a minimum of 5mpg.
Real milage is simple. Fill the tank. drive about, with the trip odo running. When you fill up, only fill to the automatic stop on the pump (do I need to tell you to use the same pump?) Don't advance to the round dollar either. Note the volume bought (yes, you can buy gas by something other than the $5. I don't do it very often either). Note the reading on the trip odo. Reset it. (what I like to do is to write the milage right on the receipt (you do get a receipt, don't you?))
Repeat this two more times.
Now, take the milage, and divide it by the volume to get your milage per volume. Do this for each one. Then add all the milage, and divide it by all the volume. See how this compares to the individual milages. This helps point out "bad" weeks, like when there's more construction, or more stupid people on the road.
Putting any faith in what the manufacturer, Gov't agency, or magazine tell you is the average milage ..... well, that's up to you.
highwayman
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'99 Toyota Corolla...Gets 34 mpg on the freeway with the cruise set at at least 70. Impressive since it packs my fat ass around every day...
Altron
Well-Known Member
Haven't measured it recently, but for winter local driving, it was getting 11-12mpg. When I took it to NY, it got 15mpg.
Haven't tried it recently, at least not since I raised the tire pressure above atmospheric pressure.
There are numerous threads about my vehicle, so I assume everyone knows what it is. 77-90 GM B-platform with the 307! Yeah babeh!
Haven't tried it recently, at least not since I raised the tire pressure above atmospheric pressure.
There are numerous threads about my vehicle, so I assume everyone knows what it is. 77-90 GM B-platform with the 307! Yeah babeh!
A.B.Normal
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'03 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Clubcab V6 3.92LSD gearing,best I've gotten has been 18mpg mostly Hwy
unclehobart
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Lexus ES 300 19 city 29 highway.
TexasRaceLady
Active Member
My fat-ass 01 Lincoln Town Car gets just a hair under 23 running around my little burg. On the highway --- and I rarely drive under 75-80, it will get about 25-26 mpg.
It would probably get 30 on the highway if I'd slow down. hehehe
It would probably get 30 on the highway if I'd slow down. hehehe
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
14.2 litres/10.2 litres. However much a fuckin litre is.
A.B.Normal
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SouthernN'Proud said:
one thousand millilitres of course.
