[Uncle Skeleton]

And what type of car?

My bmw 318i ('95, 150k miles, manual) usually gets around 24 mpg (US gallons). Last tank I only got 20 mpg, because I spent the month just going back and forth to work (about 1 mile, lots of lights and hills). Then this weekend I took a road trip with about half a tank, and decided to refill to see the highway-only mileage. 34.3! I was surprised.

What do y'all get?

[hookem2oo7]

30 city, 42 highway

crappy 97 saturn sc2

[Lateralus]

Originally Posted by hookem2oo7 

30 city, 42 highway

crappy 97 saturn sc2

Is that what you're actually observing?

[JohnM15141]

80 MPG Highway (Long Trips: 25 miles plus)
68-70 MPG Highway (Short Trips)

55-60 MPG City

2000 Honda Insight

[King Chung Huang]

Summer Best: 4.3L/100km (54.7 mpg)
Winter Worst: 6.1L/100km (38.6 mpg)

2004 Toyota Prius

[OldManMac]

25 around town, 30+ straight highway at 65mph.

1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT coupe, 178,000 miles, never been tuned up, that I know of. I bought it in 2000, when it had 41,000 on it.

[Snow-i]

15/22...usually somewhere right around 20 mpg.

1993 Explorer sport, 5spd.

[sek929]

17/22

00 Gmc 4.6l V6

[Jawbone54]

22/26.

2004 Honda Element

[hookem2oo7]

Originally Posted by Lateralus 

Is that what you're actually observing?

yes. it's higher than the window sticker's estimates... I have quite a few "power-adders" (intake, exhaust, etc) that probably help to get these numbers...

[Dakar²]

I'd answer, but I object to the term, 'y'all'

[centerchannel68]

89 Accord, 2.0 liter carbed 4 cylinder, 5 spd: 26-35ish. It would get a lot better, but it has a carb. Blah.

92 Accord, 2.0 liter, EFI, automatic. 26-35ish. It would get a lot better, but it has an automatic. Blah.

92 SVX: 0 mpg. I haven't driven it or even started it since August of 05.

[Gossamer]

96 Mystique, auto V6. Best ever was 27 mpg with steady interstate driving, usually low twenties with mixed driving, lately it's been 15ish (I have my fun in the snow).

[Mithras]

About 25 miles to the bagel on my bike.

[MOTHERWELL]

About 9 mpg
i drive a mercedes g55, so poor gas mileage is expected. it weighs over 10,000lbs and it is a very fast car.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by MOTHERWELL 

About 9 mpg
i drive a mercedes g55, so poor gas mileage is expected. it weighs over 10,000lbs and it is a very fast car.

Curb weight of the G55 is 5590lbs. Specifications &#8212 2007 Mercedes-Benz G-Class G55 AMG — Yahoo! Autos

[Lateralus]

I'm averaring around 20.5~ mpg in my '93 Park Avenue. V6 3.8, 172k miles.

I'm pretty soft on the pedal and that's close to as good as I'm able to get. My driving is around 2/3 highway, BTW.

[mac128k-1984]

I average about 16mpg with my truck.

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by MOTHERWELL 

About 9 mpg
i drive a mercedes g55, so poor gas mileage is expected. it weighs over 10,000lbs and it is a very fast car.

Uh, yeah, it doesn't weigh that much, and IT IS NOT A CAR.

It's a stupid SUV, a real one, originally built for travelling offroad. Do you ever offroad with it?

I'm guessing not. Poser.

[Sub]

Originally Posted by mac128k-1984 

I average about 16mpg with my truck.

Same here, but just glad its not a hybrid.

[SSharon]

I used to get about 27-28mpg but recently I have dropped down to 22-23mpg. I drove 75% highway and now that I got my oil changed and my car runs normally hopefully my mpg will go back up.
92' Camry with 117,000 miles btw.

[CreepDogg]

Don't have separate city/highway figures - driving is mixed - more stop & go/suburban than highway:

2002 BMW 330Ci convertible 5spd: about 22
2006 Mini Cooper CVT: about 28 (hoping it improves with break-in and summer gas)

[Doofy]

8/15

The new DoofMobile is teh hot!

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by SSharon 

I used to get about 27-28mpg but recently I have dropped down to 22-23mpg. I drove 75% highway and now that I got my oil changed and my car runs normally hopefully my mpg will go back up.
92' Camry with 117,000 miles btw.

It's probably more like winter gas dude. Winter gas= crappier blend, less power, less mpg. Also, your car int eh winter takes longer to warm up, all the grease/oil is thicker in lower temperatures.

If it warms up and you're still getting crap MPG check your O2 sensors, or maf sensor, something ain't right.

[ink]

2003 VW TDI Golf; gets about 45mpg of diesel on the freeway and about 35mpg in-city. It's best tank was 49mpg.

[dav]

21.5 avg for the life of the car (~63000miles)
2000 maxima 5spd

[powerbook867]

About 16mpg in mixed driving in my FJ cruiser.

And as a preempitive comment, I don't offroad very much so I must be a poser as well.

[Railroader]

'04 Chevrolet Cavalier:
28/32 winter
33/35 summer

'03 Chevrolet Venture
20/22 winter
23/26 summer

[IceEnclosure]

25-32ish in my 130,000 mile 1999 Saturn SL1 Crapbox.

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by hookem2oo7 

yes. it's higher than the window sticker's estimates... I have quite a few "power-adders" (intake, exhaust, etc) that probably help to get these numbers...

What are they?

[LeftWingLock]

About 32 highway and 24 in town.

'04 Passat 1.8L Turbo 5 speed

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

Uh, yeah, it doesn't weigh that much, and IT IS NOT A CAR.

It's a stupid SUV, a real one, originally built for travelling offroad. Do you ever offroad with it?

I'm guessing not. Poser.

Assessing that the guy doesn't use his SUV offroad is fine. Calling him names is NOT fine. There's no reason to insult someone here, especially if his experience tends to prove your long-held assertion that SUVs are wasteful. We're all into "civil discourse" here, remember?

To answer the question of the thread, my wife gets around 25MPG in her Honda CRV. I get about 30 in my Civic (when my son isn't driving it-he tends to turn the engine on and just sit while he adjusts everything, wasting gas that HE will wind up paying for). One reason we stick with Hondas is that they have a well-deserved reputation for being thrifty to drive. (And we HAVE gone offroad with the CRV; even Honda says it's not a "real" SUV, but it does the job when necessary.)

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by powerbook867 

About 16mpg in mixed driving in my FJ cruiser.

And as a preempitive comment, I don't offroad very much so I must be a poser as well.

So basically, you drive something that gets crap mpg, crap acceleration, crap handling, crap braking, crap safety ratings for you and your passengers, and endangers other people on the road in exchange for.... looking tough? Yeah, you are a poser, also.

In fact, you might as well drive this, at least it's a bit more honest as to what type of person you are:



And GHPorter, I am not calling names. The dictionary defines poser as "a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not". SUVs were designed for people who offroad or tow something on a regular basis. If you do neither, and you still drive an SUV, you fit that definition. If you don't like being called that, please get rid of your SUV, I'm just telling the truth here. I am not attempting to arouse anger, I'm attempting to show people that what they're doing is 'pretending', by driving a vehicle designed for traveling offroad on the road. If you could tell me a nicer way to put it, maybe I'd use that, but I really don't know how else to put it. I mean, I could say they're a ****ing idiot, a moron, a jackass who's ruining the environment for hte sake of looking cool, a dumbshit who probably yaps on their cellphone while not using turn signals, an ignorant SOB who trades safety, emissions, mpg, and decent driving performance because they're insecure about having a little dick, but no, I'm not saying any of that. I'm trying to be civil and using an appropriate word that describes people who drive 'offroad vehicles' on the road, and never offroad/tow anything. Again, if this is out of line, please explain what the hell else I'm supposed to say.

[iMOTOR]

32 highway- 2001 Volvo S40

30 highway- 2004 Volvo S80

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

To answer the question of the thread, my wife gets around 25MPG in her Honda CRV. I get about 30 in my Civic (when my son isn't driving it-he tends to turn the engine on and just sit while he adjusts everything, wasting gas that HE will wind up paying for). One reason we stick with Hondas is that they have a well-deserved reputation for being thrifty to drive. (And we HAVE gone offroad with the CRV; even Honda says it's not a "real" SUV, but it does the job when necessary.)

Ah. Okay. I get it. You own one, and you put your wife in one. Why did you do that? Does she offroad/tow often? Just wondering, considering the safety ratings of a honda accord are quite a bit better, especially in the femur load ratings:

http://www.automallusa.net/2002/honda/cr-v/ratings.html
http://www.automallusa.net/2003/hond...d/ratings.html

I won't even need to mention the differences in handling, braking, response, acceleration, roof intrusion, or rollovers....

[Doofy]

Just for you Rob:



Yeah, I knew you'd appreciate the new DoofMobile.

[Dark_Lotus]

13-14 MPG

1981 Turbo Trans Am, trying to sell it now to buy a Dodge SRT-4

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Just for you Rob:



Yeah, I knew you'd appreciate the new DoofMobile.

Don't try turning.

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by Dark_Lotus 

13-14 MPG

1981 Turbo Trans Am, trying to sell it now to buy a Dodge SRT-4

Wow, those are really rare. I've only seen a couple actually, one was in mint cond in a guy's garage who was selling some gold BBS STi rims.... my buddy with a WRX bought them.

[cjrivera]

22-24 mpg (mixed driving)
2002 BMW M3 convertible

[Buckaroo]

I get 18 miles/ gallon on my Mercedes.

http://home.socal.rr.com/buckaroo/im...iew-WebRes.jpg

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

Don't try turning.

Yeah, thanks for the tip - I noticed that the handling gets a bit ragged over 120 mph so I'll try and keep it below that.

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Just for you Rob:



Yeah, I knew you'd appreciate the new DoofMobile.

Jesus Christ. Why am I not surprised.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

And GHPorter, I am not calling names. The dictionary defines poser as "a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not". SUVs were designed for people who offroad or tow something on a regular basis. If you do neither, and you still drive an SUV, you fit that definition. If you don't like being called that, please get rid of your SUV, I'm just telling the truth here. I am not attempting to arouse anger, I'm attempting to show people that what they're doing is 'pretending', by driving a vehicle designed for traveling offroad on the road. If you could tell me a nicer way to put it, maybe I'd use that, but I really don't know how else to put it. I mean, I could say they're a ****ing idiot, a moron, a jackass who's ruining the environment for hte sake of looking cool, a dumbshit who probably yaps on their cellphone while not using turn signals, an ignorant SOB who trades safety, emissions, mpg, and decent driving performance because they're insecure about having a little dick, but no, I'm not saying any of that. I'm trying to be civil and using an appropriate word that describes people who drive 'offroad vehicles' on the road, and never offroad/tow anything. Again, if this is out of line, please explain what the hell else I'm supposed to say.

You are calling names. It doesn't matter that the name fits, it's still a name. There are a lot of things a lot of people could call you and still be truthful, but they don't. Why? Live and let live. Somebody else wants to make a stupid decision? Let them.

[Doofy]

[centerchannel68]

Originally Posted by Gossamer 

You are calling names. It doesn't matter that the name fits, it's still a name. There are a lot of things a lot of people could call you and still be truthful, but they don't. Why? Live and let live. Somebody else wants to make a stupid decision? Let them.

Go ahead. SWG used to call me a redneck quite often, and the reason I got pissed isn't that he was calling me names, but that he was wrong. I hate nascar, football, SUVs, I don't live in a trailer park, bla bla bla bla. I'm pretty much the opposite. That's what annoyed me. But yeah, if the shoe fits, knock yourself out. As long as you are justified in the names you call me, I don't care.

[butterfly0fdoom]

Prius: 47
CR-V: 25
Sienna: Never calculated.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

Go ahead. SWG used to call me a redneck quite often, and the reason I got pissed isn't that he was calling me names, but that he was wrong. I hate nascar, football, SUVs, I don't live in a trailer park, bla bla bla bla. I'm pretty much the opposite. That's what annoyed me. But yeah, if the shoe fits, knock yourself out. As long as you are justified in the names you call me, I don't care.

That's the thing. Not everyone is as thick-skinned as you, so most people approach name-calling with a little bit more tact.

[centerchannel68]

Yeah well, I am offended by people driving SUVs without any need for them, so whatever.

[Gossamer]

Originally Posted by centerchannel68 

Yeah well, I am offended by people driving SUVs without any need for them, so whatever.

But not in the same sense that someone's offended when you call them a name, warranted or not.