Sup folks, I don't usually post, but I thought i'd share my initial mpg results with everyone in my new beater. Driving 90% highway, I managed 373 miles on the tank with a little more needle above E to play with, but I was in the country and decided not to risk the long walk home. Overall, its a great little car, with the exception of the fan taking a dump on me.
When I was driving highway miles about 400 a week, I was getting 30 mpg. But haven't been solid highway in last 4 yrs, so averaging between 20-22 mpg in town. All depends on traffic and getting the frost off the windshield.
I saw 21 mpg with onlyusing the OD about 1/8th of the time. My OD is forked in mine so I forget to manually shift it into OD so i only do it above 55 on the freeway. I'm kinda impressed as I've been driving it pretty hard and not been using the OD. With the OD working i should see a 20% or so MPG increase. And this is with me using the Autostart every morning so it idles in the driveway for 10 minutes every morning to warm the beast up before I up in.
Ok..so what is the average speed you drive to achieve those numbers. I've never seen 30 mpg. I see about 22 - but then I drive often at 125-130 kmh (that's 75-80 mph)
The 23 mpg is my daughters driving 10 miles to school and back every day. The 25mpg tanks include a 120 mile interstate round trip to dance in addition to the school commute. From my riding with her, she does not let grass grow under the wheels.....
yep, the more you stand on it the less mpg you will get. drive it like a granny and your mpg will go up.
My round trip to work is 120miles and i average 57-58mph on cruise. Speed limit is 55 and smokey likes to hide in the bushes. Last week netted 28mpg.
I have a Lightning and this is my daily driver. Switching between the two is really hard. To say I drive this car with 3/4 throttle all the time would be about right. My truck on the other hand I hardly have to get into.
before the accident I seen 24-28 mpg 20 miles back woods country highway @ 60 and 20 expressway @ 70 to work, the same on the way home. I would average 300 miles a tank and was happy. (Auto)
