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1998 Chevy Prism 1.8, auto 27-28 MPG half city, half highway. I usually get 36 to 37 on highway only trips.

1997 Ford Mustang 4.6, auto 20 MPG half city, half highway. I usually get 25 MPG highway only.

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3 23 MPG half city, half highway. I have gotten as high as 27 MPG on highway only (not using AC)
 
I average 35-38mpg city driving and 46hwy in my '89 CRX DX. I've gotten 52mpg hwy but it was droning along at 59-60mph. At 63mph I can get 50mpg.

The truck gets about 10mpg in the city and the Z28 gets about 20mpg in the city.
 
95 Caprice Classic V-8 4.3 ltr. 17 m.p.g. city, 25 m.p.g. hwy @ 70 m.p.h., 30+ m.p.g. drafting (not too close) the big rigs @70 m.p.h. That's with a car fully loaded with stuff...

68 Olds 442 conv. V-8 400 c.i. 21 m.p.g. hwy @70 m.p.h., mostly with the top down. Not enough city miles to measure.
Other cars, I never measured the m.p.g.
 
I have thought the same thing too. What would have been the harm of taking this model, perfecting it, keeping the plastic body that is lightweight and doesn't rust, and selling them like crazy in our current gas price quandary. People are catching on to this and other older economy cars as the dealerships are actually charging over blue book value for them.

What I don't get is a car like the Chevy AVEO, which is really tiny, yet doesn't get that great of mileage.

Talked to a dealer today for about an hour and he said that these older economy cars are getting harder to come by at the auto auction. He went on to say that he sees tons of trucks and SUVs saturating the market. Interesting conversation I had today.
 
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
I have thought the same thing too. What would have been the harm of taking this model, perfecting it, keeping the plastic body that is lightweight and doesn't rust,


I'm not disagreeing with the early Saturn economy numbers, but they weren't all that light. They were a couple hundred pounds heavier than a Civic.

That just makes their economy more amazing. Their aerodynamics didn't look that good either.

They weren't light because the plastic body panels were just along for the ride and didn't contribute to the structural properties so the underlying structure had to be stronger.
 
Originally Posted By: asiancivicmaniac
What's your driving habit and is all your driving highway? I have a 2004 Coupe and the most I've gotten is 39 mpg after a bottle of Techron in the tank. And I think that was a fluke. You seem to be consistently getting 40's


The first 40k miles or so I had a relatively easy highway, off rush hour commute. Best ever tank was 50.x MPG, pretty good for an auto non-hybrid civic!

Miles 40k-47k my commute changed - still highway, but now I'm stuck in very heavy (Metro DC) traffic. Surprisingly, my MPG has still tracked pretty well. We're finally getting back into warmer weather so my numbers should be going back up.

I primarily hang out in the right lane and do the speed limit; and I use a scangauge which is a good reminder to keep a light right foot...
 
Update on my Gramp Marquis: kept it at 65 for 1400 miles this past week. Average 28.6...almost all highway, 1/2 of it in rain.

Is it just my imagination, or, are people actually slowing down a little out there on the highways? It SEEMS to me that fewer people are ripping by me, even though I've slowed down 8-9 mph. Well, it could just be a wrong perception....
 
I posted on the first page but I will update.

Currently driving:
85% highway/ 15% city w/ winter blend gas, cold temperatures...

Last few fillups, I averaged 35mpg. Average highway speed ~ 75mph

This is surprisingly good for winter driving and the fact that I don't really drive to conserve fuel. I accelerate pretty hard sometimes as well as idle.

For those of you with a Saturn SL or SL1, its best mileage is at 2300 rpm. For highway, that is about 63mph in 5th gear. This was researched over at the saturn forums. These engines are excellent longevity wise. GM really scored big on this engine. One person over at saturnfans.com has 500k+ miles on his. Their weakness...stuck rings/oil consumption but thankfully mine has yet to start consuming oil. *knocks on wood*

As long as you keep pouring in the oil, they won't quit.

For the record, my best gas mileage was a trip from Poughkeepsie NY to Binghamton NY. 42.5mpg on rural mountainous highway.
 
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Latest mileage from 08' Corolla automatic with 1600 miles on the clock:

Drove 316 miles, 100 of which were highway.

33.16 miles per gallon. Hoping it will get better as engine breaks in.
 
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Latest mileage from 08' Corolla automatic with 1600 miles on the clock:

Drove 316 miles, 100 of which were highway.

33.16 miles per gallon. Hoping it will get better as engine breaks in.


It will!
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Take care, bill
 
Originally Posted By: Saturn_Fan
Latest mileage from 08' Corolla automatic with 1600 miles on the clock:

Drove 316 miles, 100 of which were highway.

33.16 miles per gallon. Hoping it will get better as engine breaks in.


Had an 07 corolla rental car for work. Had 7500 miles on it. Only averaged 32-33 MPG in driving back and forth to DC a number of times. I was very disapointed. When doing that run in my 91 BMW, I get 31ish, sometimes 32, and in my 04 saab, I easily get 36.

A good friend has a matrix (07 model), and he isnt getting routinely past 32 MPG. He drives the speed limit, all the time.

I wish you the best in doing better, but dont hold your breath. I was quite disapointed with these two bits of info - my father's 91 corrolla was a POS in a lot of ways (radiator, shocks, etc. all went bad early), but he could easily top 42 MPG in that car at any time.

JMH
 
Modified '95 Vette w/ 388 inch stroker. 27.5 MPG hwy and 14 to 16 MPG in town.
Also runs 11.90s in the quarter on pump gas, naturally aspirated with all throttle and no bottle.
 
2004 Prius, with 62k miles. One hundred miles into my current tank, and I'm showing 52 mpg on the display. The computer in this car is pretty accurate. Roughly 2/3 of the time, it's slightly over what I'd calculate, the rest of the time, it understates it. The more gas climbs, the more I love this car...
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Not long, but mostly highway trips:

27MPG - Hyundai Elantra '05 80k miles
24MPG - Ford Focus Wagon '01 110k miles
 
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