2000 Volvo V70 XC
City 14/15 with A/C, 17/18 A/C off
Highway 26/28mpg
City 14/15 with A/C, 17/18 A/C off
Highway 26/28mpg
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Been doing a lot of highway driving lately. Filled up yesterday, needed to top-up today. Calculated 29.26 mpg with an average speed of 70mph when moving. This includes about 15 minutes of slow, stop-and-go traffic near some construction this afternoon.
Oh, this was in the Malibu, 3.1L V-6.
Oh, this was in the Malibu, 3.1L V-6.
22.8 on this tank so far with A/C full blast normal commute ~70-80 miles per day about 50/50 city/hwy.
Originally Posted By: Bill in Utah
I get a MPG less than you on my last tank and 3 mpg less average since April with gas. (In a $14k OTD car..)
Bummer that Diesel jumped up and went way beyond what gas cost.
I would not make any buying decisions on the current price structure, as the current structure is not rooted in reality, but rather speculation by two large commodity trading firms with strong ties to the central european bank and an american carbon trading corporation founded by a prominent democrat in an election year (yes - it *IS* that simple)
Diesel and other distillates are far easier to produce than hydrocracked products, and are needed in smaller quantities. If and when this corrects - diesel will be the cheaper buy. And if and when hydrocarbon stocks far below demand (if they have not already) then distillates will likely be the ONLY fuel produced.
Cost per gallon is but a small issue, if you are sweating the different between $4 and $4.80 (the current price swing where I live) then you will have trouble fronting up the $14K for an 'OTD' car or even $25K for a TDI.
Conservation, while not a solution or even part of the solution, is not foolhardy and the fact remains: those at or near diesel numbers are simply using less. now, it is by choice, soon, it will be by force. Do you want to be ahead of that curve or behind it?
(btw, bio-D works in all Navistar, Cummins, GM, VAG, Isuzu, Mistsubishi and MB diesels sold in the US. That for the most part comprises 'all' no?)
For an added bonus, here is a little math problem I solved a few months back and posted in various places around the world. The facts revealed should be sobering to say the least:
Originally Posted By: I
Consider if you will, the yearly 'habit' of gasoline consumption in the USA.
Right now, the US consumes 146 BILLION (with a B) gallons of gas every year. This is not diesel, this is not jet fuel, this is not heating oil or any other fuel oil, but rather gas, that goes into cars and SUVs.
If we were to jump on the environmentalist bandwagon, and replace fossil fuel consumption with biofuels - for gas only - what would this entail?
At current technologies, we can extract 335 gallons of 'ethanol' from an acre of ground. Advances using different plants and techniques are being looked at that boost this closer to 800, but right now, we know how to do 335 gallons per acre.
Simple math says that to replace our gasoline ONLY, we need 436 Million (with an M) acres of tillable ground. Since we live in a country that is comprised of 2,380,000,000 (that’s almost 2.4 Billion) acres, this means we need to use 18% of the landmass of the US to grow these crops.
Not a problem right?
The USA currently has 20% of its landmass available for agriculture. The term is 'tillable land'. Simple math once again says we can grow crops for gas, but this leaves 2% of the landmass for farming. The net effect? We will grow 1/10th of the food. Well I suppose that’s one way to fight the obesity problem.
"What if we irrigate more land?!" you say…
Ok, lets look at this: of stored water, agriculture NOW, takes 85% of the water. Oooops.
I have only addressed gasoline.
'Transportation fuels', of which gasoline is yes a large part, only comprise of 55-60% of the oil we use.
It would seem to me, that the loss of oil might have a slight effect on US civilization. The heck with the rest of the world.
Clearly, conservation is not going to help (which is not the same as saying we should not conserve).
Only a massive technology shift coupled with a super massive decrease in population will ensure our survival.
I, of course, recommend getting rid of people with an aggressive schedule. One that can be summed up as: "people I don’t happen to like" or "people who cant drive". Of course, if you are female, cute and willing to show boobies, we can cut a deal.
I get a MPG less than you on my last tank and 3 mpg less average since April with gas. (In a $14k OTD car..)
Bummer that Diesel jumped up and went way beyond what gas cost.
I would not make any buying decisions on the current price structure, as the current structure is not rooted in reality, but rather speculation by two large commodity trading firms with strong ties to the central european bank and an american carbon trading corporation founded by a prominent democrat in an election year (yes - it *IS* that simple)
Diesel and other distillates are far easier to produce than hydrocracked products, and are needed in smaller quantities. If and when this corrects - diesel will be the cheaper buy. And if and when hydrocarbon stocks far below demand (if they have not already) then distillates will likely be the ONLY fuel produced.
Cost per gallon is but a small issue, if you are sweating the different between $4 and $4.80 (the current price swing where I live) then you will have trouble fronting up the $14K for an 'OTD' car or even $25K for a TDI.
Conservation, while not a solution or even part of the solution, is not foolhardy and the fact remains: those at or near diesel numbers are simply using less. now, it is by choice, soon, it will be by force. Do you want to be ahead of that curve or behind it?
(btw, bio-D works in all Navistar, Cummins, GM, VAG, Isuzu, Mistsubishi and MB diesels sold in the US. That for the most part comprises 'all' no?)
For an added bonus, here is a little math problem I solved a few months back and posted in various places around the world. The facts revealed should be sobering to say the least:
Originally Posted By: I
Consider if you will, the yearly 'habit' of gasoline consumption in the USA.
Right now, the US consumes 146 BILLION (with a B) gallons of gas every year. This is not diesel, this is not jet fuel, this is not heating oil or any other fuel oil, but rather gas, that goes into cars and SUVs.
If we were to jump on the environmentalist bandwagon, and replace fossil fuel consumption with biofuels - for gas only - what would this entail?
At current technologies, we can extract 335 gallons of 'ethanol' from an acre of ground. Advances using different plants and techniques are being looked at that boost this closer to 800, but right now, we know how to do 335 gallons per acre.
Simple math says that to replace our gasoline ONLY, we need 436 Million (with an M) acres of tillable ground. Since we live in a country that is comprised of 2,380,000,000 (that’s almost 2.4 Billion) acres, this means we need to use 18% of the landmass of the US to grow these crops.
Not a problem right?
The USA currently has 20% of its landmass available for agriculture. The term is 'tillable land'. Simple math once again says we can grow crops for gas, but this leaves 2% of the landmass for farming. The net effect? We will grow 1/10th of the food. Well I suppose that’s one way to fight the obesity problem.
"What if we irrigate more land?!" you say…
Ok, lets look at this: of stored water, agriculture NOW, takes 85% of the water. Oooops.
I have only addressed gasoline.
'Transportation fuels', of which gasoline is yes a large part, only comprise of 55-60% of the oil we use.
It would seem to me, that the loss of oil might have a slight effect on US civilization. The heck with the rest of the world.
Clearly, conservation is not going to help (which is not the same as saying we should not conserve).
Only a massive technology shift coupled with a super massive decrease in population will ensure our survival.
I, of course, recommend getting rid of people with an aggressive schedule. One that can be summed up as: "people I don’t happen to like" or "people who cant drive". Of course, if you are female, cute and willing to show boobies, we can cut a deal.
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I've managed to squeeze out 22 mpg by driving like a slug (relatively speaking) around town. My car is rated (by current EPA standards) 18 mpg in city traffic. Oh, and I have been using 87 Octane instead of the 91 Octane that were required. Don't know about highway gas mileage, I haven't done any highway driving lately.
My Vue just hit 26MPG on the Interstate with the A/C on full time. Not shabby for a big V-6!
22.8 mpg on the last tank in my Passat 1.8 (not quite a full tank, only 9.97 gallons burned in 14 days). My short, one mile, trips to the office don't really allow for max mpg, to say the least. Then again, burning .71 gallons per day ain't too bad. At $4.09 per gallon, the cost of the previous fill-up, that's $2.91 per day.
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$20 worth of fuel lasts me ten days.
I just finished a page in my gas book. The average for 12,300 miles was 39.8 MPG.
1993 Civic DX, 1.5
1993 Civic DX, 1.5
25.2 mpg, about one week of mostly city driving. No A/C.
Originally Posted By: moribundman
$20 worth of fuel lasts me ten days.
I haven't filled up since the 17th.
Then again, I'm driving a company bus 99.9% of the time, so that could be why.
$20 worth of fuel lasts me ten days.
I haven't filled up since the 17th.
Then again, I'm driving a company bus 99.9% of the time, so that could be why.
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Been getting 25 mpg with the '00 3.2TL doing a 50:50 mix of city and highway (although it seems that with the higher gas prices there are fewer cars on the road so I'm not sitting in as much bumper-to-bumper traffic doing the city cycle these days).
1999 Olds Delta 88 3.8L with 170,000 miles, loaded with 4 "large Americans", 200 mile all highway run from Colo. Spgs. to Le Veta CO and back on I25 (has a few steep hills), A/C on about 30% of the time. 70 - 75 mph. Good ol Valvoline 10w-30 with a quart of 20w-50 mixed in for good measure...
32.4 mpg!
Maybe if I put Amsoil in it, we could crack 40 mpg...
32.4 mpg!
Maybe if I put Amsoil in it, we could crack 40 mpg...
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'96 Saturn SL2, 115k--28.8 mpg at today's fill-up. Mix of city/highway driving.
'92 Toyota Previa 2WD, 76k-- 25.4 mpg. All highway driving at 60 mph.
'92 Toyota Previa 2WD, 76k-- 25.4 mpg. All highway driving at 60 mph.
'08 TOYOTA YARIS : 5 speed manual : 44.55 m.p.g. : 425.9 miles , 9.599 gallons of SUNOCO 89 ( 2 clicks SUNOCO 87 for refill , 6 bars used ) , Avg. Temp : 73 , Occupants : 2 ( 95% ) , 40% City ( sutck in slow moving traffic for almost 15 miutes ) / 60% Hwy ( top speed : 68 ) , many steep hills , Tire Pressure : 34 and 1/4 , motor oil : VALVOLINE Synpower 5w-30 ( TOYO oil filter ) , Gear Oil : REDLINE MT-90 ( 75w-90 , GL-4 ) .
I just got 42.7 mpg in my 2006 Civic heading from Albany to Brant Lake (60 miles each way) which was almost exclusively highway travel. Car is a 1.8L 5-speed and Used 2 ounces of UCL and MMO (mixed) in the tank. Average speed = 63-65mph (did NOT use cruise control). I followed larger vehicles at a distance of about 50-70 feet when I could ... about one third the total trip.
Had a lot of traveling to and around Wisconsin over the weekend, I was averaging 28-30 on my various fillups, except for one; 34.47mpg cruising 65-70 with the A/C on.
Not bad for a 9-year-old V-6 Malibu.
And it's due for an oil change this weekend....
Not bad for a 9-year-old V-6 Malibu.
And it's due for an oil change this weekend....
2007 F150 4x4 with 4.6 v8. Running at 17.5 MPG with mixed city use.
2005 Jeep Rubicon with 4.0 L 6 cylinder and 32" tires. Running at 15.5 MPG with mixed city use and when on the trail I don't even measure it!
2005 Jeep Rubicon with 4.0 L 6 cylinder and 32" tires. Running at 15.5 MPG with mixed city use and when on the trail I don't even measure it!
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The new Tacoma has been getting between 25 and 27 MPG since new. A recent trip(403 miles) during mileage-hostile conditions, yielded 26.15 MPG. Have been very happy with my fuel-sippin' Tacoma.
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