I filled up all the way (including the neck) and so far, I have 420 miles on it. The needle is BARELY above the E-line, so I'm hoping for at least 1 1/2 trips to work (30 miles) before I fill up again. That would put me at around 44 mpg COMBINED city/hwy driving.
I haven't run the air yet, even though it was pretty hot the other day, but I'm wanting to see this experiment to fruition. Only thing I'm doing differently (aside from new plugs) is no driving over 60mph, easy acceleration, and coasting to red lights.
Screw $28,000 hybrids! I get the same gas mileage (although they have the potential for a lot better if you hypermile-style drive)
So, anyone else trying this with your non-hybrid cars? What's your results?
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my biggest problem is my foot gets heavy at times
plus i drive an automatic
98 Z24 that is slightly lowered will get me 38-39 MPG at 60 MPH in the summer. Oh and that was done with a set of 225-50-16 Azenis on the car. I need to try again with my Calais wheels this summer.
My 2003 Z24 is pretty impressive I must admit.... 39 mpg combined. 121 000km, stock plugs, old fuel and air filter. lol
My Nissan Versa SL got me 41 at best. Brand new.
I'M still not ready for a hybrid I guess.
Bah. I piss around all the time and still get good mileage. About 600-800 km on a tank depending on where we're driving (375-500 miles). That's with an auto and two drivers with heavy feet.
2010 Honda Fit LX
There's a reason these older cars are getting great mileage - weight!! Some of these subcompacts today are fat pieces of lard - weighing in at upwards of 2800 lbs. Your civic is probably closer to 2200lbs.
Its a shame cars, like people, are getting fatter these days. My 2004 1sv cav gets 35mpg regulary combinded cty/hwy. My old LN2 base model did a best 42mpg on a straight highway trip.
While not an older car, my 2008 Hyundai Sonata 4 cylinder has been hitting mid thirties (low 30s in winter season). Currently (according to the trip-o-meter) my miles per gallon sits at 35.5, which is 5.5 over the EPA rating for highway travel, and better fuel economy than what is touted by Toyota Camry hybrid. If I continue on my current trend I will be able to hit 633 miles before I run out of fuel which isn't bad for a midsize/large (EPA category) sedan. I'm just looking to beat my all time mileage of 620.0 miles I set last year and my all time MPG ratings of 35.7. The only thing I've done different from last year (which may hurt me slightly) is that I now run the A/C (on the lowest setting) in the afternoon on city & highway travel instead of letting +90° air blow from the fan and hit me in the face while I'm driving down the highway and winding the windows down and letting hot air hit me when I'm on the highway.
Oh and I've drop 45 pounds of weight from my body so far so that might help things as well...at least even out the A/C use a little.
2004 Honda Accord EX (daily driver)
150K Miles
2.4L i-VTEC
Short Ram Intake
Memorial day weekend we went up to Lake George to go camping with some friends. The car averaged 40mpg on that trip and I couldn't be happier. I've never done a single thing other than oil/filter, plugs, pads and a battery since I bought the car at 78K in 2006. Mixed hgwy/city driving in the summer yields 30mpg or just slightly above.
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mitdr774 wrote:98 Z24 that is slightly lowered will get me 38-39 MPG at 60 MPH in the summer. Oh and that was done with a set of 225-50-16 Azenis on the car. I need to try again with my Calais wheels this summer.
BS
I love these threads. They are so full of people who could not accuratly calculate gas mileage if their life depended on it!
FORGET GIRLS GONE WILD WE HAVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GONE WILD!
http://www.mpgomatic.com/2007/10/09/1982-a-banner-year-for-high-mpg-cars/
Proof that it can be done, keep in mind this is without computers,wind tunnels, chips, fancy transmissions, lightweight space age metals, or anything else that we have today many of these were done with a CARB!
How is it possible that with all these so called improvements in the industry they cannot do what was done with less more than 25 years ago.
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Wade Jarvis wrote:mitdr774 wrote:98 Z24 that is slightly lowered will get me 38-39 MPG at 60 MPH in the summer. Oh and that was done with a set of 225-50-16 Azenis on the car. I need to try again with my Calais wheels this summer.
BS
I love these threads. They are so full of people who could not accuratly calculate gas mileage if their life depended on it!
So you are telling me that it is impossible to beat the EPA rating? Please enlighten me to the correct way to calculate my economy even though you have no idea how I figured mine out.
i find it hard to believe that lowering alone would deliever those kinda numbers
1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85
Rodimus Prime wrote:i find it hard to believe that lowering alone would deliever those kinda numbers
I have to drive it all highway and do all the other economy BS tricks to get 38-39 MPG. I doubt the lowering has much effect on it at all. its all in how you drive the car.
my crx gets i think 32, but i always beat the hell out of that car. my 2001 Z24 can only muster up a best of around 30mpg combined (80% highway).
Rodimus Prime wrote:http://www.mpgomatic.com/2007/10/09/1982-a-banner-year-for-high-mpg-cars/
Proof that it can be done, keep in mind this is without computers,wind tunnels, chips, fancy transmissions, lightweight space age metals, or anything else that we have today many of these were done with a CARB!
How is it possible that with all these so called improvements in the industry they cannot do what was done with less more than 25 years ago.
25 years ago cars didnt have 6-8 air bags to protect you. power windows, power door locks (sure some did but new cars these days have them standard). all the CARB and emmsions crap, cars back then weighed less too probaly. different time, different cars
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