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Old 12-16-2004, 05:05 AM
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i get 23...and i do start off fast most of the time and 50% city and 50% freeway
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Old 12-16-2004, 05:39 AM
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26.5. I'm in traffic on the way to work, and cruise at about 80-85 all the way to school (50 miles each trip).

The car's worst was about 23.8, in city only, with some heavier acceleration and the AC on. My best was 28 with almost the same driving conditons I usually do. I'm very impressed with the efficiency.

This will play a small factor as well, I run 89 octane fuel. Not the cheap stuff, not the rich stuff. The 92+ octane fuel is a waste for our cars unless we get into some heavier tuning (IE, boost or some new ignition/fuel maps).
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Old 12-16-2004, 06:10 AM
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around 20mpg local, quick trips around campus. I got 30 going to mountains and back for snowboarding, so on a flat highway, you'd probably average more than thirty cuz your not going full throttle up a mountain for like 40 miles.
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tank number/ gallons/ miles/ % city/MPG

1/ 11.491/ 256/ 100/ 22.2783
2/ 11.973/ 270.5/ 100/ 22.5925
3/ 6.02/ 126.4/ 100/ 20.9966
4/ 9.651/ 276.8/ 10/ 28.68
5/ 12.117/ 314.4/ 15/ 25.947
6/ 5.462/ 114.5/ 100/ 20.970
7/ 12.173/ 366.6/ 5/ 30.115

total/ 68.89/ 1725.2/ 49.88/ 25.04282
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Old 12-16-2004, 09:33 AM
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averaging a perfect 25 almost everytime. I drive it hard a lot, not burnouts, but I do accelerate much faster than the rest of traffic, thats for sure, and my friend pointed out I dont seem to like 5th gear very much *grin*
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Old 12-16-2004, 10:09 AM
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Damn yall need to calm down

I get at no lower than 34 MPG (All highway)
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Old 12-16-2004, 10:54 AM
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I average 27-29. I don't really gun it that often unless it's needed or i need some fun. During break in when i was driving not that hard, i was getting 29-31.
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Old 12-16-2004, 02:07 PM
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My manual gets around 27-28 with 100% city driving. This is a lot better than expected. I have yet to test highway mileage. I have had my car since the beginning of July and have not changed the oil yet. Just over 3000 miles.

The first few tanks milage was bad, around 22-23, but since then has gotten better and stabilized to around 27.
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Old 12-16-2004, 02:38 PM
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hmm im not sure about mine

ive driven 150 miles and the gas is right above 1/2
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5000 mile average is 25.4MPG. Best I got was 31, and worst was 23 or 22 I think. I drive 2 miles to work, so most of my trips are very short, and I do have a leadfoot...
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Old 12-16-2004, 10:06 PM
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I always got around 21-23mpg... I drive 95% local.. and I live only 4 miles away from work... I have very heavy right feet.... RPM to at least 5000 all the time...

Haven't had a chance to drive all higway yet...
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Old 12-16-2004, 10:11 PM
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Mine is 29.5 almost all the time.
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about 27.5 to 29.5 mpg....I have about 10000miles on the car, mostly freeway.
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Old 12-17-2004, 12:31 AM
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I'm still on my first tank but have calculated 23.5mpg.
Obviously I'm still in the breaking in period so hopefully it will get better.
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dude wtf my 1.8L corolla is getting like 24 city. no hard driving nothing

my car is damn old
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My g/f just got gas for the first time, about 8 gallons in 200 miles. So 200/8 = 25mpg, brand new. Not bad, not bad at all...of course she doesn't really make the engine work.
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