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Whats your avg MPG?

IceDigger - Jul 29, 2005

		IceDigger		Jul 29, 2005
			Just curious as to everybodys MPG for their cars. Mine: 1992 Cadillac Devile 16MPG City 22MPG Highway 2001 Corvette Z06 23MPG City 32MPG Highway

		schi0249		Jul 29, 2005
			1998 Honda Cixic LX 29 MPG - city 38 MPG - highway 1997 Mazda Protege DX 30 MPG - city 36 MPG - highway

		Mask of Destiny		Jul 29, 2005
			1997 Saturn SL2 22 MPG City 33 MPG Highway At least that's what I've been getting lately.

		Scared0o0Rabbit		Jul 29, 2005
			I don't keep track in my honda or my z... but I know my z's fuel system is borked right now and is running rich.

		lordofduct		Jul 30, 2005
			04' Ford Focus 29 MPG city 35 MPG highway The book says city should be only 26...

		RitualOfTheTrout		Jul 30, 2005
			In my 92 Grand Prix I average about 23-25mpg. Thats a mix of city and highway driving. Every week when I fill it up I divide the miles on the tripmeter by the gallons I need to put in to fill it up.

		mal		Jul 30, 2005
			NFI When the light comes on I refill the tank.

		Pearl Jammzz		Jul 30, 2005
			89' camaro RS city: 16ish freeway: 20ish Mine is also running rich :-\

		Zziggy00		Jul 30, 2005
			82' Camaro Z28 with swapped small block 5.7 Liter 350 engine 10 mpg city 13(ish) mpg high way 93' Jeep Grand Cherokee with 5.2 Liter V8 13-14 mpg city 16-17 mpg high way 96' Dodge Neon 20 mpg city 25-28 mpg highway (Due to cost the Camaro is no longer insured and is sitting under a car cover )

		lordofduct		Jul 30, 2005
			First off, when I first looked at this post earlier today I thought it was asking what my Average MPEG was... and I wondered how you'd answer that. Anyways, it is disturbing to see all these 20MPG. It is disturbing. My father used to have this car, it was from 79 forget the name. Fast little thing though, we called it his Rocket Car. The thing got about 40-50 MPG. Where'd those cars go? Also why is it a car made circa 67' or the likes still fixable today and driveable... but if you have a 98' Honda Civic/Saturn S1/Ford escort... the likes... the thing will break down every 50 miles no matter how much work you put into it!

Mask of Destiny

Jul 30, 2005

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by lordofduct@Sun, 2005-07-31 @ 02:43 AM



Anyways, it is disturbing to see all these 20MPG. It is disturbing. My father used to have this car, it was from 79 forget the name. Fast little thing though, we called it his Rocket Car. The thing got about 40-50 MPG. Where'd those cars go?

How heavy was it? With all the emphesis on crash safety it wouldn't surprise me if modern cars were heavier. Also environmental controls tend to rob a bit of power so you'll need to use more gas to get the same performance with them in place.

	
	
		
		
			Also why is it a car made circa 67' or the likes still fixable today and driveable... but if you have a 98' Honda Civic/Saturn S1/Ford escort... the likes... the thing will break down every 50 miles no matter how much work you put into it!

My 97 Saturn SL2 has been reliable, check engine light came on a few days ago, but I think it's just bad wiring to one of the environmental sensors because it has been coming on every time there's a real heavy rain (which would suggest broken insulation leading to a short).

Edge-`

Jul 30, 2005

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Pearl Jammzz@Sun, 2005-07-31 @ 01:34 AM



89' camaro RS



city: 16ish



freeway: 20ish



Mine is also running rich :-\



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Awesome, I just sold my 89 Camaro RS, loved it but I have my new car now.

2001 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6

18 City

29 Highway

		IceDigger		Jul 31, 2005
			Nice choice Edge. Those WS6s are monsters. As to why old cars are easier to fix/more reliable then newer cars is simple. Less parts and no computers meant less to go wrong and also easier access to stuff.

		schi0249		Jul 31, 2005
			Both my cars have been very reliable. My previous car, a 1988 Honda Accord LX, was great. I had it until 2000. Only reason I got rid of it was an accident that totaled the vehicle. Other than traditional maintenence, only major fix was the fuel system. A design flaw caused a hole to rust and then allowed debris to get into the fuel tank.

		Pearl Jammzz		Aug 1, 2005
			I wish I had a WS6, they are pimp as shit. Specially in black...yummy . Any pics? I just got doen lookin at a 2000 ZX2, nice lil car that gets good gas mileage and is pretty reliable. Going to go back tonight to re-negotiate and settle me thinks...

		RitualOfTheTrout		Aug 2, 2005
			Yeah hehe, if you have ever looked under the hood of a classic car you can see right down to the ground, very little other than the engine under the hood. Cars today... good luck so many electronics/features/polluton controll all you see is parts! I often wondered how a catalytic converter could really help much, sure it absorbs pollution, but you need to burn more gas to make up for the power loss..

		stack99		Aug 2, 2005
			so far my 04 murano gets 19 city and 20 highway, and my wife's 05 altima gets 20 city and 25 highway...