How many MPG do you get?

[DeRusto]

I get about 20mpg..not too shabby for a 89 Ford Ranger

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH


I can't afford $350 a month for liability only on a Mustang. Maybe you can but I'm not rich, sorry

It's the 120hp version EFI version, my dad owns the carb version

And compared to our Ford, which has had a total of less than $150 in repairs on it (and 2 cans of freon, free from a friend) we've had over $5000 in repairs on both my dads and my own Honda. (He drives an 88 Accord LX, mine a 88 LXi) I can't wait to get rid of this pos, which I might add, the compressor for the AC and the dashboard clock is also out as well as the clock. (Clock ~ $50, compressor + labor to install = $1300, more than half the book value of the car)

you mean despite all their blindingly obvious superiority, not everyone can afford to buy muscle cars?? :Q

I notice you failed to mention what year and what model your ford is.

 

[alrocky]

33-35 mpg, mostly freeway, last half dozen or so fill-ups. 1985 Honda Prelude. Something gotta be wrong with the car.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

seeing how i don't drink gasoline... i got an infinite MPG on my bicycle

 

[Siddhartha]

25 to 30 mpg.
My Integra GSR has been getting around 26 mpg this summer, typically it is around 30, probably because I am running the AC.

 

[andylawcc]

96 toyota celica 5spd
spec: 27/34
real world: average 28. Got up to 32 once when driving to SF from LA with one tank.

 

[B00ne]

hmmm 28 in town, 40 on the autobahn at about 85 mph, 35 at full throttle 100mph -> Opel Corsa 1.2 - ph34r my 45hp

 

[B00ne]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg
MPG is only important from a financial standpoint; it actually matters very little in terms of environmental friendliness. Even the most extravagent vehicles (Ford Excursion anyone?) release fewer hydrocarbons than anyone driving a car over a decade old.

bahahahaa not to offend u but u dont seem to be gifted with an average size or trained brain. Ever heard of CO2 emmissions, ever heard of NOx no, thaught so... Just because the catalyst catalyses most of the real toxins doesnt mean the other endproducts and the unevitable CO2 do not have an environmental impact - I'll remind u in 50 years when many of us who used to drive cars will be going by boat.... actually its already starting
water everywhere

 

[PsychoAndy]

I'm with b00ne on this one. Ever take a chemistry class?

You burn 50 gallons of fuel. You release X emissions in CO2 and assorted hydrocarbons, and other toxins.
You burn 25 gallons of fuel. You release 1/2X emissions in CO2 and assorted hydrocarbons, and other toxins.

Quantity of fuel burned directly correlates with CO2 output. More fuel burn, more CO2. Less fuel burn, less CO2.

The concept of emissions regulates the impurities said vehcile releases as IIRC on a Parts Per Million basis. Obviously that directly correlates as a percentage, as in for every 50 cubic feet of CO2 relased, there can only be 50 PPM of X particulate. Ford miraculously got the Excursion as a low emissions vehicle, which means they beat the PPM's quite handily but still ahve a significant CO2 relase.

I have been up for about 26 hours straight, so if someone needs to correct me, please do so.

-PAB

 

[flot]

Jeep Wrangler: 13 mpg city, 15 mph highway (big tires, shaped like a brick)
Nissan 300ZXTT: 14 city, 21 highway (lead foot)

Between the two, I'm spending at least $25 in gas a week. DOH. But don't get me started on tires...

 

[ratkil]

Wrangler here also around 16 mostly highway miles. Complete piece of crap as vehicles go, crappy power curve, crappy engineering, crappy transmission, maybe given another 60 years they will get it right. Alas, I will never own anything else though. :-D

 

[RobSan]

Average 22 in town, 32 on the interstate at 70+ in 2000 FRC Corvette.

 

[Paulson]

ummmm, I don't remember damnit!

90 chevy c1500 5.7 liter v8 = not very good...

it has a 34 gallon tank and when you drive it ya get about 250 miles to half a tank... (we always fill our vehicles up when they get to half, it's a cheaper bill )

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: Paulson
ummmm, I don't remember damnit!

90 chevy c1500 5.7 liter v8 = not very good...

it has a 34 gallon tank and when you drive it ya get about 250 miles to half a tank... (we always fill our vehicles up when they get to half, it's a cheaper bill )

So, assuming you put about 17 gallons in after 250 miles, you're getting about 15 MPG. That's not so bad for your truck. It's no Lean-Burn VTEC-E Civic HX (ha ha, I borrowed my sister's HX last night, weird how you can feel it switching from lean-burn to regular burn and from 12 valve to 16 valve modes while you're driving), but that car can't tow 8000 lbs.

 

[DuallyX]

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
I'm sure we got single digit for our previous old boat, 85 Bonneville.

On our new ride, Oldsmobile Intrigue, we're only getting around 13mpg. Is this normal for a new vehicle? Will mpg improve as it gets broken in?

I have gotten 20-22mpg on my Intrigue since I bought it two years ago. Of course, I have the old 3.8 L engine, and if yours is new, it has the 3.5 Aluminum job...

I think you should definately talk to your dealer about that one...

unless you drive like a moron.

 

[Eug]

I'm with b00ne on this one. Ever take a chemistry class?

You burn 50 gallons of fuel. You release X emissions in CO2 and assorted hydrocarbons, and other toxins.
You burn 25 gallons of fuel. You release 1/2X emissions in CO2 and assorted hydrocarbons, and other toxins.

Quantity of fuel burned directly correlates with CO2 output. More fuel burn, more CO2. Less fuel burn, less CO2.

The concept of emissions regulates the impurities said vehcile releases as IIRC on a Parts Per Million basis. Obviously that directly correlates as a percentage, as in for every 50 cubic feet of CO2 relased, there can only be 50 PPM of X particulate. Ford miraculously got the Excursion as a low emissions vehicle, which means they beat the PPM's quite handily but still ahve a significant CO2 relase.

Yep. People don't seem to realize that a gas guzzler can be a low emissions vehicle, since the rating doesn't consider CO2 at all.

Anyways, my Prius is classified as a Super Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (SULEV), but at expense of gas mileage to a certain extent. It achieves this rating partially by always keeping the catalytic converter warm. Thus, whenever the car is started up, it uses the engine to heat it up, wasting gas. Mind you, I still get 40-45 mpg on the highway real world (and no, it's not diesel of course). The size of the car is somewhere in between a Corolla and a Camry, and it weighs 2800 lbs.

 

[bigben]

Who clicked 70???? come on people, fess up

 

[Spamela]

11-15 MPG.

i have an F250 crew cab with a V10 gas engine. i get the same or better MPG than every dodge truck driver i've met with their V8's (regular or extended cabs) MUHAHAHAHA.

 

[Beau]

20-25, but YMMV

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: ratkil
Wrangler here also around 16 mostly highway miles. Complete piece of crap as vehicles go, crappy power curve, crappy engineering, crappy transmission, maybe given another 60 years they will get it right. Alas, I will never own anything else though. :-D

the 2.5L or 4.0L The 4.0L is a great engine, i love it. AMC did good with that one.

 

[DanFungus]

hahaha, thought you meant MPG as in MPEG, the movie file type...I was ready to hit 70+

 

[Electric Amish]

25-30 in my '94 Ford Probe. 106k miles.
Daily Driving.

amish