- Feb 19, 2003
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Is there anyway I can end up w/ 18 mpg on my 4 cylinder when the epa is 24 city and 34 highway when most of my driving is highway driving 60-80 mph? I'm really stumped on this one.
Information: This car is fresh to 10k miles. My dad was the person driving it before I've been driving it. He claims to have been getting ~28 mpg on his daily commute. I've been monitoring it. This car has new brakes and rotors. Most of the driving is on highway w/ some bumper 2 bumper traffic now and then.
Usually I have the stereo/cd player on. My radar detector. I do a lot of night driving so the headlights, ac or heat. This car is an automatic transmission. I would say most of my driving is 75% highway cruising.
Week 1: 20 mpg I was driving a little aggressively and leadfooting it. Understandable gas mileage I guess.
Week 2: 24 mpgs I was driving as conservatively as I could crusing around at 55-70 mph.
Week 3: 18-19mpg. Wtf. I don't drive aggressively anymore.
Week 4: ~20 mpg.
Information: This car is fresh to 10k miles. My dad was the person driving it before I've been driving it. He claims to have been getting ~28 mpg on his daily commute. I've been monitoring it. This car has new brakes and rotors. Most of the driving is on highway w/ some bumper 2 bumper traffic now and then.
Usually I have the stereo/cd player on. My radar detector. I do a lot of night driving so the headlights, ac or heat. This car is an automatic transmission. I would say most of my driving is 75% highway cruising.
Week 1: 20 mpg I was driving a little aggressively and leadfooting it. Understandable gas mileage I guess.
Week 2: 24 mpgs I was driving as conservatively as I could crusing around at 55-70 mph.
Week 3: 18-19mpg. Wtf. I don't drive aggressively anymore.
Week 4: ~20 mpg.