13.8 MPG in the city!!!!
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There's a connection there only because a high number of starts in a short period of time implies lots of short trips. Short trips means little to no time cruising on the highway in a high gear. Lots of time spent in acceleration from a stop means burning lots of extra gas. It takes a lot of kilojoules to get this beast moving.
Right idea...wrong reason.
Right idea...wrong reason.
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Hi All,
I am at 8000 miles and on the last tank I filled, I got 13.8 miles per gallon (91 Octane)!
I'm thinking maybe my car has a problem I don't know of!
Anyone else getting about the same $hitty MPG I'm getting just from city driving?
Should I take it to the stealership? What do you guys think the problem (if any) could be?
EDIT 1: I mean this car is supposed to get between 15-19 in the city based on driving habits! But 13.8 doesn't sound right!
I am at 8000 miles and on the last tank I filled, I got 13.8 miles per gallon (91 Octane)!
I'm thinking maybe my car has a problem I don't know of!
Anyone else getting about the same $hitty MPG I'm getting just from city driving? Should I take it to the stealership? What do you guys think the problem (if any) could be?
EDIT 1: I mean this car is supposed to get between 15-19 in the city based on driving habits! But 13.8 doesn't sound right!
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24-26 sounds pretty good!
EDIT: I know you have a manual tranny by the way!
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I drove from FL to NC (13 hours) a couple weeks ago in my G. I was following my mom, and my dad was following me in a little convoy haha. I set my adaptive cruise to like 88 in 6th gear so that it would follow up to whatever speed my mom was going. Managed to average 29.8mpg over the 13 hours, averaged 72mph, 3000 RPM pretty much the whole way up.
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I do all city driving (Phoenix)...a/c constantly on 6mt..haven't been on the highway in a month since a trip to Sierra Vista(south of Tucson) which is 3 hours away..Averaging 21.7 city. On the highway for a 30 mile stretch thru Tuscon..I got 29 mpg..60-65 mph. Later on closer to my destination I drove at 90 mph for quite a while and get 23.5-24 mpg. 3000 miles on speedo.
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I drove from FL to NC (13 hours) a couple weeks ago in my G. I was following my mom, and my dad was following me in a little convoy haha. I set my adaptive cruise to like 88 in 6th gear so that it would follow up to whatever speed my mom was going. Managed to average 29.8mpg over the 13 hours, averaged 72mph, 3000 RPM pretty much the whole way up.
