mzmtg

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15.25 gallons + [480 miles +] driving like grandma = [31.5 MPG]

Preet S 22

I HATE YOU!!!


18mpg FTL!!!

heynow

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I'm @ about 14MPG (short city trips though)

maximized98

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damn, how did you do that. i drive like a grandma too. i fill up about 15.5 gallons and i go about 385 miles.

scrhale

I struggle to get 21-22 . Guess I need a tune up and weight reduction in my foot

96blkonblkse

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i struggle to get 20+ i average like 14mpg....my right foot is killing my gas mileage. its too hard to drive like a grandma though, i tried it once and it lasted till i pulled out of the gas station.

psu2fan

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wow, I'd be broke if I were you guys. I was *****ing last time I filled up only to get 25mpg cuz my left cv shaft is on the fritz. I guess I don't feel so bad now

NmexMAX

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CV shaft? MPG

mzmtg

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I commute 32 miles each way to work. All last week, I never got above 55mph and/or 2000RPM at any time. I did a lot of coasting slowly down hills in neutral, etc.

You have to drive SLOWLY to really save gas.

Most tanks/weeks, I get around 26mpg.

psu2fan

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yeah it's pulled my alignment/steering all outta whack.. wouldn't that lower my mpg?

hacim105

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I just drive normal, no grandma driving or racer driving. In the months when it isn't cold, I get 23-24 mpg, in the winter months I get 19-20 mpg.

I've tried grandma driving and the best I got was 26 mpg which was 3/4 city and 1/4 highway. So I'm proud of my car.

my record for almost all highway driving was 29 mpg going at an average speed of 65 mph. That was with me and my family.

shissqbob

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i go 6 miles open road plus about 1.5 miles in town and i average about 26, 27 mpg doing 60mph the whole way there.

psu2fan

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nice job mzmtg, that's about what my dad would get on his old 3rd gen! Best I've ever hit was 29.8

99grnmaxgxe

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Damn I always got average (21mpg).

eclypsecl

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yup same here..55 mph highway...no hard accel..460+ per tank.

cardana24

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I need to try that some time. I am guessing I can get pretty close to that. My last all highway trip I got 30 mpg and that was with a passenger and luggage. I was going about 75-80 mph the whole time.

Dark99GLE

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wow, I'm getting around 26 highway on mine

Fr33way™

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That is nice. I have a friend with a '96 in GREAT disrepair and he has hit 500 twice. I have only managed to do 420-430 with my VERY maintained '98 .

BigLou93SE

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Yea, my dad's 97 GLE that is not maintained all that well, and running on 87 octane gets much better mileage then me. I've stopped trying at this point, it's a lost battle. He doesn't use much pedal though.

dgeesaman

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I've gotten a few tanks over 30 before, but always followed by something around 25. I suspect this is from one gas pump filling more than another, so mileage of a single tank is not nearly as accurate at 5 tank average.

I track my fuel usage and I average 25.5mpg. I only fill with 89 octane, and a good part of my drive is 70-80mph. No doubt, keeping it under 60 helps a lot.

Dave

Kevlo911

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been there done that

DCP

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wow you guys are killing what my car is getting.

On my last 2 tanks i averaged 18.5 and 19.8 mpg, thats with 30% highway and 70% city. each tank had a 120 mile round trip that was 50-65 mph, and 15 miles each way to work every day, and some misc city driving.

I just bought this car tho, so maybe the fuel sys/ injector cleaner im using is starting to work. both tanks were with 93 octane and lucas Fuel sys cleaner.

Also it is very cold here so i have been letting the car warm up in the morning. Maybe its time to check the codes and see if i need to replace my KS.

dgeesaman

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I get under 20mpg if I'm driving city.

Jesse729

I once got 35.1 MPG my friend mentioned drafting trucks to get better gas mileage I thought he was full of crap so I tried it. I filled up drove 150 on the Ohio turnpike about 115mi of that drafting behind 2 different trucks one going about 70 and the other going about 75 the one was also a moving van. I reached my destination and filled up with 4.3 gallons of gas. It actually worked I usually see 26-28 on the highway and I average about 24 mpg. I would never do it again it was good to know though.

gen4maxima536

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I've gotten similar ~31mpg on the trip from Seattle to Pullman doing 60-70 the whole way
usually 22ish around town

Fr33way™

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Some of those trucks really do move and it DOES work, but you look like a d1ck when you are doing it.

Redline Maxima

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i average about 24 city and 27 highway. its a little off now because of my bad knock sensor. i couldnt imagine averaging just 14mpg. i think id go broke.

wuzzy

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you can't save mpg in my state

willard00

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^...why not? its small and all highways?

dgeesaman

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Drafting trucks does work, but I would hesitate to call the 35.1mpg accurate. I find a pump will fill about +/- 1/2 gallon from the last one, so if you're only filling 4 gallons there will be a lot of error.

It's kinda unrealistic, but running a full tank drafting (within reason - you don't need to be within 30ft to get the benefits) would really tell the difference.

Although the gas you save might be lost on cracked windshields.

Dave

MorpheusZero

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I usually get about 15mpg.

wuzzy

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ya but if your not on the highway your either stopping at a stop sign, a redlight or behind an idiot driving 15mph.

IlyaK

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I would feel weird going 55 on the highway with cars blowing by me at 70. I'd be like, "Yo, I'm in a Maxima for petes sake" *hard acceleration*..."YEAH! What now!?"

lol

Swazey

how many gallons is a full tank again?? i dont remember. i put 17 gallons in today pretty much coasting into the gas station. i average about 20 to 24 driving 75 on highway and not driving like a nancy around town with 87 octane. i have headers, ypipe, cat, and catback.

Bobo

Then there is something definitely wrong with your car, or you let it idle for hours on end.

Fr33way™

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17 gallons is a lot to put in. I usually put in around 14.5 so as to not stress the fuel pump. The tank is 18.5 IIRC.

Sounbwoy

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I've been religiously keeping track of my fuel consumption using fueleconomy.gov
my lowest has been 20.2 mpg at about 50/50 hiway city and 29.3 mpg at about 70/30 hiway city. I hardly drive more than 75 to 80mph on the hiway.

aznsap

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5spd or auto?

MorpheusZero

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Front bank O2 sensor is bad + Evap code. Let's just say I drive aggressively and like to rev-match. I almost WISH my KS were bad.

However, I get low-mid 20s on highway trips.

Sounbwoy

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5-speed.....