If you remember last week, I filled up @ $2.91 a gallon and made myself drive like a grandfather all week. I didn’t rev past 2000rpms and never drove more than 60mph.

Under normal driving habits, I would consistently get about 21 MPG.

Here are the results.

Yesterday I pulled into the gas station. $3.39/gallon. I was a hair under ½ tank and had 260 miles on the trip odometer. Here we go.

Pumped clicked off at 9.95 gallons.

26.13 MPG. DAMN GOOD!

The driving was a mix. 50% highway, 50% stop and go and cruising.

I knew that keeping the rpms way down would yield better mpg, but I didn’t think that over 26 was possible.

 

I filled up at $3.31 on Friday and drove about 80-85mph all weekend and didn't worry about what gas mileage I was getting. Filled up on Monday for $3.18 and drove about 80-85mph home for a couple of hours and still didn't care what gas mileage I was getting.

I understand that gas is expensive but GET OVER IT!

 

The post was about how your MPG will increase if you curtail your driving habits. I didnt ***** about the price of gas.


If you dont have anything intelligent to post. Don't.

 

do you have an auto or manual?

 

if its auto, thats pretty impressive....

 

It is an auto.

 

damn thats pretty good..how hot is the weather there?

 

::yawn:: i get 29 consistantly....no matter how i drive, i can never get below 26...i usually get around 415 miles to 14 gallons...but i am a 6-speed

but btw, this is about the 500x10^289343454 thread on gas mileage...just letting you know....

 

Yeah I drove to NJ a few days ago filled the tank before I left and when I got home I still had a quarter of a tank left its was a 400 mile trip i got 500 miles on that tank

 

<----------"anything intelligent".....

 

I fixed your post for you. Besides, in your previous post and this post you mentioned the price of gas. To me that is complaining.

 

I get around 21 mpg all city driving hard with auto

 

I get 50 mpg if I drive in 7th gear on the highway.

 

Shoot!!! that a good mileage for 50/50

 

I'm at 28mpg driving 85%FW, 15% city. I go 75MPH on the freeway and try to accelerate moderately around town and when merging onto the freeway.

 

You're parents are paying all the bills anyways what do you care? No your MAX never gets 26MPG in real city conditions.

 

Oh, like this thread is useful? So freaking brilliant... If we do not floor our cars all around town, and drive conservatively, we get good gas mileage? BRILIANT! Who would of thought???? Oh, I know, maybe the millions of other people who drive normally on a daily basis!

Maybe instead of putting down this kid because he is young, you should learn how to be courteous to fellow org members. I wish I was half as fortunate to have my parents buy me a brand new car when I was 17 years old. No reason to put him down.

And just incase you guys did not realize the above facts, they you can look at the hundreds of threads that made before this one!

 

I love you too silver.

 

 

now was that statement really necessary for you to go out of your way and say? you don't even know me so you're just making assumptions, which means you don't know what the hell you're talking about...in fact, it was a false accusation, because i DO pay for my own gas and my $390/month insurance thank you very much...my car's paid off, so my parents don't have anything to do with the finances of my car...i've been accused so many times for being so young and having the car i have, while there are millions of other people my age with cars that were a lot more expensive than mine and they don't even have jobs like i do....so why don't you just get off my @$$ and go take the pole out of yours...kthxbye...

 

Your experiment might have been a decent gauge. However, I suggest you fill the tank right up, don't stop at the first click. Drive the car until the light comes on, not just 1/2 tank, and fill up to the top again. Then tell us your mpg. The variability in how full the tank was both times and the fact your experiment was only over the course of 1/2 tank does not lend any credibility to the accuracy of your results. I strongly suspect the mpg would be even better if you didn't lug the car so much - try shifting at higher than 2K, say 2,500 rpms.

 

I don't see why my test wasn't accurate. The only thing that was "off" was that I didnt fill up at the same stations. I know there can be slight variations from that.

Why would the MPG change? whether I go 1/4 tank, 1/2 tank or 3/4 of tank, you shoud get the same MPG under the same conditions.

 

Yup he has an auto, man that is impresive. Too bad we can't do that everyday, cause we'll be late to everthing.
Well it is impressive to hear that some of you guys got to 400 miles and over on the tank, man I never got that on mine yet.

 

1. The gas tank might not have been filled up to the same level both times.
2. It is common knowledge that accurate gas mileage can only be determined over the course of several tanks, not just 1/2 tank.
3. You can put more gas in a tank in the cool of the morning than you can in the heat of mid-afternoon.
4. Your test lacks in any scientific credibility.

 

I mentioned that it may not have been 100% accurate b/c of the different gas stations. Gas mileage is determined my how many miles you drive for every gallon of gas you comsume. That's it..It's not rocket science. Don't make it out to be.

 

Unless you filled the gas tank right up to the brim both times you don't know how accurate the fill was, particularly given you went to different gas stations.

What part of your test was not long enough don't you understand? Why don't you try it over 50 miles next time?

Why didn't you at least run it over a full tank of gas? Couldn't you afford it?

Come back to us after running your stupid experiment over at least one full tank and convince us that you have driven the car under the same conditions, ie. mix of highway and city driving, no AC or AC on (must be the same as your 21 mpg).

 

 

"Unless you filled the gas tank right up to the brim both times you don't know how accurate the fill was, particularly given you went to different gas stations."

You must like beating dead horses. How many times do I have to agree with you? Are you going to respond by saying the same thing a fourth different way?

"What part of your test was not long enough don't you understand? Why don't you try it over 50 miles next time?"

It was done over 260 miles. Maybe you need re-read the first post.

"Why didn't you at least run it over a full tank of gas? Couldn't you afford it?"--Wow people here dont usually get this stupid.

"Come back to us after running your stupid experiment over at least one full tank and convince us that you have driven the car under the same conditions, ie. mix of highway and city driving, no AC or AC on (must be the same as your 21 mpg)."

If you think its stupid, why do you constantly post about it? My goal was not to convince anyone, it was (again,, reread the first post) to show how your MPG can go up considerably if you change your driving habits.

You are right..you probably DO need non-maxima friends. Everyone here probably thinks you are a d i c k.

 

i think i only get 21-22mpg at best with a auto... which is bad since i drive highway and streets. I dont complain about gas because people in GA and the gulf states are hurting even more than me. 339 for premium .... its better than 6.00 you know?

hahaha i still drive 85 on 95/93

*this is for boBo the old one. an accurate test is to run a bunch of samples, bones just wanted to inform us how much gas you can save be driving like a grandfather. everyone knows its not 100% accurate. he just wants to give us some info. I will never in my life get 26mpg lol but its good to know it can happen. sometimes

 

I'm not disputing that Bones got better gas mileage, that is a given. What I am disputing is the accuracy of his claim that his mpg went from 21 up to 26 mpg. If the variability of the fillup was out by even 1/2 gallon, his mileage during the experiment could have been as low as 24.9 mpg and as high as 27.5 mpg. That variability is diminshed by running a test over a number of tanks of gas. I was just suggesting trying it over one full tank of gas, is that asking too much? In either event I get better fuel economy than he claims and don't drive like a grandfather.

Before Bones questions the intelligence of someone 3 times his age, perhaps he should focus on completing high school first. If somehow he managed to do that, then he should go on to higher education. It may do him some good.

 

"Before Bones questions the intelligence of someone 3 times his age, perhaps he should focus on completing high school first. If somehow he managed to do that, then he should go on to higher education. It may do him some good."

wow......... im not touching this. everytime someone talks about gas, there is always a fight.

 

It's because you're ABLE to say every time....it shouldn't be like that..there are way to many threads like this, and we don't need anymore....

btw, bobo, give it up...i mean seriously, what are you trying to achieve? just let it go already...i dont think that 'topping it off' every time is going to make a difference in gas mileage at all, so just quit talking about it and let bones believe whatever he wants to believe...

 

I will leave this alone. However, I am dying to know what mpg Bones would have experienced on the remainder of the gas he didn't use up, ie. almost 1/2 a tank. I would also like to know if he gets the same mpg on each tank of gas under normal driving circumstances and if not, why not!

 

Dude... If you see a thread you don't think is of value to you them move on already... This thread can be usefull to those looking to save a few bucks while prices are high. A few miles per gallon (that you seem to think we all need to "get over") can be substantial to some that have geee.. I don't know... how about a sales job that requires 1000 miles a week?

Thanks in advance for either contributing or hitting the back button and moving on...

 

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Yep ^ around my area my Maxima is considered nothing, but I love it and that's all I really care about. After My PSAT I'm going to have to pay insurance(parents call me crazy for pumping premium gas w/e lol), don't have my license yet (plan on passing first time october 23rd )

And yes, we really don't need to have another thread about gas mileage.....Haven't heard anybody buying a Maxima for the fuel economy

 

I think this should be boiled down till you get to a baseline. I didn't buy my third maxima because it gets good gas mileage, although 20-27 mpg isn't bad for a street rocket. I bought my third max because I love the way it rides, looks and can leave most people still standing at the stop light. If I was really concerned about gas prices, I would have looked at hybrids.

I figure if you can't afford the gas then you probably should be looking for a 40+ Mpg car, not a bad *** street machine that can snap your head back when you hit the throttle! If you want to "grandpa" your Max around to save money that's your choice, but most of us would rather drive the car the way it was intended to be driven. If Nissan wanted us all to drive around town not exceeding the speed limit or running up the rpms, they would have put a Singer Sewing Machine engine in the vehicle, not a fuel injected 255+ hp motor.

Who really cares anyway. Gas prices are high and there isn't a whole lot we can do about it. My thought...it's a Nissan...so you should Enjoy the Ride!

 

What makes you think that a grandfather drives like that? Sounds like stereotyping to me ... I could take offense, but I won't.

 

Maximas are not bad a$$ street machines...LOL...

snap your head back? You think you Maxima is a Ferrari?

Its 4 door sedan.