I get an honest 31MPG in my '03 6 speed (60% hwy). I'm just curious if this is typical? I've had it about 4 months now and I'm still surprised when I pull up to the pump.

 

With casual acceleration and 6th gear on the highway, it's very possible.

My MPG has been hovering north and south of 30 over the last few years. Simple bolt-on's like intake and exhaust mods actually improve the mileage if most of your driving is on the highway.

It's a nice feeling, eh? High mileage and (relatively) high performance. From a full-sized sedan no-less! It definately adds to an appreciation for your car.

Enjoy it.

And now prepare for the avalance of mileage boasts and complaints. It's coming...

 

I want a 6spd in my car. Unfortunately my 5spd was rebuilt like 4k miles ago. The gearing in 4th and 5th on the 5spd is just not highway friendly...

 

Lucky you.. it is possible however... i was gettin 23.3 with mines

 

i got 30 mpg when i drove to ga a few months ago, keep it at 65-70 it will happen! 6spd ftw!

 

Are you guys all talking about what your meter says your MPG is? Or what you calculate? At the end of every tank, if I drive as smooth as I can, my meter says 24.5ish. I usually do it out on my phone and its really around 21.5ish.

Just curious which numbers we are all refering to.

 

i measure when i fill up

 

Easy on the highway.

 

I usually get around 20 to 22 mpgs. My last fill up though went waaaaay south. In an attempt to get rid of the pre-detonation problem I'm having I poured in a bottle of Techron injector and fuel system cleaner and drove it hard til I went thru about a 1/4 tank.

At fill up today I had only driven 78.1 miles, I filled up with super unleaded at $2.559 per gal and only got in 8.027 gals. By my calculations thats a sorry 9.729 miles per gal.

 

I get between 28-33 on highway...I love it
I have a program on my iphone that calculates how much mileage i get from my odometer and fuel info at a fill up...

 

because some simple division is WAY too complicated...

 

lol, an iphone app? Miles driven / gallons put it = mpg. I'm a genius.

 

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

 

I got 29.5 on my way to VA. going 70 straight.

 

My guage on the odometer reads 26.4...I'm sure im getting close to 30 highway and 24 city more or less...I love the 6 spd...short shifter and STS would be nice to do here.

 

When you say "honest 31MPG" are you using the trip computer or calculating it yourself? It's a well known fact that the trip computers on the 5.5 gens are not accurate. They read between 3-4 mpg's higher than reality. Your own calculations are the most accurate.

 

hell yeah... i calculated 32 MPG with the cruise control on 65 mph in 6th gear i only had intake and headers at the time

 

Wow... 31 MPG. I just got 27 mpg driving down to Ocean City.

 

I typically see 30-33 mpg on the hwy..and that is calculated.

 

I calculate it, though the MPG display is close. I do drive it pretty easy most of the time and keep it in 5th and 6th as much as possible. I skip gears most of the time. 1-2-6 on down hills.

Now if I could just get more than 1200 miles to a quart of oil it would be perfect.

 

@VQ35!

VQ30DE FTW!



My 96 gets a lot better mileage than my 01. I can get over 30 easy with it, and I'm lucky to get 26/27 with my 01.

 

dont be jealous our engines have more horsepower and torque.

 

I get well over that with pure highway driving, but yeah mixed, depending on how much city/hwy, I can see anywhere from 26-32. 100% city, even with my heavy foot, I get 23-24.

 

I drove my car from Orlando to Miami once and got 32mpg. I cruised at 65 mph the entire way.... In 6th gear..... Now average including around town I get 23 mpg...

 

Ugh, I wish I didn't have such a heavy foot.

 

I'm not jealous. My bro has an 02, and although I wish I had a 6spd, I'd take my car over an oil burner (which his is) ANY day.

 

Put in 4 1/4 quarts, drove 6000 miles, took out 4 1/8 quarts. How's that for an oil burner

 

Well you're just lucky!

 

I find by not resetting my trip computer every fill up, and running several tanks through it is slightly more accurate. I drive fairly conservative and my computer reads 28 mpg and I am probably getting around 26/27 mpg.

 

Maybe I should try that next, because its always off at least 2-3 mpg.

 

Mine just depends on how I drive. If I take it nice and easy my digital meter will say about 34 mpg upon fill up but actual calculations come back about 32 mpg. If I drive it hard I lose about 5-6 mpg's.

 

guess I'm the only 6sp getting 21mpg .

 

And you don't be jealous my Pathfinder has more HP and torque then your little 3.5.

 

You are getting 22.5. Subtract 4 mpg from that reading.

 

I get around 21 in city and 30 highway on my 6sp

 

I honestly never knew how to calculate gas mileage in my 6spd. but I will have to record how many gallons i put in next time.

 

It's no different than any other car
just divide the amount of miles you drove by however many gallons you put back in it.

 

my car chugs gas.. i probably need new o2 sensors.. I'm only getting 15-16MPG city..

bout 280Mi to a tank Chevron Premium 93OCT

 

i drove from VA to myrtle beach on one tank..

the maxima is an 03 auto.. i got 450 before i filled up... and it filled up at around 15 gallons. not bad i would say.