Glad to hear you're finally seeing some better numbers Michelle !ponta2147 wrote:I'm about to hit 25mpg at 100% city street driving, no highway (except for five seconds getting on at once entrance and off at the next exist, which doesn't count at all). I'd say that's awesome for being rated at 21mpg city. The 30-31mpg mixed driving on the last couple tanks were awesome too. Conservative (though not boring, because not hitting the brakes going into turns is pretty fun, and saves gas) driving is super-effective!
Me too! And it wound up being 26mpg, with about 97% city and 3% highway (the last few miles before the fillup were on the highway). Part of it is that I've gotten extremely good at coasting, not accelerating too much, and avoiding the brake/gas/brake/gas method of driving. Also my tires stopped deflating every five seconds, so that's good (though I should check them every couple weeks just to be sure...)J_TO_ENVY wrote: Glad to hear you're finally seeing some better numbers Michelle !
You can zip it up and post the zip file.the new forum software will not allow file names with the extension of xlsx to be used
Thanks, its been years since I fooled with ZIP files, so simple now, forgot about doing that.crazytrain wrote:You can zip it up and post the zip file.the new forum software will not allow file names with the extension of xlsx to be used
Just in case you're not sure how to do that, just right click on the file then Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.
Also, be aware that when you first open the spreadsheet file after un-zipping it, it will display a wide yellow band and warning across the top about the file originating from the internet and possibly being unsafe, and it has a button you need to click to allow editing. When you do that the yellow band disappears and the menus for Excel appear. At least thats how it happened for me when I tested the download.crazytrain wrote:Great - glad to be of service
For anyone with a version of MS Office prior to 2007, you'll need the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint File Formats (if not already installed). It can be downloaded from Microsoft here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/de ... ng=en&id=3
A lot of it actually has to do with the winter blend fuel that is used by gas stations during the winter months.trtlflwrs wrote:The worst mileage is during the winter, my Vibe seems to dislike the cold immensely; 23mpg(during a week when the temps were all negative).
Driving conservatively is the key to getting better gas mileage. I do 55 mph on the highway/interstate (unless the speed limit is over 55 mph) and I keep my RPMs under 3000 when accelerating at all times (unless it's absolutely necessary to accelerate faster). My average over the last 18,485.4 miles is 27.8 mpg with 99% 50% city/50% highway driving. Not bad at all IMO considering the EPA combined rating is 24.0 mpg.Bastranz wrote:I tried driving a bit more conservatively for the past week and managed to get 30.2 mpg with my last tank. I drove somewhat slower on some of my highway driving (55 mph at times!) and eased up on my accelerations, trying to get the car to shift at lower RPMs...preferably lower than 3000 or even 2500. This was quite nice as it's my 2nd time getting 30 mpg...and is basically my highest MPG.
Under 3000?! Holy cow is that hard to do. I've been watching this week to see what the RPMs are when I shift... yeeeaaaahhhh. I like the get-up-and-go of the Vibe! It's first to second that kills me, the other gears I can keep the transition under 3k easier. Plus, when I get on the highway, I usually don't go under 70MPH (in a 65MPH zone). Oops. Lol.J_TO_ENVY wrote: Driving conservatively is the key to getting better gas mileage. I do 55 mph on the highway/interstate (unless the speed limit is over 55 mph) and I keep my RPMs under 3000 when accelerating at all times (unless it's absolutely necessary to accelerate faster).
Great to see you back Ron ! Holy s***!!! That's a very impressive number, especially for an auto! You have given me a number to beat! My 100% highway best is 33.9.areles wrote:Hi all,
I'm back!
Got an '09 GT w/ 2.4L (stock). 5/18/12 on MI interstates, I got 37.625515 mpg. Kept the rpms down to 2000 when starting up.
Ron
I agree with Carrie about your impressive mileage My son's 09 GT has an auto & I got 35 mpg driving it home from Cincinnati to Toledo doing 60mph +/_ a few. My 09 GT being a stick got a couple mpg better at 37 which is what you just experienced. That is also with the engine revving up a few hundred more rpm's also. Just goes to show that if you don't need to be in a hurry, and you don't mind being passed up by almost EVERYBODY then go for it and watch your fuel $$$ go fartherareles wrote:Hi all,
I'm back!
Got an '09 GT w/ 2.4L (stock). 5/18/12 on MI interstates, I got 37.625515 mpg. Kept the rpms down to 2000 when starting up.
Ron