Just checked MPG

asburydan · Post by **asburydan** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:48 am

Bought '05 with 34,500 miles in early December. Just got around to checking MPG on last tank of fuel. Came out to be 30.5 MPG for 338 miles. Driving included some highway time, but also to work, store, church, restaurants, etc. Looking forward to checking highway only soon, but for now and with higher and higher fuel prices, I am pleased. Car has auto trans, but I do try to stay under 3000 rpms.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:14 am

yup sounds about right! hwy should be better in the summer months, 35mpg estimated.

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:10 am

I am getting 30ish right now. Can't wait for summer though, really goes up.

isaaclud · Post by **isaaclud** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:10 am

I've never seen above 28mpg.....EVERbut now that we are going into thissssss...How the hell are you people shifting at 3000rpm??this 1.8l got nothing that far down the torque range...this has bothered me for awhile.....3k rpm?? I cant seem to shift under 4k - 4500.....Shifting at 3k makes me feel like some granny....

nygiantzz1 · Post by **nygiantzz1** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:29 am

He wasn't talking about shifting, he has an auto tranny. he was talking about maintaining 3000rpm or less when driving to save gas. There's a discussion somewhere on here about 3000rpm or less being the magic number for fuel economy.

waveresponder · Post by **waveresponder** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:45 am

Quote, originally posted by nygiantzz1 Â»He wasn't talking about shifting, he has an auto tranny. he was talking about maintaining 3000rpm or less when driving to save gas. There's a discussion somewhere on here about 3000rpm or less being the magic number for fuel economy. ummm yah that be my problem...lol

asburydan · Post by **asburydan** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:23 am

Sometimes I do feel like a granny. I noticed today that I can accelerate to 60 quickly on my wife's Hyundai Azera and never get above 2700 rpm. If I accelerated quickly to 60 in the Vibe, I am not sure how high it would go.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:05 am

Quote, originally posted by isaaclud Â»I've never seen above 28mpg.....EVERbut now that we are going into thissssss...How the hell are you people shifting at 3000rpm??this 1.8l got nothing that far down the torque range...this has bothered me for awhile.....3k rpm?? I cant seem to shift under 4k - 4500.....Shifting at 3k makes me feel like some granny.... uhhh yes how else do you think you get good mileage? hahah you have to drive like the inverse of stealing a car. Even in my MS3 I like to shift at 3k and ive been seeing some decent mileage for a turbo car. In my auto i could have it shift at 3k, you just need to no press the gas hard. yes its slow, yes you feel dumb but you do get good mileage

nygiantzz1 · Post by **nygiantzz1** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:38 pm

Quote, originally posted by asburydan Â»Sometimes I do feel like a granny. I noticed today that I can accelerate to 60 quickly on my wife's Hyundai Azera and never get above 2700 rpm. If I accelerated quickly to 60 in the Vibe, I am not sure how high it would go.It will hit 6200rpm if you floor it from a dead stop. I tried it tonight on the way home from work. I have an 06 with an auto tranny.

isaaclud · Post by **isaaclud** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:51 pm

?!?! wow NY....you mean the auto?i had no idea the auto would go all that waybefore shifting...Im actually somewhat impressed.......oh....and eli manning is a future hall-of-famer....i keep telling fools thisssssssand I am a long time Philthydelphia fan...you guys deserved that SB win

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:15 pm

I thought it would go to 6.5k rpms? engine has to be warm of course.

engineertwin2 · Post by **engineertwin2** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:19 am

Good fuel economy is all about babying the car and not being in a hurry. My fiancee's Prius ranges from 42 mpg to 53 mpg depending upon what kind of hurry she's in.When I have gotten my best mileage (over 40 mpg in a 2004 GT) it was due to me taking it easy, going 60-65 in a 75 in the right hand lane.There is a cost for being in a hurry and rushing around everywhere. It tends to cost me about 7-8 mpg (25 vs 32). Over the course of a tank (fillup around 10 gallons), that means it cost me about (70 miles at 25 mpg at $3.19 a gallon) $8.93 thanks to the hurrying.Can't do much if stuck in city traffic, but that's why I try hard to plan to take my time and take it easy on the trip. It usually doesn't cost me more than 10-15 mins.

nygiantzz1 · Post by **nygiantzz1** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:40 am

It may go to 6500, I did let it roll a few feet before I punched it as I was leaving a toll booth and didn't want to draw too much attention. Isaaclud- props from an Eagles fan! I'm truly impressed. It was an awesome SB Win. I have to admit, I was rooting for the Eagles when they played NE in SB XXXIX.

mistertwo · Post by **mistertwo** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:58 am

i was getting ~28 but recently it has been a steady 26mpg, but i am usually shifting about 4-4500. i bet if i kept it closer to 3 my mpgs would go up. also i had bald tires up until a week ago so there was a lot of tire spining going on lol.

bhb · Post by **bhb** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:42 am

I have a 2005 base 5 speed and lucky to get 18 mpg all city driving with ac running

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