Been kicking around the idea of getting a different commuter car because my 7 year old isn't getting any smaller and the 2 doors aren't getting any bigger. This car is really my got work car that saves me lets of gas $$, but I find us using it. More and more because it gets more than double the MPG of anything else in the yard.
The wall I am hitting is its almost like it gets too good MPG? In looking up the .gov listing for mpg on various vehicles ( the numbers they put on te window I new cara that you can rarely get close to), my car is listed for 36 highway, 28 city and 31mpg combined. I have ha it just over a year and the worst tank yet was 36.5 mpg ( lots of stop and go and hammering on it) and best was 42.8 ( almost all highway at about 70mph). Several tanks over 42 and average is spot on 40mpg.
Car is a 02 civic coupe 1.7l, 5speed, completely stock.
Most other vehicles have the advertised numbers that are not reachable unless you are going 40mph with a 30 mpg tail wind.
I could live with less mpg for a bigger car, but can't see giving up 15mpg in a similar sized car.
So, what are you driving and what mileage are you getting? List engine and trans if you know it
mine:
2002 Honda civic 2 door 1.7/ 5 speed 42 hwy, 36 in town
2000 f250 4x4 crew can 6.3 diesel/ 6 speed - 17-18 unloaded
98 jeep TJ 4.0/ 5 speed 17 on highway, 12 or less normally though
2012 jeep JKU 3.6/ auto 15-17 highway, 14 avg local ( wife has a very short drive)
The wall I am hitting is its almost like it gets too good MPG? In looking up the .gov listing for mpg on various vehicles ( the numbers they put on te window I new cara that you can rarely get close to), my car is listed for 36 highway, 28 city and 31mpg combined. I have ha it just over a year and the worst tank yet was 36.5 mpg ( lots of stop and go and hammering on it) and best was 42.8 ( almost all highway at about 70mph). Several tanks over 42 and average is spot on 40mpg.
Car is a 02 civic coupe 1.7l, 5speed, completely stock.
Most other vehicles have the advertised numbers that are not reachable unless you are going 40mph with a 30 mpg tail wind.
I could live with less mpg for a bigger car, but can't see giving up 15mpg in a similar sized car.
So, what are you driving and what mileage are you getting? List engine and trans if you know it
mine:
2002 Honda civic 2 door 1.7/ 5 speed 42 hwy, 36 in town
2000 f250 4x4 crew can 6.3 diesel/ 6 speed - 17-18 unloaded
98 jeep TJ 4.0/ 5 speed 17 on highway, 12 or less normally though
2012 jeep JKU 3.6/ auto 15-17 highway, 14 avg local ( wife has a very short drive)
makes me sad.
