Gas Mileage - For Real

[Rockford35]

Originally Posted by VtDivot

Rock - here's part of your problem:

Fuel Tank Capacity: 16.9 gal.

This would give you about 28mpg.

Maybe I am gathering data from the wrong car?? Although I'd imagine all the tanks on the sedans would be the same size

I'm going by the manual that comes with the car.

Interestingly enough, the Touring isn't sold in the US. Strange. It is the 2.5L 170hp tho.

R35

[eclark53520]

To those of you that are having a hard time believeing...Mileage has ALOT to do with your diving habbits...

when i got this car(93 Merc Cougar 3.8l V6 with 92,000) i was getting between 19 and 22 mpg on every single tank and i figured that was going to be about what i was going to get with it(i have always tracked fuel mileage on all of my vehicles because my dad has always done it). Since the gas prices have started to go up and i am trying to conserve fuel to stay on budget i have change my driving habbits and am now getting between 27 and 29mpg and it now has over 150,000 on it. Thats a difference of between 5 and 10 mpg just by changing my driving habbits.

If you would like me to send you pictures of my trip meter and gas reciept i would bemore than willing.

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by eclark53520

To those of you that are having a hard time believeing...Mileage has ALOT to do with your diving habbits...

when i got this car(93 Merc Cougar 3.8l V6 with 92,000) i was getting between 19 and 22 mpg on every single tank and i figured that was going to be about what i was going to get with it(i have always tracked fuel mileage on all of my vehicles because my dad has always done it). Since the gas prices have started to go up and i am trying to conserve fuel to stay on budget i have change my driving habbits and am now getting between 27 and 29mpg and it now has over 150,000 on it. Thats a difference of between 5 and 10 mpg just by changing my driving habbits.

If you would like me to send you pictures of my trip meter and gas reciept i would bemore than willing.

No doubt you are correct. Keep tires inflated. Accelerate slowly and smoothly. Take foot off gas well in advance of a stop. And most of all - SLOW DOWN!

I sometimes have a hard time believing we have a gas crisis when I see all those macho F250's, H2's, and Expeditions hauling ass through traffic. then I realize, it's not a gas crisis, it's an asswhole crisis...

[MCDavis]

Originally Posted by Eracer

I sometimes have a hard time believing we have a gas crisis when I see all those macho F250's, H2's, and Expeditions hauling ass through traffic. then I realize, it's not a gas crisis, it's an asswhole crisis...

Watch out for those guys...they're all looking for wimpy V-6 4x4's to run over!

[Eracer]

Originally Posted by MCDavis

Watch out for those guys...they're all looking for wimpy V-6 4x4's to run over!

Turned left onto a side street the other day. Big honkin' black F250 was smack dab in the middle of the road, with his giant chrome brush guard (that has never touched anything but lovebugs) pushing out into the main street. I pulled up and stopped, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting for the jerk to back up and get the heck out of my way. He sat there laughing. I sat there waiting. After about three minutes the moron actually drove up and over the curb to go around me. What a dik.

Actually, I'm lucky he didn't just drive over me, like you said....