Gas milage
07-31-2006, 09:07 PM
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... maybe i drive like a granny
but i usually average 400-430 in mostly city driving (i work downtown
).... im sure i could squeeze 450 if i had the guts to run it bone dry.
but i usually average 400-430 in mostly city driving (i work downtown
).... im sure i could squeeze 450 if i had the guts to run it bone dry.
07-31-2006, 10:42 PM
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crap. maybe i should check some stuff out on my car. I do'nt drive it that hard....
what should I look for? air filter, spark plugs, fuel filter?
what should I look for? air filter, spark plugs, fuel filter?
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08-01-2006, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by koala,Aug 1 2006, 02:33 AM
Just like former... 320-350 in the city, but this usually only on 40~ litres... I never run it dry.
450-600 on the highway, depending on how hard I'm driving.
450-600 on the highway, depending on how hard I'm driving.
We will see how far we the highway mileage is this Thursday.
08-01-2006, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by EK9MAX,Aug 1 2006, 12:42 AM
crap. maybe i should check some stuff out on my car. I do'nt drive it that hard....
what should I look for? air filter, spark plugs, fuel filter?
what should I look for? air filter, spark plugs, fuel filter?
1) Fill up until it clicks. Don't add any more fuel past this point.
2) Reset your trip metre, and drive around.
3) Once you're getting close to empty (IE: your fuel light comes on), fill up.
4) When filling, note the number of KM's you travelled. Also note the exact amount of fuel it took to fill your car to the "click."
5) Find out your mileage...
350 km / 40 litres = 8.75 km per litre. Then you convert this into our actual unit of measure... litres per 100 KM. All you do is 100 / 8.75 (or whatever your KM per litre worked out to). 100 / 8.75 = 11.42 L/100KM
Then to get MPG you go 282.48 / 11.42 (or whatever you came up with above). 282.48/11.42 = 24.74 MPG.
300 KM on 40 litres would be 21.19 MPG.
300 KM on 45 litres would be 18.82 MPG.
and so on...
So if you're filling up with less than 45 litres on more than 300 KM of travelling, your fuel economy is just fine!