jason@hp-pcd.UUCP (03/09/84)
'81 Suburu 4WD GL Winter stop & go - 20 to 22 mpg Winter 4WD on snow - 18 to 20 mpg Summer stop & go - 25 mpg 55 mph w/ cruise control - 31 mpg 65 mph w/ cruise control - 25 mpg 80 mph floored - 28 mpg best ever in summer (hot) 24 mpg usually -Jay Su !hplabs!hp-pcd!jason
larry@ihuxf.UUCP (Larry Marek) (03/16/84)
One thing that a lot of people are interested in is gas mileage, yet I don't recall seeing much discussion on what their cars *really* get. So how 'bout it? What kind of mileage does *your* car get? PLEASE - only those of you that have actually measured the mileage! No EPA estimates, and no "I get *about* 50 mpg!" Lets have the cold hard facts!!! I'll start things off with: 1979 Jeep CJ-7, 304 cid (5 liters) v-8 engine. All time low: 6 mpg, all time high: 15 mpg, 4 year average: 12 mpg. 1984 Pontiac 6000 STE, 2.8 liter v-6 engine. First tank: 18 mpg. Most of my driving comes from the 5 miles to and from work in the northern Illinois climate (in the winter time, the car barely gets off the choke when I get to work). -- Larry Marek ihnp4!ihuxf!larry
an@hou2h.UUCP (A.NGUYEN) (03/16/84)
-- Here goes: '83 Rabbit GTI, 25 mpg on daily commutes (rural two laners, 35-55 mph), 29 mpg on highway trips (70-75 mph cruising). I've hit 30 only once in 14000 miles. And as long as I'm at it: '81 Kawasaki with clubman bars (the reduced frontal area really makes a BIG difference), 57-58 mpg on daily commute, 62-63 mpg on highway trips, same speeds. Eat your heart out, you gas mileage freaks! And BTW, my little Kawasaki has been known to thoroughly humiliate a '71 Corvette with a 454! Au Nguyen
roger@cornell.UUCP (Roger Hoover) (03/16/84)
I have a 1982 Honda Civic 1300FE with 5 speed. Summer (50 deg +) Highway @ 55-60 MPH 50-55 MPG In town with aprox 3 mile trips 40-45 MPG Winter Highway @ 55-60 MPH 45-50 MPG In town with approx 3 mile trips 35-45 MPG I have kept complete gas records since I bought the car in August 1982
mat@hou5d.UUCP (03/16/84)
[] `82 Reliant, 62,000 miles. (no, that's not a typo) Power steering but non-assisted brakes and no AC. Automatic slushpot. Average 23 to 24 mpg with Michelin XZX tires. With the original equipment (Goodyear Viva) I averaged 26 to 27. On the highway, I've gotten over 30 with the original tires (long trips, no traffic). Highway now is about 26 to 27 mpg. Worst? I'm not really sure, but I suspect that it went down to about 13 one night when I drove 95 miles in a snowstorm (2" to 3" all the way). It was so cold that I had to keep up to about 35 mph and stay in second gear to keep the engine warm enough to maintain torque. After that trip I started using cardboard in front of the radiator. I usually accelerate hard and cruise at the speed limit or with the majority of traffic. I just can't seem to make the time to allow for leisurely trips. This car's oil consumption was originally high (1800 miles/qt) but is now down to about 3300 miles/qt. I've had Mobil 1 in since about 7500 miles, and change it about every 22,000. Mark Terribile hou5d!mat Duke Of deNet
lat@wbux5.UUCP (03/16/84)
[*and aawwaayyy weee gooooo!] Let's see... 1973 Gremlin-X: 20mpg on long trips (~200 miles or so) 15mpg city driving 1973 Opel 1000: 22mpg on long trips (~200 miles or so) 18 city driving 1972 Le Mans: 16mpg on long trips (~200 miles or so) 12mpg city driving 1983 Toyota Corolla SR-5 Hatchback: 33mpg round trip to CT (~400 miles) 23mpg city driving NOTE: by city driving, I mean the stop and go s**** that I do around here in Eatontown, NJ...it is only 3 miles to work, and that really cuts down on gas mileage. the city driving I did back in CT. was about 10 minutes to where I used to work, with much stop-and-go. -- Laurie Topor [ihnp4, vax135, houxf, mhuxt]!wbux5!lat Bell Communications Research \ 185 Monmouth Parkway \ West Long Branch, NJ 07733 \ (201)-870-7491
wsm@mh3bs.UUCP (W.S.Morris) (03/16/84)
<I eat lines like this for breakfast...>
Actual gas mileage: 1980 Citation, 2.8 liter (non-high-output)
4 speed manual ( 4th gear overdrive )
Average to date: 24.32
Summer average: 28
Winter average: 22
Highway (50-60): 30, 31.5 highest to date
Typical commute is 4 miles local roads, 4.5 miles 55MPH highway.
Walt Morris AT&T Tech. {ihnp4,allegra}!eagle!mh3bs!wsmlute@abnjh.UUCP (J. Collymore) (03/16/84)
My 1981 Mazda GLC Station Wagon is a 4-cylinder, 1500 cc engine with an automatic transmission, steel-belted radials, and gets super-unleaded gas. I get 26 mpg city, 29 mixed, and 31 highway. Jim Collymore p.s. Unfortunately, I have learned Mazda discontinued their wagon and 4-door hatchback models a year or two ago.
ksh@cbosgd.UUCP (Karen Summers-Horton) (03/17/84)
1980 Honda Accord 5 speed, average 32 mpg (30 in town, 34-35 on highway). 1977 Honda Accord 5 speed, average 35 mpg (34 in town, 37 on highway). Karen Summers-Horton
warren@ihnss.UUCP (Warren Montgomery) (03/17/84)
1979 rabbit (injection, manual): Average over 80K miles: 34 (32 in winter, 36 in summer). low:28 high:42 1972 toyota corona: Average over 140K miles 24 (2L engine, auto trans) (Declined from 26 for first 80K to 21 for last 60K) Low: 11 high 32 -- Warren Montgomery ihnss!warren IH x2494
ciampa@wivax.UUCP (Robert Ciampa) (03/18/84)
1971 Chevrolet Impala : All time low ->3.2 mpg
All time high ->8.2 mpg
1981 VW Rabbit (Diesel): All time low ->38.4 mpg
All time high ->59.9 mpg
Anyone care to top the 59.9?
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Robert A. Ciampa {apollo, cadmus, decvax, linus, masscomp}!wivax!ciampa
Wang Institute (617) 649-9731 x372richard@sequent.UUCP (03/18/84)
Constant Records since purchase: 'Round town commute long trips 1970 MGB GT: (purchase 12-82) in top form... 20 24 28-30 in bad form... 18 20 never 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 45 50 55-75 The commute has averaged 3-5 miles over the years. The variation in long trip MPG for the bike was due to road type. In the summer of '82 my roommate and I worked for a branch of Victor Tech (RIP) in San Luis Obispo - and had almost weekly commutes to Corp HQ in Scotts Valley (near Santa Cruz). As some of you may know, that particular stretch of Highway One is a biker's dream... and we took it an average of twice a week, for fifteen or so weeks. Then, of course, the road washed out. If only they could keep the RV's off that do 12.5 miles per hour on those sensuous curves. Ah well, now that I'm in Oregon, we've got some great spots here too. ___________________________________________________________________________ The preceding should not to be construed as the statement or opinion of the employers or associates of the author. It is solely the belief... from the confused and bleeding fingertips of ...!sequent!richard
ishizaki@saturn.UUCP (Audrey Ishizaki) (03/18/84)
I also drive an 83 Rabbit GTI: avg gas mileage: 27 mpg (speeds:0 -> 75; streets and freeways; commutes and short trips) the only long trips have been from SF to Lake Tahoe (~400 roundtrip) with speeds up to 70mph (average 60-65mph) gas mileage: 31 mpg The worst gas mileage I got was driving at Sears Point Raceway-- though the starter was also defective (and subsequently replaced) with speeds up to 80 mph (up to 6500 rpm) gas mileage: 18 mpg This car conforms to California emission standards Audrey Ishizaki hplabs!ishizaki
monroe@sequent.UUCP (03/19/84)
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My 81 Lynx gets 35 highway, 30 combined, and the citys out here are too far
apart for me to stay in one for an entire tankful. Also, schedualed
maintanance is easy and inexpensive.
The Knight In Glowing Phosphor,
Doug Monroe
Sequent Computer Systems
Portland, Oregon
{ogcvax,cdi,verdix}!sequent!monroesip@amd70.UUCP (Steven Passantino) (03/19/84)
1976 Toyota Celica GT Liftback. Average city mpg = 17 mpg, used mostly
in commute traffic and around town. Average highway mpg = 33-34 mpg.
Combined is approx. 25 mpg. I've changed carburetors from the Japanese
one to a Weber, but mpg is abouot the same. More horsepower though.
MPG is slightly less if I "romp on it" too much.
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{ucbvax|decwrl|ihnp4|allegra}!amd70!sipsip@amd70.UUCP (Steven Passantino) (03/19/84)
I neglected to mention that the engine size is (2389 cc) or
134 cubes. Highway speed is 55-60 mph. Mileage drops significanltly
for every 5 mi. over that.
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Still looking for a good reason to justify reading all this stuff!
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{ucbvax|decwrl|ihnp4|allegra}!amd70!sipjjb@pyuxnn.UUCP (J Bernardis) (03/19/84)
1978 Datsun B210GX with 4 speed - 35mpg combined, 40+ Highway 1980 Honda Accord with Automatic - 25 combined, 28 highway Jeff Bernardis, AT&T Technologies @ Piscataway NJ
lambert@cca.UUCP (Mark Lambert) (03/19/84)
I drive a 1968 MGB-GT with overdrive, and have found that I get highway mileage that varies from an all time high last summer of 31 (overdrive on a flat highway at a steady 60 MPH) to an all-time low of 24 this winter (on a hilly stretch of road, with a heavy load). My city mileage has varied from a low of 20 in Boston early last spring (when the car was heavily loaded) to a high of 26 (little traffic, a warm engine, and no extra baggage)... Mark L. Lambert CSIN group - Computer Corporation of America "MGB -- There IS NO SUBSITUTE"
fpr@hou2f.UUCP (F.RUSIN) (03/20/84)
My records show that my 1980 Colt gives an annual average of 38 mpg. This includes all kinds of driving. The city/country average is about 35 mpg, while the long trip average is about 40-42. My 1976 Aspen annual average is 18 mpg, city/country = 17, long trip = 20.
joey@felix.UUCP (03/20/84)
1983 Toyota Camry LE (automatic w/ overdrive) (odometer reading 8062 mi) combined city and highway - 25.8 mpg (29 hi, 22 low) 1978 Datsun 280Z 2+2 (5 spd) combined city and highway - 18~20 mpg city - 15~16 mpg highway (averaging 65 mph) - 24~26 mpg
tll@druxu.UUCP (03/20/84)
I sincerely trust that the person who started this flood of random data plans to collect and digest them all, sort them by make and model of car, and post a single summary to the net. It would have been preferable, perhaps, for everyone to have mailed their responses to him rather than filling the net with them. Tom Laidig AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver ...!ihnp4!druxu!tll
hu@sdcsvax.UUCP (03/20/84)
Here goes mine: '79 VW Dasher Diesel Station Wagon. Last tank--34; highest that I remember offhand--42. My driving consists of daily commutes (4 miles 1-way) of city and suburban driving (MPH<~45) with occasional longer trips. I usually get around 35-37. Note that this is CITY driving. My mileage is probably better because I live in sunny San Diego (65 degrees? Brrrrrrr! I'd better put on a ski jacket!). The transmission is 4-speed manual. In return for good mileage, I lose power and acceleration and top-speed. (You really feel it when you have four passengers (+me) and the back filled with luggage and you're climing a hill!) I would say that the car is utilitarian to da max. I does, however, handle well enough to keep me happy (i.e. I can burn people on stretches of windy road. I can't burn the high-performance cars, obviously, unless they're really poorly driven (which occurs with suprising frequency. It's amazing how many people go out and buy a super-expensive, high-performance driving machine when they can't drive worth sh*t.)) This is getting too long. --Alan J. Hu sdcsvax!hu P.S. Please pardon all the typos and spelling and grammar errors. I just got out of a three hour math final and I am totaly WASTED.
guidi@pegasus.UUCP (03/21/84)
Audi Coupe, 1982, 5speed/5cylinder low:25mpg (my "city" driving)
high:33mpg (my "highway" driving)stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) (03/23/84)
1981 Datsun 310 in town : (has 75K miles) 28-32, up to 38 when newer. on fwy : 38-43, 38 was 4 adults and all their luggage from Oregon to Colorado, uphill, 1.7K mile trip with trailer (200 lbs) on fwy: 37mpg consistant. 1974 RX2 town : 18 new, 14 at death (160K+ miles) fwy : 22-25, speed related. Best ever - 29 mpg, for trip from Barstow, CA east to AZ border, avg speed 90mph. 1969 Jeep Wagoner 14mpg, empty in town, on fwy, on fwy with heavy trailer, etc. didn't make a hoot of a difference. (350 V8) -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL
kds@intelca.UUCP (Ken Shoemaker) (03/23/84)
I have a 78 rabbit, 4-speed, runs on regular, last time
I checked I got
~32 MPG city
~36 MPG highway, and
42 MPG all time high on a trans-continental trip going
through the mountains of Colorado/Utah(!)
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Ken Shoemaker, Intel, Santa Clara, Ca.
{pur-ee,hplabs,ucbvax!amd70,ogcvax!omsvax}!intelca!kds