how many mpg are you doing?? im doing 18...

 

You know, dozens of factors would make this result different.


Based on your driving habit, road conditions, traffic, area by area, etc, ppl always get the varied outcome.


For example, I got 15~18 in NYC, but once I hit the interstate, my MPG would go up to 25~31.



Where do you usually drive???

 

I'm averaging a little over 25 mpg. 22 to 23 around town, and 30 to 32 steady freeway or rural driving. Very little stop and go city driving w/associated idling, which absolutely kills good economy.

 

21/32

 

23 in mixed driving since I bought the car

 

21/32

 

i'm avg. 18 mpg

 

25 MPG on trip to Las Vegas (85% hwy, 15% city). Driving with 3 passengers, full time A/C, some hard driving.

 

last 2500 miles.........24mpg......some city(stop and go) mostly highway

 

Averaging 22 MPG around town...leave for the Atlanta race tomorrow, so I'll check highway MPG

 

City/higway (20%/80%) = 24/27. Have 19K miles. Initially I got 19/22 then it improved. As said depends on what kind of traffic you drive. Whether you drive aggressively? etc.

 

Just completed a round trip to Balt and back ~320 miles
29 avg, 1 person, no air/heat, constant 75-80 mph

 

I guess the Los Angeles traffic is really killing my fuel economy...

 

It might be helpful if people also posted their average speed. Currently, my MID says 26 MPG and 39 MPH. When the average speed is higher, so is the mileage. I'm curious if your average speed is around 25 MPH or so with mileage like that.

 

I realize all the factors involved but it’s amazing to see the wide range of average mpg. About 75% of my driving is intersate and I usually average about 19-20 mpg. With the high price of premium gas these days I sure wish I was getting in the high 20's like some people.

 

My previous car was a Mazda 626 V6. When my commute was only a couple of miles each way, my mileage averaged around 12 MPG. Once my commute grew to 37 miles each way, the mileage crept up to about 24. I was amazed at the difference.

 

does the mpg change automatically or do you have to reset it??

 

Still, lots of factors may make MPG look aweful.


Big foot? Jammed traffic? Stop & Go in all your local driving?


For example, if everyday I have to drive 25 miles in Manhattan of NYC, and travel back and forth to Long Island at noon and midnight (75% of interstate), I bet my MPG will be much much worse than yours.

 

I reset my trip computer every time I fill up. Nonetheless, it is continually updating. It just seems to slow down with more miles as the average values get better established. Small fluctuations in readings show up easily when there are only a few miles since reset. Once you get a few hundred miles, it's hard to see it change.

 

You could reset it by pressing and holding it...

 

oh okay, because ever since the day i got my car, I have never broken 20mpg yet. I was at 20mpg two weeks ago, but now i'm back down to 18mpg.

 

You should reset the MID constantly.

 

i'm at 4500 miles and just got an oil change. the mid showed my mpg at 22 and mph at 39.

i reset the mid before i left the dealer and now its showing 27 mpg and 47 mph. but i have less than an hour of driving. i'll post in couple of days and see what it says.


you can reset by holding down the reset button.

i plan to reset every oil change. i think reseting every time i fill up is too often.

 

oh okay, guess i'll reset my MID more a little more often then.

 

18/21

 

I've been driving the car for a little over a week. I think I have ~240 miles on it. I filled up around 190.

MID said: 15 mpg, I think avg mph was around that too.

So after my first fill up, i've driven 40-50 miles, and I've got 18mpg / avg mph 18.

So I'm expecting this to continue to rise as more miles are put on the car. BTW, I'm still only maxing out at 50/60 occasionally as I'm trying to break in the engine properly. It really feels wierd to be that guy driving slow in the right lane...cause I never do that. The good thing is that I haven't been able to install my radar detector in the car yet, but I don't have to worry since I am constantly monitoring my speed and not hitting 60.

 

The mileage does indeed improve somewhat the longer you've driven the car. Brand new, I had around 20 mpg in my mixed driving (40% freeway, 60% city). I now get an average of 23-24 mpg, and on long trips (80 mph), 29 mpg.

 

17,000 ODO readout. Mixed driving, spirited. Still got about 24 mpg.