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Re: - [dudleyr] by mazdazoom
Jan 24, 2007 (12:21 pm)
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Replying to: dudleyr (Jan 24, 2007 12:13 pm)

Well I have a 2004 2.3 Mazda 3, I drive pretty hard usually and I see an average of 26-28 MPG (80% highway). If I baby it I can get an average of 29-30 MPG. I like the manual, just more fun to drive. A manual should always be more efficient vs. an automatic.
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Re: - [dudleyr] by claudius753
Jan 24, 2007 (1:48 pm)
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Replying to: dudleyr (Jan 24, 2007 12:13 pm)

I have been logging my mpg on the Mazda 3 mpg thread, I haven't used a tank of gas yet in the manual but it looks like it may be around 22 mpg so far with just over 100 miles total on the car, 80% city 10% highway and 10% up and down the mountain with a little fun through the corners.
 
I should be able to easily average my goal of 25 mpg in my normal split of driving, I just happen to not be logging as many hwy miles as usual this week. I shudder to think of what the auto would have given me in these conditions.
 
I am also using http://www.brianbauer.org to log my mileage.
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Re: - [claudius753] by bigfur
Jan 24, 2007 (3:15 pm)
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Replying to: claudius753 (Jan 24, 2007 1:48 pm)

07 3SGT just under 5000 miles. I have yet to get under 25mpg even with spinning tires in snow and a bit of lead footing it down the entrance ramps to the freeway. I calculate mine mileage on my cell phone before i leave the pumps, the computer seems to be very pessimistic.
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Re: - [bigfur] by claudius753
Jan 24, 2007 (7:08 pm)
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Replying to: bigfur (Jan 24, 2007 3:15 pm)

5AT or 5MT?
 
I too use the cell phone before I drive off, I calculate and write the miles / mpg on the receipt and reset the trip for the next tank. I am a bit anal about mpg, I calculate nearly every tank, and usually stay at a constant range. Cavalier was lowest at 22 mpg with very aggressive driving and highest around 26.
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Re: - [claudius753] by bigfur
Jan 24, 2007 (7:10 pm)
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Replying to: claudius753 (Jan 24, 2007 7:08 pm)

oh yeah sorry 5MT.
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Re: - [dudleyr] by marscat
Jan 27, 2007 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: dudleyr (Jan 24, 2007 12:13 pm)

I think it depends on what you are currently driving. Before my 06 M3HB I was driving a 92 Honda Si HB. I was getting 35/48 in my 92, and seldom saw a gas station. Boy those were the days. The Mazda is as fun and zoomy, and the cargo space is just as great, but the gas mileage leaves a lot to be desired. And I'm very mpg sensitive. I love my car, but my next one is going to be a hybrid. I've had automatics (98 malibu) that have had better mileage than my 06.
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Re: - [marscat] by maltb
Jan 29, 2007 (10:12 am)
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Replying to: marscat (Jan 27, 2007 8:11 am)

Your 92 was a quite a bit lighter and had less power. As consumers we demanded safer and more powerful vehicles...not accepting the fact that we can't have our cake and eat it, too.
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Re: - [maltb] by marscat
Jan 29, 2007 (10:49 am)
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Replying to: maltb (Jan 29, 2007 10:12 am)

You're right maltb. I hadn't thought of that. My lighter car seemed just as fast, but speed doesn't equal power. I think that I'll be looking for a less powerful car next time. Thanks.
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- by dudleyr
Jan 29, 2007 (11:40 am)
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More power with more weight = same speed.
 
I honestly don't think consumers demand more power it is just kind of forced on us. Cars are advertised by their power (ie: the 250 hp RX-8, instead of just the RX-8) The power actually gets top billing. This leads consumers to the mistaken conclusion that more power makes a car faster. The consumer then asks for the power. Of course we all know that a 250 hp Suburban is slower than a 150 hp Mazda3, and much slower than a 250 hp RX-8 (or whatever other example is relevant).
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Re: - [dudleyr] by maltb
Jan 29, 2007 (2:00 pm)
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Replying to: dudleyr (Jan 29, 2007 11:40 am)

I understand the power to weight relationship, but cars have gotten faster.
 
Forced on us huh? Would you buy a 110hp Mazda3? If Mazda sold such a thing in the US it would make headlines as the slowest vehicle ever sold. Even Consumer Reports would say it's too slow in the guise of poor passing performance. Yes, consumers have demanded it, directly or indirectly.

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