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#8 of 378 Re: 3rd tank [mrgary] by bjerry Jul 26, 2005 (7:32 pm)
Replying to: mrgary (Jul 26, 2005 7:14 pm) Jut had my low gas light come on for the first time   How much did you put in the tank after the light came on, if you can remember? I only got 12 gallons in it at that point. I like to wait until the light comes on, I'm trying to figure out what my fudge factor is.
#9 of 378 I guess I really am a leadfoot by frank4cars Jul 28, 2005 (7:09 pm)
I got 300 miles on my first tank and managed to squeeze 15.02 gallons in. I have to note, though, that I had 4 other adults with me most of the time and the temp here in Southern California meant I had the air blasting all the time. The light went on when I was at around 270 miles and the needle ended up pointing at the fuel pump icon to the left of empty by the time I stopped.
#10 of 378 MPG by bjerry Jul 28, 2005 (7:16 pm)
The light came on again, and I put 12.772 gallons in, getting 22.6 mpg. It was mostly city driving. Replies to this message: bjerry (Jul 29, 2005 8:34 am)
#11 of 378 Re: Mazda5 Owners: MPG-Real World Numbers [KarenS] by ccweems Jul 29, 2005 (8:14 am)
Replying to: KarenS (Jul 22, 2005 7:51 am) Suggest reporting auto or manual. Thx
#12 of 378 Re: MPG [bjerry] by bjerry Jul 29, 2005 (8:34 am)
Replying to: bjerry (Jul 28, 2005 7:16 pm) The light came on again, and I put 12.772 gallons in, getting 22.6 mpg. It was mostly city driving.   Suggestion taken. This is on a touring MT 5speed.
#13 of 378 20 mpg A/T full load by frank4cars Jul 29, 2005 (1:11 pm)
So mine was 20 mpg with 5 aboard, spirited driving, air on full blast, and an auto trans left in auto mode 95% of the time.
#14 of 378 24 mpg by momstoy Aug 02, 2005 (6:18 am)
1st tank 22 mpg - 3-4 aboard - A/C blasting - spirited driving 50/50 city/hwy 2nd tank 24 mpg - 3-6 aboard - " "   I think the more I get used to driving it - the more fun it is to drive!   5spd manual Replies to this message: frank4cars (Aug 02, 2005 8:57 am) smaria (Aug 02, 2005 9:45 am) 5thave (Aug 19, 2005 6:19 pm) and 2 more...
#15 of 378 Re: 24 mpg [momstoy] by frank4cars Aug 02, 2005 (8:57 am)
Replying to: momstoy (Aug 02, 2005 6:18 am) So the manual gets 10-20% better mileage? That's impressive. So far this second tankful looks to be giving me a better return so maybe I was just heavier on the throttle than I realized during that first one. Replies to this message: smaria (Aug 02, 2005 9:45 am) 5thave (Aug 19, 2005 6:19 pm) rlawrence (Aug 19, 2005 7:24 pm) smaria (Aug 19, 2005 7:36 pm)
#16 of 378 Re: 24 mpg [frank4cars] by smaria Aug 02, 2005 (9:45 am)
Replying to: frank4cars (Aug 02, 2005 8:57 am) I think it's too soon to be doing a manual/automatic comparison, since there's not very much data posted here. But, yes, the manual should get better gas mileage than the automatic.   So far I've seen the following reports:   Manual: low of 22 MPG, high of 29 MPG (about 7 tanks reported) Automatic: low of 20 MPG, high of 28 MPG (about 4 tanks reported)   These tanks are all for different load weights, etc., and I "stole" some of the mileage reports from other Mazda5 forums. But, based on these, the Mazda5's doing a good job of meeting or exceeding the EPA estimates! Replies to this message: 5thave (Aug 19, 2005 6:19 pm) rlawrence (Aug 19, 2005 7:24 pm) smaria (Aug 19, 2005 7:36 pm)
#17 of 378 MPG Site by sschriber Aug 03, 2005 (9:44 am)
I encourage all of you MPG buffs to visit www.fueleconomy.gov. Along with tracking your own MPG, you can see real-world numbers for most cars. Sorry to say that no one has posted for the 5 yet.

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