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#41 of 2432 second full tank mpg (dealer's first fill-up wasn't full) by twok May 07, 2006 (9:27 pm)
I just hit 1000 miles as I stopped on the road to get my mail; my second tank mpg was 36.875: 4/5ths highway 60-75, 1/5th stop and go suburban driving 35-45. I have noticed the rpms stay quite low except when climbing the 900-1200 ft hills on my commute at highway speed, which pushes up the tach reading to around 4000 .... I'm going to slow down a little and see if I can get closer to 40 mpg.
#42 of 2432 Re: Gotta take off the lead shoes... [mtngal] by nippononly May 07, 2006 (10:13 pm)
Replying to: mtngal (May 07, 2006 8:08 pm) Wow! You are averaging 180 miles a day, and you didn't go on vacation or anything?   Also, you set the cruise to go up the Grapevine? Bold! How did the car respond? Did it have to shift down more than one gear to make the grade? Replies to this message: mtngal (May 08, 2006 11:41 am)
#43 of 2432 good milage on 2nd tank by sueter May 08, 2006 (6:13 am)
My first tank was around 39mpg and the second tank was the same. A friend of mine got 43 her first tank. Both are Base MT's.   I'm already using the car as a utility truck, first by filling it to the gills with cut up yew bushes going to be composted. (Watch out for the very thin covering on the ceiling. It scratches easily). Then, transporting 6ft folding tables and garbage cans from a bake sale...Kinda like it was a tardus, just kept stuffing more into it.
#44 of 2432 Tardus? by johnnyb11 May 08, 2006 (6:22 am)
What the heck is a "tardus?" Replies to this message: thatsmycall (May 08, 2006 7:13 am) jonniedee (May 08, 2006 1:12 pm) sueter (May 08, 2006 11:30 am)
#45 of 2432 Re: don't get it [hfount] by brek1 May 08, 2006 (6:45 am)
Replying to: hfount (May 05, 2006 9:57 am) Im in the same boat right now...first tank was 30.1 mpg. On the second tank, I have a quarter tank left and only 230miles, so i expect the mpg to be about the same. I commute 10 miles a day to work (all city) but put on about 200 miles a week driving on I-95 between Baltimore and Washington. I usually travel at about 80mph (keeping up with the flow of traffic). I havent been driving aggressively at all and am coasting in neutral going down hills and when coming to a stop. I have a MT Sport.
#46 of 2432 Re: Tardus? [johnnyb11] by thatsmycall May 08, 2006 (7:13 am)
Replying to: johnnyb11 (May 08, 2006 6:22 am) It is a time machine/ spaceship. Popularized from Dr. Know, UK scifi tv show. Replies to this message: jonniedee (May 08, 2006 1:12 pm)
#47 of 2432 in town sport AT by thatsmycall May 08, 2006 (7:15 am)
mostly pick up and drop off, some short trips and shopping; 173 miles = 34.32. This car scoots.
#48 of 2432 Re: Gotta take off the lead shoes... [jbwest] by dewaltdakota May 08, 2006 (8:29 am)
Replying to: jbwest (May 06, 2006 12:27 pm) Auto Sport... I'm doing much better on this tank, trying to keep my eye on the speedo this time.
#49 of 2432 Re: Tardus? [johnnyb11] by sueter May 08, 2006 (11:30 am)
Replying to: johnnyb11 (May 08, 2006 6:22 am) Think of a phone booth with an endless back door... something bigger inside than it is outside.
#50 of 2432 Re: Gotta take off the lead shoes... [nippononly] by mtngal May 08, 2006 (11:41 am)
Replying to: nippononly (May 07, 2006 10:13 pm) My daily commute is 150 miles (Frazier Park, top of the Grapevine, to west L.A.) and we went to Vegas this past weekend (going by way of UCLA, and coming back by way of USC - long story). We were on track to put 54,000 miles on the Wrangler Unlimited this year, until we got the Fit.   The Fit maintained the 70 mph I had it set for going up the grade just out of Castaic, however it had to downshift to 3rd gear to maintain that speed. The rpms were just over 5,000 rpm and the engine gets quite a bit louder when they get that high (don't notice much noise at 4,000 rpm). Also, the 2 tanks where I tried that were around 30 mpg. As soon as I slowed down to around 60 where it seemed to be happy to travel in 4th, my mileage went up to around 40. With the mpg difference so high, it's a no-brainer for me to lighten up my lead foot!

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