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#237 of 345 Re: Crash [dephinusorca] by triadecho Jul 24, 2008 (8:45 am)
Replying to: dephinusorca (Jul 23, 2008 7:56 pm) I bought a new Suburban and a new Echo within a few months of each other in 2001 when gas was $1.30. The guys at work loved the Suburban but hee hawed the Echo. The tables have sure turned now have they not? Both cars are worth the same in resale in spite of the Suburban costing twice as much.   There are flippers on Craigslist offering $3,000 for any Echo regardless of condition. I'm starting to worry that the Echo will get stolen, but am considering leaving the keys in the Suburban hoping that somebody will steal it. Replies to this message: nippononly (Jul 26, 2008 4:01 pm)
#238 of 345 Re: Crash [triadecho] by nippononly Jul 26, 2008 (4:01 pm)
Replying to: triadecho (Jul 24, 2008 8:45 am) The Suburban only cost twice what the Echo cost? I am surprised the Sub was priced that low.   The Echo has always been an outstanding value in a commute car, but it sure is earning extra brownie points this year!
#239 of 345 Re: repost [marika] by michaelkoe Aug 02, 2008 (5:52 pm)
Replying to: marika (Jul 18, 2006 3:10 am) I have an 2002 echo and got 39.9 mpg the last I checked it. I live in the east mountains and travel 43 miles to work into Albuquerque NM. this driving includes freeway and about 20 miles of it are in town. the other half is going through the canyon up into the mountains. 6,500ft above sea level. You might check tire pressure on the door and make sure you are tuned up. We have over 83,000 miles on this car and so far running great. Comerical est on mpg I saw were mid 30''s. I want to recheck it now to see if anything has changed. But honestly we don't seem to need to refill any sooner than before. when we bought it it had 34,000 on it. It is a stick shift though, there were only 2 availiable in town when we got it the automatic seemed a little less spunky hope this helps michael
#240 of 345 feels like by nippononly Aug 04, 2008 (4:39 pm)
it has been a while since I posted any numbers here, so I thought I would just stop by and post my latest: 8.2 gallons, 340 miles even, comes out to about 41.5, so totally average. A/C use is a daily constant now, which is putting a lid on the fabulous 43/44 readings I would get in spring and fall. But either way it is more than satisfactory!   A number of folks who have bought the new '09 Corolla are reporting low- to mid-40s mpg. There's a new sheriff in town!
#241 of 345 mine by kneisl1 Aug 04, 2008 (5:41 pm)
Im getting 41-42 mpg this summer...better than usual. Not using AC as much at all. It seems much cooler overall than years ago. Also driving 20 miles each week non stop to a farm stand I found out in the sticks.
#242 of 345 mpg with trailer by kneisl1 Aug 10, 2008 (9:49 am)
I towed a medium size utility trailer 100 miles roundtrip this weekend. It was pretty much non stop at 55 mph and I still got 38 mpg.   [IMG]http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk56/27461/trailer.jpg[/IMG] Replies to this message: nippononly (Aug 11, 2008 8:21 am)
#244 of 345 Re: mpg with trailer [kneisl1] by nippononly Aug 11, 2008 (8:21 am)
Replying to: kneisl1 (Aug 10, 2008 9:49 am) That's awesome! That's probably some kind of all-time record mpg for a tow vehicle.
#245 of 345 got a blip by nippononly Aug 22, 2008 (10:17 pm)
on the radar screen tonight: 372 miles, 8.4 gallons, 44 mpg. Nothing different about the driving, really, although I continue to rein in my natural proclivity to speed in order to get better mileage.   Who wants to take bets it was a case of the pump shutting off before it should have?   I will post next fill as well, to see if the mileage is really up or if it gets balanced out. Replies to this message: nippononly (Sep 04, 2008 9:13 pm)
#246 of 345 50mpg breakthrough by dephinusorca Aug 30, 2008 (11:13 pm)
First, I've been bad about reporting for quite a while because I've been busy with vacation, moving, and etc. But I've a lot to report.   After never having a 50 mpg tank before (think I topped out at 48.7) I had four within the space of a month, and three consecutively. Since mid July my last tanks have been: 44.6, 51.7, 44, 44.9, 45.3, 50.4, 53.7, 52.6, and 46.4. The first 50mpg (51.7) tank came on 90% steady 60mph driving long trip. The second 50mpg tank (50.4) was faster (ave. 70mph or so) but was nonstop driving from northern to southern Montana, 388 miles in one run. The next two amazed me: 53.7 and 52.6 mpg. How possible? They were entirely within the confines of Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks, with 45mph top speeds. Lots of driving, but lots of stops too. This really shows the amazing numbers possible driving 40 in fourth, 45 in fifth, never accelerating rapidly.   The final tank of my vacation I hoped to drive all 80mph on my way home (through MT speed limit is 75) to try to nail down the effect of speed on mpg. I averaged 80mph for 300 miles, but for 150 or so miles more like 65mph. End result was 46.4mpg.   What are my conclusions? Nothing surprising: (1) speed matters--60mph gets great mileage but even slower is still more efficient (2) length of trip matters--short is bad, long is good, really long is even better (3) This car is awesome--I drove well over 3000 miles on this roadtrip and gas prices were the least of my concerns (especially when I realized every other vehicle in MT and WY is some Dodge dually pickup that costs $150 to fill up).

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