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jn2375 Donating Member (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:36 PM
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How many miles to the gallon does your vehicle get?
Unfortunately my van only gets 18 mpg. My sons Eagle Talon gets 27 wish I could switch him.
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bpilgrim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:37 PM
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1. 50mpg(h) - VW tdi jetta
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM by bpilgrim
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kikiek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:38 PM
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7. Mine too only VW TDI Beetle
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:45 PM
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27. Heroine nt
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM
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16. Mine's close -- VW Golf TDI-- biodiesel coming to
Town in a month (B50)... then, NO fossil fuel! Well... a little...
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:45 PM
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29. Hero nt
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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:46 PM
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63. I just bought Scion XA and it gets 40mpg... My last gas fill was 2 1/2
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 09:48 PM by Rainscents
weeks ago and I still have over 1/2 tank left.

BTW... This is mostly city driving.
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lastknowngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:37 PM
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2. 39 with ac Honda civic hybrid
n/t
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jn2375 Donating Member (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:42 PM
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18. how do you like your hybrid?
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:43 PM
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20. Hero nt
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:37 PM
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3. 45 and going up...just got it
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 08:43 PM by Gabi Hayes
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:43 PM
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23. Hero nt
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Mnemosyne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:26 PM
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75. Great covers Gabi!
You give me ideas!:evilgrin:

My 95' T-Bird only gets about 19mpg town/ 22 hwy. But, I don't drive very often, maybe two or three times a week and less than 50 miles a week usually. Close to store and family.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:37 PM
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4. We have 2 vehicles
SUV: 16 mpg
VW Golf: 25mpg

:(
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Nobody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:38 PM
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5. Lifetime mpg is 69.5 and rising
I usually average in the mid to high 70s on my morning commute driving my Insight.
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:44 PM
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24. Hero or heroine nt
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growlypants Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:04 PM
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43. what kinda car?
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Nobody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:10 PM
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48. 2005 Honda Insight
EPA rates it 61/66, I'm actually getting 69.5 on the odometer. Tracks mileage as well as miles driven and has two trip odometers so I can track tank mileage and trip mileage. My high score was 82.2 on my way to work.
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growlypants Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:13 PM
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49. WOW. I'd have to fill up like every 3 months with mileage like that.
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Nobody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:19 PM
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52. I filled up right before the prices shot up
Which was a first for me. Usually I end up having to get gas just after the prices jack up. Now that I'm filling up every two and a half to three weeks, I can time the tank fills better.

I'm on my fifth tank of gas, this tank is in its infancy - two days old - the gas gauge hasn't moved off F yet.
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growlypants Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:24 PM
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53. I think I may hate you. lol
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:38 PM
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6. My Jetta gets around 30mpg, which is a shock...
considering how I drive.
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B Calm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:38 PM
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8. I parked my 4 wd pickup and been driving a 1990 Buick LeSabre
The old Buick gets 28 mpg.
The truck gets 16 mpg.
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OxQQme Donating Member (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM
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14. Suzuki Swift
4 cylinder, 5 speed. 43 mpg last trip up the Columbia River @ 70-75mph.
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:39 PM
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9. 25 - Jeep Grand Cherokee (6 cyl)
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:55 PM
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37. Mr. CornField informed me I have lied -- computer says 24.2 mpg
Just so you know... he's been driving. LOL!
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:39 PM
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10. My old ford escort averages about 33 miles to the gallon
Last month I decided to go ahead and do the 100K maintenance rather then preparing to sell it.
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etherealtruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:39 PM
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11.  Approx. 30 MPG
Hyundai Sonata 5 speed
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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:40 PM
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12. 25 mpg. Chev. TrailBlazer, smaller SUV. Must have for work.
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM by LibInTexas
Although, I'm not going to make a lot of apologies for 25 mpg.

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karlrschneider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM
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13. My 25 year old Honda Civic gets better than 32 usually but it's old &
I don't use it for long trips...my Toyota is fairly new & gets 25+.
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TomClash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM
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15. None
The New York City Subway runs on electricity.
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tives12 Donating Member (223 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:41 PM
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17. i ride a bike
so my mpg continues to increase.
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jn2375 Donating Member (858 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:43 PM
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21. good for you
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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:44 PM
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25. LOL -- I do this too about 80% of the time
Most of my meetings/appointments are right here in town. I can't justify spending the gasoline when my bike works just as well.
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Nobody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:50 PM
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33. I used to work 2 miles from home
but I got laid off and now have a 20 mile commute. Too far to bike and buses don't go there. Plus I'm in a carpool. If it's a short trip I bike or walk.

With the fuel consumption display standard equipment on an Insight showing mpg minute by minute, short trips really degrade mpg and you can see it happen. So my rule is No Short Trips. Even and escpecially in winter.
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knight_of_the_star Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:42 PM
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19. 99 Elantra
25 mpg on residential, 34 on freeway, no ac because it's busted due to a breakin.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:43 PM
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22. saturn.... i dont know. not as good as i thought it would be
but i dont drive much. conserve that way. dont just drive around. stay at home mom and.... i stay at home, lol. ooosh wish reminds me, i forgot to get the drycleaning. hubby have to go to work naked tomorrow
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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:44 PM
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26. Highway, 30mpg (Buick)
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sabbat hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:45 PM
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28. hyundai accent gs
i get about 35 mpg on the highway

28 local driving
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lady lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:46 PM
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30. My Prius gets
42-45 mpg city
51 mpg highway (although, I've gotten as much as 65 mpg on highways with a lot of downhill driving)
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Gabi Hayes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:50 PM
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32. what do you get on the way BACK?
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lady lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:16 PM
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70. Uphill...
I've made the trip twice - once with my daughter and all of her stuff loading down the car for two weeks at camp. The car got 38 mpg for that trip. When I returned to pick her up, this time with hubby in the car with me it got 41 mpg (if I remember correctly).
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Nobody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:52 PM
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35. I have a friend with a Prius
She gets about the same as you do. Hers is fully loaded and the map feature is really cool.
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lady lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:25 PM
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73. The map feature does look cool,
but it's mapquest and a family member for my navigation. The smart key is my favorite feature. I never have to take the key out of my purse. The second I touch the door handle the car reads the key tag sitting in the bottom of my purse and unlocks the door, and then I just push the start button. Neato. :)
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back2basics909 Donating Member (438 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:49 PM
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31. Mini
Depends who is driving, i get about 30-35 my wife more like 40.
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:52 PM
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34. I'm not really sure....
In April, 2003, I got a brand new Honda Civic LX. In the last two years and 4 months, I have barely 3,500 miles on it. I think the tank is about 9 gallons, and I have gotten about 325 miles between fill-ups.

I bought it because of a job prospect I was hoping to get (and didn't) that would have required commuting to work. My current job is about a mile from where I live, so I walk to and from work. Living where I do, I have the entire downtown retail core within a mile or two in one direction and a thriving neighborhood with grocery stores and restaurants in the other direction. So I don't drive very much :thumbsup:
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:54 PM
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36. 15-18...
We have a Ford pickup, but we hardly ever go anywhere, so I don't feel too guilty. My husband's retired and I work at home.
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:57 PM
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38. 32, give or take...
...a little more if I'm running solely on the highway....quite a bit less doing local in the summer with the AC running.

Hey...pretty darned good for a Saturn coupe in its 11th year of service.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:27 PM
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55. 32 average with the AC on
This is Phoenix in the summertime -- gotta have air. The 32 mpg includes running errands and a fair amount of highway driving. Once I can cut down on the air, it will climb to about 36 or so.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 08:59 PM
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39. about 28 mpg
Not that great, but at least we don't use it a lot since I work from home and LD has a short commute.

I'm working on getting everything optimally tuned to see if we can bump that up a bit higher though. :) We can't really go smaller, we need the space, and going newer makes no sense money-wise so we'll stick with what we've got and do our best with it.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:00 PM
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40. I walk to work and have put maybe 800 miles on my vehicle in 18 months.
So the 22/mpg doesn't mean that much to me.

Also Steph drives an Outback which gets around 25-27/mpg but she walks to class now so that's really a moot point as well.
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ordinaryaveragegirl Donating Member (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:00 PM
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41. 2000 Saturn - 26 mpg
But has 115K+ miles on it and a looming timing belt replacement.

I'd LOVE one of those new Accord hybrids, 30/37 mpg even with a 3L V-6. Not sure if I can swing an almost $500 car payment and the new house payment right now, though.
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growlypants Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:03 PM
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42. 2001 Honda Civic 35 miles around town
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growlypants Donating Member (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:06 PM
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44. Im thimking about getting a motorcycle
Rice burner, probably
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:06 PM
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45. Saab 93, 2000 35mpg highway nt
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:06 PM
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46. My 1988 Honda Accord (auto trans) still gets about 30-35 hwy,
but is crappy around town (under 20). Most of my miles are hwy so I don't feel too guilty.

I am replacing the ol' gal this fall or winter with a Civic (manual trans) which I hope will give me high 30s city, maybe high 40s hwy.

I LOVE MY HONDA.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:09 PM
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47. 15 mpg but my husband drives 40 miles/wk to work, total.
And I use my son's car to run any errands during the week.
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:13 PM
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50. Usually around 28, on average
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Jane Austin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:15 PM
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51. My VW Passat Wagon (diesel) gets 40-45 mpg.
And handles like a dream I've never had a car I liked better, and that includes my 1980 ZX. :)
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NinetySix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:24 PM
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54. 2002 Honda Civic DX sedan: read it and weep!
51 mpg highway
38 mpg city

Gotta love those Japanese innovators! (And gas was pretty cheap back on '02 besides!)
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Cornjob Donating Member (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:31 PM
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66. '96 Taurus LX w/24V engine - about 27 mpg!
That's about half city & half highway driving.

As the old "bucket of bolts" gets older, the mileage has gone up.

I have used synthetic oil since day one, and it has 95,000 mi.

Good mileage from a 3400 lb. car!

I drove to Columbus, OH a couple weeks ago and averaged 34.5 mpg on the highway.
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all.of.me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:34 PM
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56. 18 on one, 30 on the other
guess which one i drive more?!
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:40 PM
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57. Oh, 12 to 15.
But our other car gets 25-30.
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OrlandoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:54 PM
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68. delete
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 10:55 PM by OrlandoGator
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NVMojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:41 PM
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58. Toyota Celica - 40 with good driving conditions!
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:42 PM
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59. 1996 Acura Integra. 25-31 mpg. And it's fun! :) n/t
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CatholicEdHead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:44 PM
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60. Honda CRV gets 25mpg
on average. Not bad since I picked it up a year ago.
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Lindacooks Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:44 PM
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61. Station wagon 25 or so, Chevy Nova 40
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Strelnikov_ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 09:46 PM
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62. VW Jetta Wagon TDI 33 (c) / 44 (h)
Above running AC most of the time.

Sorry, it's an Auto.

Said it before, say it again. Give me a 61 HP TDI (as used in the Lupo) in the Jetta Wagon and I'd be happy. Wouldn't have the kick like the current car, but would probably get 65+ mpg (the Lupo is rated at 74 / 94 mpg).

http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/atvpgm/vehdesc/volkswag/00_lupo.pdf
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LiveWire Donating Member (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:12 PM
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64. 1995 Mustand 28mi/gal
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:24 PM
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65. 78 mpg
Plus, the chicks dig it. At least until I fall over. :P
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Obamanaut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:53 PM
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67. Honda VTX 1300 (motorcycle) @ 45 mpg, wife has begun
asking me to take her places and leave her car (20 mpg) at home. Both are retired, so most things we do can be rescheduled or not done at all.
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OrlandoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 10:55 PM
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69. My 2004 Ranger (4.0L V6) gets 21 hwy and 17 city.
Not great, but I need a pickup truck.
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Kazak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:20 PM
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71. 'bout 40, if you turn the AC off.
'04 Toyota Corolla S 5-speed
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:25 PM
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72. My Commercial Vehicle get about 6 mpg
on deisel-depending on the weight on the load and whether I need to idle for A/C or heat. My private car is a 2003 Toyota Echo-approx 35 MPG.
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ls317 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:26 PM
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74. 26.4 City
Chevy Malibu
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Throd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:30 PM
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76. A whopping 8 mpg!
But I feel little shame because I work from home and drive my car ('68 Olds 442) literally about 5 miles a week, if that. I live in downtown Long Beach so I can walk to most things I need.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-23-05 11:42 PM
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77. 68 Olds 442????
Edited on Tue Aug-23-05 11:44 PM by liberaltrucker
Classic car:yourock: Only in California, I guess:) on edit-WELCOME TO DU:party:
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Throd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 12:01 AM
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78. Yeah, style and power
at the expense of common sense. It can pass anything but a gas station. I love it!
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 12:02 AM
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79. 37 mpg
My husband's get 40.
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Lugnut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 12:20 AM
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80. My Buick Century
Gets 29-31 mpg in highway driving and 25-27 around town without A/C. A/C destroys the mpg so I only use it when I can't stand not to. Thankfully most of the driving I must do is within a 5 mile radius.

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Citizen Jane Donating Member (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 06:57 AM
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81. 16-18 around town and up to 25-26 on highway trips, sadly
The upside is this is a hand-me-down car from my inlaws--a 1992 Lexus with 70,000 miles on it when passed down and we've added another 60,000 since we got it in 1998. Good thing is we both only drive around 7 miles to work. I only fill up every two weeks or so!

Hubby wanted an SUV (ugh) but saw the light when I showed him the environmental stats. He drives a 2003 Passat which gets pretty good mileage. I've only driven it on trips and then it gets close to 30 mpg.

We really want a Prius, but can't afford another new car while still making payments on the Passat.
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tapper Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 07:09 AM
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82. 35 MPG, 1997 Honda Civic
... and a telecommuter about 4 days a week (33 miles from job site). Planning on getting a recumbent tricycle as soon as I can afford it for the short trip stuff.
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movie_girl99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 07:10 AM
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83. VW Passat - 22-25 mpg n/t
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ohio_liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 07:15 AM
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84. I get about 30mpg average, 2005 Chevy Cavalier
I just bought my son a 1994 Honda Civic for his first car and put a brand new motor in it. It gets close to 40mpg. It's a sweet little car.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-24-05 07:23 AM
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85. 108 MPG - Bajaj Chetak scooter
Plus, it's fun to drive! (Top speed, 55mph)



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