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Wow you're a fucking idiot OP. My Chevy Colorado averages 30 highway with the gate dropped and a few bolt ons. Enjoy your slow shitbox that gets less range than a small pick up with literally half a v8 in it.

>>5263

Highway isn't the same as average you dumb nigger, I average 30 on a <1mi daily commute. I get 36 on the highway no problem with the car full of shit.

Enjoy your slow short bed "truck." I hate getting stuck behind people like you.

Only 25-30mpg out of my 1st gen Nissan Frontier with KA. But that's with a poorly treated drivetrain at 271,000mi. I'm sure it'd be higher if I could start over with a new engine and transmission.

>Car/truck

2012 Peterbilt 386 / Paccar MX-13

>tank size

225 gallons (75-gallon on driver side, 150-gallon on passenger side)

>average MPG

5.5MPG loaded

8.0MPG empty

>Range

~1230 miles loaded

~1800 miles empty

Also, while I'm at it….

>Car/truck

Yamaha YZF-600R

>tank size

5 gallons

>average MPG

50MPG

>Range

~250 miles

96 infiniti j30

15 gallon tank

about 17 city mgp

range is a little under 250 miles

>>5272

* a little OVER 250

>car/truck

2004 RAV4 2.4l 5MT AWD

>Tank size

14.7 gal tank

>Average MPG

Official is 19/25, but I got it to nearly 30 the last time I did a long highway drive.

>Range

279 city, 367 highway, 440 best.

Keep in mind that being a 2004, I don't have a TV in my dash telling me the fuel economy, so I always reset the trip odo when I fill up, not to keep hard, detailed stats, but to have a ballpark figure in mind of how much I put in and how much I get out.

S60R/18.5/17/314.5

>89 lincoln town car

>17~ mpg combined

>18 gallon tank

>306 mile range

>86 mazda b2000

>32mpg last time I calculated it

>14 gallon tank

>448 mile range, doesn't mean much since it can't even go above 72mph unless the wind is behind it and its downhill

>>5284

I can squeeze it to 9.5 if I unhook from the trailer… on flat ground and non-biodiesel blend, anyway.

>Car/truck

G1 Integra

>tank size

13.2 gal

>average MPG

~30

I can easily get close to 50 if I am mostly highway.

>Range

~400 mi

>>5270

Impressive

I once used to drive a modded n14 on a 21speed. fitted to 97 fl single cab hendricksons all around hauling a half round flush with mud and rip rap/rounds.

Shittiest piece of shit it was but it hauled ass even on the hills on the city bypass

>>5293

I saw a picture of someone putting twins on an N14 Cummins recently in a KW, I think it was. Kept calling it the "Cummins N14 Acert"

My MX-13 is dogshit in comparison to Cummins/CATs, but still better than Maxxforce/Mack.

>>5294

I know a guy that's been driving a Pete 389 with the MX-13, he seemed to like it a lot, versus the 379/cummins he had before, he said the fuel savings were paying for the new truck.

I thought Cat didn't make highway engines anymore after they rolled out all the SCR/DPF emissions bullshit. Now that those technologies are migrating to off highway engines, I guess Cat can come back to the on-road market?

>>5305

One can still get CATs in Glider kits. Granted, the motors aren't new, but the bodies are.

MX-13 has wonderful fuel economy, but that's about the only thing it has going for it, imho. It's not my ideal choice for an engine, but it's not the worst I could have, so I really can't complain much.

>>5261

> Car

Focus Zetec

> Tank size

About £60-65, depending on price.

> Average MPG

About 40, I think. Trip computer says 99.9, but that's because I spend half the time cruising in traffic with the throttle closed. That's evened out by balls-to-the-wall morning commutes, though.

> Range

Claims 460-480 miles to a tank. I have yet to actually test that, but DID do a 200 mile trip on less than half a tank, fully loaded.

>Car/truck

97 Subaru Legacy Outback with 172k miles

>tank size

15 gallon tank

>average MPG

5 to 6

>Range

90 to 100 miles a tank

>Reason?

was running rich as fuck because of bad o2 / cat and pipe snapped at the 2nd cat. plus the car was rarely serviced by the p/o. this asshole also spraypainted the alt, various sensors silver, had leds in the footwells and had stick on pedal covers cause rice.

head / oil pan gaskets went south this weekend. I am looking to rebuild or replace the engine with a lower mileage one soon. if I rebuild it, I'm going to replace the shitty oem composite head gaskets with felpro mls gaskets.

>>5275

The odo/pump method is actually the best way to measure it. A lot of the dashboard read outs take instantaneous measurements and give the average of those which can give imprecise values.

>>5283

Does the b2000 really get that good of mileage? I kinda want a small truck, I might look at those

>>5400

Damn bro. I drove my dad's old 2000 outback with over 200k miles for a while and even with the H6 I got around 20 mpg most of the time.

>>5415

I'd raise it again for some pics but I'm lazy. I've decided it would be cheaper to get the heads resurfaced / new gaskets than to buy another engine.

friend's brother runs a shop and I will be doing it there. if I had an engine lift I would do it myself at home.

so the list is , new gaskets / machined heads if warped, timing belt / pulley and water pump job, and bolting on my new exhaust that I am scraping together. I have new headers, midpipe and axleback, need front cat, up and downstream o2 sensors and a pipe welded up to remove the 2nd cat. (I bought the exhaust parts before this shit unexpectedly went south.) after that the engine should be fine since I will be making damned sure that I service it on time.

to keep this on subject, I should get 18 MPG in the city and 26 highway after fixing it.

>>5415

Well, 1986 b2000s in particular had a smaller displacement, 2.0 instead of 2.2, and mine is a 5 speed. No idea what other years/options pull.

>Car

2001 Honda S2000

>Tank size

13 gallons?

>Avg MPG

~26

>Range

338 miles

I think I'm driving it wrong…

>>5400

Sounds like the one this guy I worked with had. He totaled it trying to dorifuto and went into oncoming traffic. He was fine but RIP in pieces Legacy.

>>5440

no huge dents or notable body damage other than the rear bumper being cracked. both mudguards on the driver's side being missing and the cracked windshield.

>>5275

>>5415

Me again. After a bit of maintenance today at work I took it out for a loop and got 8.5l/100km (27.7 MPG) between filling up this morning, going to work, and then doing a 180~ish KM loop of very mountainous highway and driving it back home (Shell station at the end of the street). The highway loop was done on cruise at 60 mph in 5th, not even touching it for steep grades.

So not only does it beat the EPA rating (25MPG), it does so in much less than ideal terrain. If I set it on cruise along the transcanada highway (very flat) it'd probably beat 30 MPG.

Car: 93 Buick Century, 3.3L V6, 3 speed auto

Tank size: 16 gal.

Average MPG: 18.75 between last two fill-ups. (Not bad, considering a few factors: 1. The official combined gas mileage is 19MPG. 2. The car's 22 years old. 3. Lots of very short, stop-and-go trips. 4. I try to drive it like a racecar. 5. I changed the fuel filter during this time, and lost a decent chunk of gas that way.)

Range: 300 miles.

I'll check it a few more times to work out a more accurate average. Then I'll start running MMO in the gas again and see if that actually does anything.

So, I just got my driving license a few months ago and I know jack shit about fuel efficiency (or cars at all), but recently I started to get worried about it due to a comment a friend of mine made while taking him for a ride around the city.

At some point I commented the car was consuming around 11-12L/100km according to the on-board computer, and he said that amount was crazy high. Indeed, according to the Internet, all second generation Class A Mercedes consume between 5 and 8 litres every 100km. I haven't found data about my specific model (A150, gasoline) but it should be around 6L/100km.

I heard your average American car consumes more or less what my car was consuming in city, and I find it weird since American cars are known for their power and consumption and I try to shift gears as early as possible.

Is there something wrong with my car, is it normal or do I simply need to git gud?

>>5518

12L/100km is about 19 MPG.

I get an average of 19mpg in my lincoln towncar that has a 4.6L V8, my commute is half city and half country roads.

So yeah you're using way too much fuel. And if you're driving manual and inexperienced, then it's possible you're waiting far too long to shift, and operating at high RPMs all the time. That would definitely make the car thirsty.

>>5621

scratch that I forgot you said "I'm trying to shift as early as possible"

Maybe you're just too hard on the throttle?

>>5261

>Car/truck

2014 ford F150, supercab, 4x4, 8 ft box, 5.0 L eight

>tank size

bought the big assed 136 L tank

>average fuel mileage

7.8 km/L … considering my DD is a 2700 kg monster? this is bloody amazing as I don't drive like a grandma and/or hippie freak

>Range

1000 km or so give or take a few kms because of real world conditions

>>5924

Damn, cars don't really change at all over the next 90 years do they? Did you buy this off the same guy who sold the 1995 300SL in >>5920 ?

>>5926

nah, br/o/

bought it new. 0% financing

nobody elses fuck ups to deal with

>Car/truck

2015 Fit

>tank size

10.6 gal

>average MPG

~40

>Range

10.6 * 40 = 424

>Car/truck

1984 Ranger

>tank size

Like 15 gal? Maybe?

>average MPG

~18

>Range

15 * 18 270

>Car/truck

2005 Vstrom 650

>tank size

5.8 gal

>average MPG

54

>Range

5.8 * 54 = 313

spark

9.2

37

~400 before the warning. With enough patience, you could overfill the tank with more than a gallon.

05 Subaru Legacy GT

240 miles or so to a tank

E85

>>5622

You are probably right. This car really wasn't made to accelerate fast so I shouldn't be trying to abuse it into getting high RPM soon to change gears faster.

It probably also has to do with the layout of my city forcing me to use the first gear way too much (semaphores every 50 meters or less), but there is no fucking way such a weak engine can consume that much without me fucking up to some degree.

Thanks for the tip anon. I will try to be softer on the throttle next time I take the car.

>>5484

Upd8:

Here's the last few fill-ups I have on record. I changed jobs soon after that post, and the new transit is much less stop-and-go, so fuel efficiency has improved somewhat. I haven't gotten back on Marvel Mystery Oil yet. Right now I'm trying to determine if the new Pennzoil PurePlus oil has an effect on gas mileage like they claim it does. I went to PurePlus from Mobil Super 5000 (conventional). Looks like there might be something to it, but I'll reserve final judgement until a few more fill-ups from now.

The car turns 23 this month. I still try to drive it like a racecar.

>Filled at 125,988.1

>12.675 gal at 126,233.0 (19.32 mpg)

>12.437 gal at 126,469.5 (19.02 mpg)

>11.092 gal at 126,683.6 (19.30 mpg)

>12.786 gal at 126,926.0 (18.96 mpg)

>12.101 gal at 127,161.9 (19.49 mpg)

>13.382 gal at 127,421.1 (19.37 mpg)

Switched to Pennzoil Platinum motor oil at 127,471

>12.446 gal at 127,662.9 (19.43 mpg)

>12.812 gal at 127,919.0 (19.99 mpg)

>13.108 gal at 128,188.7 (20.58 mpg)

I'm still interested in testing MMO's effect on my gas mileage, but I'll wait a few more fill-ups first so I can more accurately ascertain what the new oil is or isn't doing.

2007 Accord

26 City, 34 Highway

17.1 gallon capacity

Anywhere from 444.6 to 581.4 miles

2016 Forester

24 City, 32 Highway

15.9 gallon capacity

Anywhere from 381.6 to 508.8

>>6975

>Right now I'm trying to determine if the new Pennzoil PurePlus oil has an effect on gas mileage like they claim it does

lolno

>I'm still interested in testing MMO's effect on my gas mileage

youre not going to see any significant change in MPG based on oil or additives

>>5261

>Car

VW Polo 1.4 TDi 105 HP

>Tank size

50-60 Liters, I think

>Average l/100km

6.3 on ze German Autobahn (160 km/h cruise control with road works in between)

>Range

If I was really pushing it and driving like a grandma on a perfekt road with no stops, probably 1000+ kilometers.

Autobahn mode: 50/6.3*100 = 300km (Autobahn mode burns a metric fuckton of fuel)

So my average range should be about 600 kilometers.

>>7001

That's why I'm experimenting, taking measurements, and recording results instead of just trusting them blindly.