About F'n time, I hate how cars say that they get this certain gas mileage then dont come close. I heard the Toyota Prius claims something like 56 mpg fwy but real world driving people get upper 30s/lower 40s.
Ive experienced it many times before. Recently I drove from So Cal to SLC. Cruise Control 95% of the time at 80 mph. I got 26.7 mpg, not close to 31 like Mazda says we can get. I just got ALL my services done on my car, tires inflated correctly, no AC on trip, no crosswind, very little hills, used GPS not the odometer.
Somewhere in the report I watched on TV tonite, said that when the EPA made the testing guidelines 30 yrs ago they had a 55 mph freeway speedlimit so this is what manufacturers did and still do when testing cars today for mileage! If I drove 55 mph Id be dead right now from semi'upmy'ass'us disease!
Anyways, heres the article, I look forward to more accurate mileage readings in the future
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/ap_on_bi_ge/fuel_economy
Oh yeah... I guess I will preface this thread by saying, "Flame On"... I know 20 of you are going to tell me that one time you got 35 MPG on a tank.... sure... if you coasted down Mt. Everest ;-)
Ive experienced it many times before. Recently I drove from So Cal to SLC. Cruise Control 95% of the time at 80 mph. I got 26.7 mpg, not close to 31 like Mazda says we can get. I just got ALL my services done on my car, tires inflated correctly, no AC on trip, no crosswind, very little hills, used GPS not the odometer.
Somewhere in the report I watched on TV tonite, said that when the EPA made the testing guidelines 30 yrs ago they had a 55 mph freeway speedlimit so this is what manufacturers did and still do when testing cars today for mileage! If I drove 55 mph Id be dead right now from semi'upmy'ass'us disease!
Anyways, heres the article, I look forward to more accurate mileage readings in the future
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060111/ap_on_bi_ge/fuel_economy
Oh yeah... I guess I will preface this thread by saying, "Flame On"... I know 20 of you are going to tell me that one time you got 35 MPG on a tank.... sure... if you coasted down Mt. Everest ;-)
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