goldwing2000
Turd in the punch bowl
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles
Averaging between 24 and 28 mpg. 3s HB. Driving it like I stole it.
Real-world gas mileage in the 3
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as for MPG that is how many miles you can squeeeeeeze out of a single gallon of liquid fuel source. how many miles you can squeeeeze out of the tank is your fuel range....and I have a 18 gallon tank...it's ther for those long trips and putting around but......... it disapears when you push the car too hard....gas needle moves like a big block V8!!!vividmaz3 said:
goldwing2000
Turd in the punch bowl
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles
Da 6 said:
It don't say Zoom-Zoom for nothing, baby. (2thumbs)
Aleksander_t
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- Mazda3 GX.
With 7k km on the car Im getting around 650 km with 2.0 AT (werd) . Mostly hiway driving though.
goldwing2000
Turd in the punch bowl
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles
Newf said:
If you drive VERY conservatively, you can get 30mpg. Otherwise, you're looking at between 23 and 27.
It's not about the mpg, though. It's about the zoom-zoom. If that doesn't matter to you, then go ahead and get a truck. Or an Aveo.
I have something to add to this. It seems that my 2.3 hatch doesn't always fill the tank all the way. I've filled it on occasions where it doesn't move off the Full peg until over 40 miles, and other times it takes under 20 miles. Both were in pure cruise control, 75mph driving situations. This can definitely honk up your calculations......
rodslinger
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Gas mileage results
We've had our 3s sedan since December. With 5,500 miles on the clock, I get about the following;
Daily Commute - Mixed city/highway - 25mpg
Highway trips - 70-80mph cruising - 32mpg
I have gotten no worse than 22mpg and have seen a best of 34mpg on the trip up to Winston-Salem last night. I drove in a very consertave manner doing between 65 and 75, had my wife, son and brother-in-law in the car with luggage. Our car is the manumatic also. I am pleased with it's results.
We've had our 3s sedan since December. With 5,500 miles on the clock, I get about the following;
Daily Commute - Mixed city/highway - 25mpg
Highway trips - 70-80mph cruising - 32mpg
I have gotten no worse than 22mpg and have seen a best of 34mpg on the trip up to Winston-Salem last night. I drove in a very consertave manner doing between 65 and 75, had my wife, son and brother-in-law in the car with luggage. Our car is the manumatic also. I am pleased with it's results.
goldwing2000
Turd in the punch bowl
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles
rmrf said:
If you only have 300 on the odo, I don't think that milage figure is going to be accurate. You're still on your first tankful and it may not have been completely full when you picked it up.
Wait till at least the next tank before you get upset!
goldwing2000
Turd in the punch bowl
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- 2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles
rmrf said:Got MY first tank today. Will post report here later.
Is the "Low Fuel" lamp always come on when you have 3 Gal left?
Yep.
mazda3zoom
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- Sweetest Car Ever
road trippin
i was driving my 3 to and from nashville and was able to get 400 miles before the low fuel light came on.
i was driving my 3 to and from nashville and was able to get 400 miles before the low fuel light came on.
BrewMaster
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Da 6 said:yeah sometimes having a 18 gallon tank hurts....you ever look at the pump in disbelief and look at the pump to seethe gas is actually going into the car and not the other side of the wheel well
try having a 35.7 gallon fuel tank like my F-150. nearly $70 to fill up at the current CA gas prices...and I only get 14 - 17 MPG.
...damn, I need to get me a 3s...
