What's your car consuming?

[wikedgolf]

This morning before heading into work, I stopped at the local gas station to fill up. My MINI normally takes 91 but 91 oct. has hit a record high over $4 bucks a gallon. So I've stooped down to 89 (3.75 pg) this week and I've noticed my gas consumption is actually better than when I used 91.

Most of my drive is highway driving and at one point my gas range had hit 465 miles before I got stuck in stop and go traffic. By time I got to work I had driven 100 miles and this is what my car's computer read:

http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5073

Consumpt. 1: was reset at the gas station before I left.
Consumpt. 2: was reset the first on April (I like to keep that one running for the month.)
Avg. Speed: was also reset at the gas station before I left today.

I forced myself to stay between 70-75 mph and still managed to have all most 400 miles left on my range.

What's your car consuming?

[bugzy]

holy crap, BMW still has that crappy navigation system !!

i figured they would have upgraded the navigation by now, i guess not
and my Nav looks almost the same as yours, and its a 2000, damn i miss my Audi nav :(

mine's at 16.8 =(

stupid ass M5 !!

[BLACK 1.8T]

2003 BMW X5 3.0i

24.3 gallons of premium @ $3.96/gal

I get between 320 and 350 miles out of my tank for my normal everyday driving.

[wikedgolf]

holy crap, BMW still has that crappy navigation system !!

i figured they would have upgraded the navigation by now, i guess not
and my Nav looks almost the same as yours, and its a 2000, damn i miss my Audi nav :(

mine's at 16.8 =(

stupid ass M5 !!

it was updated in 2007.. my mini is a 2006. I rather have this crapy nav than to have an 07 mini :)

[bugzy]

it was updated in 2007.. my mini is a 2006. I rather have this crapy nav than to have an 07 mini :)
i dont know, whatever it is, BMW has some crappy ass navigation :(

after using my nav in my Audi for so long, using my BMW nav makes me feel like a dinosaur :(

must get the new 2009 Audi A4 Avant :)

[Kelly Girl]

hey mel.. i put in 87 in my justacooper and i get 400 to the tank.. give/or/take

[wikedgolf]

hey mel.. i put in 87 in my justacooper and i get 400 to the tank.. give/or/take

nuff said!


:D

[Streamline]

I get about 15-19mpg on 91.

I tend to have a very heavy foot though.
If I'm really easy I can get 24-26mpg half city/half freeway.

I am also running very rich because of my turbos and lack of fueling kit.

[A4effort]

i get around 19miles to the gallon with my foot on it, if i switch to stock it goes up about 5-6 miles per gallon. I am running on 87 in stock mode. or slow mode

only fill up your tank when the ground is cold, filling your car up in the middle of the day will get you less gas, because gas at higher tempatures becomes a lot less dense, even 1 degree of change is a big deal when it comes to gas vapors. Another trick is dont fill up at the highspeed setting, click the pump to the first slow setting, this allows less air bubbles to pass through the pump, taking up space where the ever so expensive gas should be! I have a report on it save at home somewhere

[TOYr32]

My 325 gets close to 400 a tank on 91oct.

My nav looks nothing like that and I have an 06. I think it's pretty smart, I have the single knob in my center console, The new update brought back the screen to change from the map display to the arrow display and shows the distance to turn when you get near a turn.

[bugzy]

i get around 19miles to the gallon with my foot on it, if i switch to stock it goes up about 5-6 miles per gallon. I am running on 87 in stock mode. or slow mode

only fill up your tank when the ground is cold, filling your car up in the middle of the day will get you less gas, because gas at higher tempatures becomes a lot less dense, even 1 degree of change is a big deal when it comes to gas vapors. Another trick is dont fill up at the highspeed setting, click the pump to the first slow setting, this allows less air bubbles to pass through the pump, taking up space where the ever so expensive gas should be! I have a report on it save at home somewhere
http://www.turndownhotfuel.com/myths.html

[oc-audica]

Shouldn't a lower octane burn less anyways, resulting in higher mpg.. I thought this was the case? Or is it a general consensus that lower grade will result in lower fuel economy?

Anywhoo... I've put in 91 everyday. I'm not gona let an extra $5 at the pump change my mind to get lower ocane. I got some high ass compression!

My tank is 18.5gal and I got about 280 miles per fill up ($70 twice a week)
Avg MPG = 15 any day

[mario]

13.5 gallons of veggie juice every 600 miles or so.

[bugzy]

Shouldn't a lower octane burn less anyways, resulting in higher mpg.. I thought this was the case? Or is it a general consensus that lower grade will result in lower fuel economy?

Anywhoo... I've put in 91 everyday. I'm not gona let an extra $5 at the pump change my mind to get lower ocane. I got some high ass compression!

My tank is 18.5gal and I got about 280 miles per fill up ($70 twice a week)
Avg MPG = 15 any day
thats about same specs as me

[oc-audica]

lol and you have TWICE the power

pwt myself :mad:

[mario]

veggie juice costs $4.79/gallon.

dinosaur juice costs $4.09/gallon.

[Kelly Girl]

i need to find a way to make my car run on peeps

[mike]

I'm averaging 22 city in the MK5 GLI, if I romp on it, it will drop down to 17-18, If I cruise on the freeway at 70, I can pull 33-34, FSI FTW!!!

[EuroTunerGLI]

in the MKIV i average about 300-350 to a tank with my BT and 91 octane...usually shell...so thats about averaging 25 or so mpg...when i have the urge to hear some turbo spool it can drop down to 280...and in the E30 im only getting about 20mpg or so combined.....DAM GAS PRICES

[oc-audica]

carpool FTW (legit carpool to work lol)

[RavinJetta]

I average about 19mpg on my VR. Straight freeway with a light foot around 25 but my commute is a bunch of stop and go oh and I only feed it 91 octane. Not worth a few extra bucks at the pump.

[GTi_01]

i pay $54.00 once a week and a couple days in my vr. it lasts, BUT it's only if i am driving to school and work only. if i drive anywhere else, then my gas goes quicker.

my communite per day is roughly 30miles uphill and downhill. i have a medium weight foot.

[Carlos]

I used to get about 28mpg in my 04 gli. My SS camaro gets about 19-22mpg. I just bought a 2004 sentra to commute in and gets about 30mpg so far, keep in mind that i drovw with the a/c on half the time.

[carcrazy699]

right now my car is sucking up fuel like crazy. i usually get about 230-250 to a tank of premium

[M55555]

holy crap, BMW still has that crappy navigation system !!

i figured they would have upgraded the navigation by now, i guess not
and my Nav looks almost the same as yours, and its a 2000, damn i miss my Audi nav :(

mine's at 16.8 =(

stupid ass M5 !!

LOL mine was 20.9 highway from vegas :tdown::tdown::tdown::tdown::tdown::tdown::tdown:

I get 35 city/hwy in my del sol on 87 :o

which is my daily driver?

[wikedgolf]

Update: on the same tank of gas i used to start this thread

400 total miles used and 88 miles left on the gas gauge. I did it, i used one tank of gas for two whole days with some left over... yay for me. Now i have to do it all over again next week

[LUDXSPD]

My M5 gets roughly 17.5 to 19.3 MPG per tank depending on how much fun I have. Except on "drives" in which I don't track MPG.

[mobbin6]

14.5g tank w/ 91 gets me anywhere from 300-380, depending on how i'm driving.

[NotFastMKV]

06 TDI Jetta
46MPG, just around 600 miles until I feel the need to fill up. Chewing Diesel at about anywhere from 4.19 to 4.49 off the 5 and alicia (Never go to that one).

[dub*man]

4dr 08 GTI 6sp manual
I average about 25 mpg 90% city driving


Looking at your mpg Derek, I think I want a TDI now.. haha

[OmFgRoTfLmFaO]

my DD gets about 13 mpg on 91.

my rabbit gets 30 mpg everyday driving on 87.

my streetbike gets 44 mpg on 91.

[wikedgolf]

I started all over again today and maxed my range to 507 after all ready driving 60 miles on a fresh tank of 89.

As you can see, my speed drop down to 30mph and then i hit stop and go traffic the rest of the way to work.


http://www.socaleuro.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5092

[vr6gtiguy]

in my 91 MKII GTi, im gettin about 360ish to a tank an thats to an from work from spring valley to Miramar, free flowin in the mornin, an stop an go in the afternoon, wooohooo go 8v

[aquabat911sc]

When I was driving the MINI I was getting around 30 with mixed driving. On friday I switched to the Q7, now I'm getting about 14, even with mostly freeway driving. I just don't understand why anyone would want to drive a giant SUV on a daily basis? I can't wait to get back in the MINI.

[Pireboi251]

from Natioanl city to Miramesaim averaging 23MPG

from mira mesa to NC im gettin 32...

Downhill FTW ^_^...

[PhätTony]

I'm getting 23.5 on mine now. That's pretty much all FWY though. How much would it hurt if I used 89?

[mario]

Looking at your mpg Derek, I think I want a TDI now.. haha

def get a 6 speed TDi. . .i have a 5 speed and it's def missing a gear. . .if i had a 6th gear, i'd be averaging about 55mpg at the avg speed 75mph (we have higher speed limits here in Mich). . .

i don't do a lot of highway driving (just to school and back and around town). . .but i average about 40+ mpg in the city. . .and if i drive it on the highway at 75mph and do my best not to lift, i can get about 51+.

[GTiGirl]

I don't track my mileage on the 89 GTI, but it usually gets around 30mpg - up to about 35mpg when I'm driving it to campus (20 miles from Mira Mesa to San Marcos.

I do track my Pathfinder though; I haven't been driving it much, but here are the stats:

Date of last fill up: 4/8/2008
Total miles at fill up: 16446
Miles traveled since penultimate fill up (3/17/2008): 224.3
Gallons purchased: 12.452
Miles per gallon on penultimate fill up: 18.01317058
Price per gallon at fill up (91 octane): $3.919
Total price of fill up: $48.80
Total gallons (91 octane) consumed since purchase (2/24/2006): 987.0507011
Total paid on gas since purchase: $3112.32
Average price per gallon since purchase: $3.153151096

I knew my nifty spreadsheet would come in handy (other than for me to dork out on).

[SoCal_GLI]

veggie juice costs $4.79/gallon.

dinosaur juice costs $4.09/gallon.


diesel isnt veggie juice, neither is biodiesel.
unless your car is running carrots i wouldn't call it veggie juice