squarehead
Old guy
So with gas prices seemingly not interested in rising anytime soon, many people have recently posted here and elsewhere a LOT about improving mileage and getting better distance for your dollar. I've been in the same boat lately, too.
Coming from a long-time performance car background, and recently owning a Jeep Cherokee for my short daily commute to my old job, I wasn't too concerned about it. Recently, though, a new business in a new location put me back on the highways of Chicago with a 32-mile commute. Tired of spending $65 every 3 days on gas, I sold my truck and bought a '96 GS-R. Frankly, I wish I would have done it sooner. I love the car, and the massive improvement in mileage has been inspiring, to say the least. Not to mention that this car is stupid fun to drive, too.
Plenty of mileage threads here discuss everyone's "tank" mileage, and there are a LOT of guys here who get really terrible mileage with their Integras. I was shocked to see some of the numbers. Aggressive driving, bad maintenance, heavy modifications and plenty of other reasons contribute to that, but surprisingly few people are getting really good mileage with a car that should be well above 25 mpg everyday.
The last tank of gas I intentionally dropped my cruising speed on the highways on the way to work down from 75 mph to 65 mph. It was hard at first, but the result was an inspiring 1.7 mpg improvement. And that was with a bit of "spirited" driving thrown in there, as well. This tank got an average of 31.6 mpg.
With a 13.2 gallon tank, my calculations show that it would be possible to get just over 417 miles to a tank before running it dry. Leaving .8 of a gallon in the tank before a fill-up would get me to the 400 mark.
So who here has been able to see the 400 mark on a single tank of gas?
I think it's a reasonable goal to aspire to. Saving gas, driving smoother, being less aggressive, spending less money, better maintenance on your car, and many other benefits are all things we should be trying to accomplish. I think it should be a challenge to see how many miles you can get on a tank, and 400 is a reasonable goal. I'm going to try to drive smoother and more conservative this tank and see if I can get closer to the mark. Can you?
There is a great online resource for tracking cost, mileage and every statistic on your gas consumption at http://www.fuelly.com. It's free and it is kind of interesting to track. I'm not a hyper-miler by any means, but while we all are watching outgoing cash today, it seems like a natural place to look to save a bit of cash when you can.
So, who's in for the 400 Club?
doug
Coming from a long-time performance car background, and recently owning a Jeep Cherokee for my short daily commute to my old job, I wasn't too concerned about it. Recently, though, a new business in a new location put me back on the highways of Chicago with a 32-mile commute. Tired of spending $65 every 3 days on gas, I sold my truck and bought a '96 GS-R. Frankly, I wish I would have done it sooner. I love the car, and the massive improvement in mileage has been inspiring, to say the least. Not to mention that this car is stupid fun to drive, too.
Plenty of mileage threads here discuss everyone's "tank" mileage, and there are a LOT of guys here who get really terrible mileage with their Integras. I was shocked to see some of the numbers. Aggressive driving, bad maintenance, heavy modifications and plenty of other reasons contribute to that, but surprisingly few people are getting really good mileage with a car that should be well above 25 mpg everyday.
The last tank of gas I intentionally dropped my cruising speed on the highways on the way to work down from 75 mph to 65 mph. It was hard at first, but the result was an inspiring 1.7 mpg improvement. And that was with a bit of "spirited" driving thrown in there, as well. This tank got an average of 31.6 mpg.
With a 13.2 gallon tank, my calculations show that it would be possible to get just over 417 miles to a tank before running it dry. Leaving .8 of a gallon in the tank before a fill-up would get me to the 400 mark.
So who here has been able to see the 400 mark on a single tank of gas?
I think it's a reasonable goal to aspire to. Saving gas, driving smoother, being less aggressive, spending less money, better maintenance on your car, and many other benefits are all things we should be trying to accomplish. I think it should be a challenge to see how many miles you can get on a tank, and 400 is a reasonable goal. I'm going to try to drive smoother and more conservative this tank and see if I can get closer to the mark. Can you?
There is a great online resource for tracking cost, mileage and every statistic on your gas consumption at http://www.fuelly.com. It's free and it is kind of interesting to track. I'm not a hyper-miler by any means, but while we all are watching outgoing cash today, it seems like a natural place to look to save a bit of cash when you can.
So, who's in for the 400 Club?
doug