SkyLee

Its cuase your using ARCO THATS WHY!!!! go use Chevron i get 16 mpg even if i race!!! dont ever use ARCO they use BP which is crap!!!

SkyLee

Oh shifting i shift at 3.5 to 4 RPM thats good for everyday.

SSgtUSMC

It could be the break in process that your car went thru, only 100 miles in roughly 2-3 years.

I got to think your overall cost in gas consuption will probably be a couple hundred dollars over a year if you had got a car that will get 20-22 MPG (which is most good gas mileage cars) city driving.

I would spend a couple hundred bucks to drive an RX-8 over an Impala.

This was so much different than all the other gas mileage threads

kevkor2002

Its weird...my first tank of gas after buying the car disappeared real fast. It wasn't a full tank but was close when I picked it up from the dealer, got right at 190 miles. The next tank I got close to 300, and this last tank I was right around 230 when the light came on. My driving habits have been the same for all three tanks....45 mile commute each way to work, all interstate w/ cruise on and 6-10 miles per day spirited back road rage.

No complaints as its pretty much the same as my S4 was, although the S would get amazing gas mileage if I stayed out of boost. I just wish i could figure out why it fluctuates so much.

Jerm

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iTrader: (3)

13mpg is totally possible in this car. first, ditch arco for sure. second, i used to live in dallas and got 13-15 mpg per tank, consistently. it was all city driving, that's why - not only sitting at lights, but also quick trips (i lived 2 miles from work). for some reason, this car HATES being turned on and turned off quickly (and i don't mean flooding). If I got over 200 miles on a tank I felt like king of the world.

I moved to Austin and now drive more, like 4-8 miles wherever I go, and it's all highway (360, 2222, and mopac) and I average 17-18 mpg!! It's all about the city driving. we forget how much gas you waste idling at a light.

I've gotten as high as 21, highway trip, pure cruise control, but I got 21 mpg, so 16-18mpg is liveable for me because I drive leisurely on the whole but I redline at least once a day, and i love the curvy roads in Austin - point is I drive harder in Austin than I did in Dallas, but the lack of CONSISTENT city driving means I get BETTER mpg's in Austin ... go figure.