I know combined mileage is around 21mpg. The rx-8 has, I believe, a 15.9gallon tank. How much do you guys generally get on a full tank? And how much do you guys generally pay for a full fill up in your area?

 

I get between 190 - 280 miles per tank. Usually I have almost all city driving and get about 210 miles.

 

^..? Aren't you a turboed '04?

 

yes.

that was my pre turbo mileage.

it's a bit lower now. don't know highway economy on it.

 

Only 2500 miles thus far, but I've been getting around 17 mpg for local driving (suburbia) and around 23 mpg highway. I fill when the gage is 1/4 to 3/8, so distance between fills has been from 170 to 240 miles.

Last couple of fill-ups were for $2.79.9 per gallon. Really nice change from $3.50 or more a couple of weeks ago.

Ken

 

gas is 2.39 in michigan hahahah but those aren't bad mileage numbers for the rx-8 if you do a search you'll see that this has been disgussed a lot. Don't think your getting ripped or anything I got 12 mpg for my first tank and that was on 93.

 

I'm glad you brought this up Neil. What a refreshing topic! Nobody has dicussed fuel economy on this forum before. Thanks again. I'm pumped (no pun intended).

 

ROFL khtm. You been here too long. (j/j)
Anyway isnt it a good idea to fill up every 1/2 to 1/4 tank and no less to save the fuel pump from excess work? Had a fuel pump go out on me before and now I fill up at exactly 1/4 which happends to be 11 gallons almost even. I get about 200miles per 11 gallons average. I did get 305 on one tank highway driving 55mph. There wasnt a closer gas station so I had to push it.

 

My first full tank I got 307. Now I get about 270-280. I could have had 308 or 309 but then I would have been walking down the side of the road in uniform with a gas can looking like a moran going to get gas. I weighed my options and thought it was best to just pull in.

 

average between 260-280 before i'm getting the low fuel light.

 

I usually get the warning light at around 200. The most miles before filling up was 258.5 - I got 19mpg on that tank filling 13.613 gallons. The most fuel I've filled is 14.286 gallons, but that was with worse mileage - 15.7 after going 223.7 miles. Best mileage I got was 20.5 (20.1 once, rest below 20); worst mileage 13.0!

 

I hope all of you with 200mile plus tanks die!!!
I'm the rare shyt milage cars go meh!!!

 

I usually fill up every 250 miles.

 

About a month ago I got 350 miles. Cruise control at about 80 mph. I usually get 300+ miles on a full tank. First couple of years I rarely got to 300miles. I have 44,000 miles on my 8 now.

 

160 to 170 miles at 13.6 gallons......my mpg sucks and Mazda says this is normal.

 

wow....some of this milage is absurd. And to think that i was originally upset when I found out that 300 was barely out of reach...

 

Over the life of my car (7200+ miles so far on a 2006 Galaxy Gray base) I have averaged 20.43 mpg. Gotta love Excel.

 

average a little over 320 a tank....all highway with maybe 15 miles city...

 

everyone with over 200 miles a tank I hate you all!! I get 16 to 19 mpg period. 33,000 miles and still no change!!

 

I have averaged 16-17 mpg on every fill up but one. I have a little over 1600 miles on it now and typically drive 95% city / suburb driving.

 

I'll get 300+ in all-highway driving.

17 City
23 Highway
10 Track

Interestingly enough, my instructor at Summit Point this weekend said his Miata also gets 10 mpg on the track.

 

I have an 06 MT GT fully loaded. I have just a hair under 7000 miles on it right now. My light usually comes on in the 290ish range although has come on at over 300 a couple times before, once at 329 miles!!! That tank gave me over 25 mpg (25.41 I think without having my mileage book in front of me). Otherwise, I average around 23 mpg in mixed driving. I paid $2.99 for premium on Monday.

 

how do you get such great mileage with people stealing your gas?

 

If you drive in urban Chicago, this seems about right. I drive on the outskirts of Manhattan and I get anywhere between 180-200 for about a 13 gallon consumption (mild-mannered:~70%; spirited:~25%; rabid:~5%). I went twice into Manhattan and my mileage dipped below 180. It's those traffic lights. Rotaries don't really like to idle, I think. The highest mileage I got was ~260, which was a highway road trip, again driving mildly most of the time with spirited bursts occasionally to pass tractor trailers and SUVs. I use 93 octane.

 

wow! With you flying everywhere thats really amazing!