What are you getting out of a tank?

[hatchbackkid82]

Just curious to see what others are getting out of a tank.

I'm not getting anything over 300 miles Closest i got was 270 miles from the tank. Starting to wonder if something is wrong with my car.

No I'm not flooring it, usually drive with the ECO light on and between 2K-2800 rpms. Driving is usually a combination of city and highway. Even in the city the avg fuel economy I get is 24 mpg according to the gauge.

[flotownj]

The tank is just so small! 9 gallons total. Maybe 6-7 before you get down to the lower end of the fuel guage!

One thing I wish they would have changed was the fuel tank size. I would love to have a few more gallons maybe 11 to 12.

But dang 24mpg is low! I seem to get around 38mpg.

[hatchbackkid82]

The tank is just so small! 9 gallons total. Maybe 6-7 before you get down to the lower end of the fuel guage!

One thing I wish they would have changed was the fuel tank size. I would love to have a few more gallons maybe 11 to 12.

But dang 24mpg is low! I seem to get around 38mpg.

That's exactly what I mean, I'm not even getting any near close to what it's rated in the city.

[inuvik]

Just curious to see what others are getting out of a tank.

I'm not getting anything over 300 miles Closest i got was 270 miles from the tank. Starting to wonder if something is wrong with my car.

No I'm not flooring it, usually drive with the ECO light on and between 2K-2800 rpms. Driving is usually a combination of city and highway. Even in the city the avg fuel economy I get is 24 mpg according to the gauge.

That's really horrible mileage. I would have it checked. You can look at my fuel log and it's pretty consistent.

http://mirageforum.com/forum/em-fuel...vehicleid=7358

[adrew]

What kind of driving do you do? What car did you have before and what kind of mileage did you get in it?

Do you do a lot of short trips, like start it up, drive two or three miles to work on 35-45 MPH roads, then a mile or two the grocery store after work and then back to the house? You will get bad mileage in any car in that scenario because it never really warms up and is running rich the whole time.

We do mostly in-town driving in ours, with a lot of traffic, but most drives are at least 10 miles, usually around 20 miles each way and sometimes turning around and coming right back after picking someone up. We get 35-38 MPG in traffic with the A/C cranked and low-mid 40s in the spring and fall when you don't have to use the A/C.

In town, try doing some mild hypermiling. If you see a stop sign or red light in the distance just lift off the accelerator and coast up to it as long as possible (without annoying people behind you). Leave it in gear and pretty much the entire time you are coasting it will not be using any gas.

[hatchbackkid82]

What kind of driving do you do? What car did you have before and what kind of mileage did you get in it?

Do you do a lot of short trips, like start it up, drive two or three miles to work on 35-45 MPH roads, then a mile or two the grocery store after work and then back to the house? You will get bad mileage in any car in that scenario because it never really warms up and is running rich the whole time.

We do mostly in-town driving in ours, with a lot of traffic, but most drives are at least 10 miles, usually around 20 miles each way and sometimes turning around and coming right back after picking someone up. We get 35-38 MPG in traffic with the A/C cranked and low-mid 40s in the spring and fall when you don't have to use the A/C.

In town, try doing some mild hypermiling. If you see a stop sign or red light in the distance just lift off the accelerator and coast up to it as long as possible (without annoying people behind you). Leave it in gear and pretty much the entire time you are coasting it will not be using any gas.

It's a combination of city and highway. I had 2010 Toyota Yaris, that got 340-360 miles out of the tank.

Not many short trips really. My commute is 45 mins about 12 miles, with 9 of that being on the highway

[adrew]

My other car is a 2012 Yaris (5-speed) and it is easy for me to get 7 or 8 more MPG around town in the Mirage (same conditions). The Yaris will get upper 30s in mixed driving so if you fill it with 9.x gallons it equals a tank of 350-375 miles. In the Mirage, if you are only putting 6 gallons in and going 270 miles, that equals 45 MPG.

Do this for the most accurate MPG calculation

• Fill up the car
• Zero out the trip meter
• Drive it until the whole fuel gauge starts blinking
• Go to a gas station (ideally to the same pump at the same station) and fill it up, easing back to a slow speed once you hit 5-6 gallons (on ours the pump will sometimes shut off early if you have it on high speed right to the end)
• Don't top it up after the pump clicks off
• Divide miles by gallons and you will have an accurate MPG figure

[Eggman]

Just curious to see what others are getting out of a tank.

I'm not getting anything over 300 miles Closest i got was 270 miles from the tank. Starting to wonder if something is wrong with my car.

So many variables. Lots of good questions have already been asked - it would be good to gather more info about your driving habits.

Once that is sorted out, then look at the car. These Mirages can get excellent fuel economy. I can't imagine many circumstances where these cars would fare so poorly.

Looking forward to reading more about this. Thanks for posting.

[Mirage_Sydney]

I get at least 500 km out of a tank in heavy city traffic. Mine is a 5-speed manual. Not that I've filled up since I picked it up, I'm basing that off what I got on my last Mirage and what I seem to be getting so far on new one.

[Cobrajet]

My driving is mostly suburban, and in the summer I get between 430 and 450 miles per tank. As has been said, lots of really short trips with stop-and-go driving will not allow the engine to warm up fully.