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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
What's flooring it considered? Anything over 3k rpms?
Well I did a 45 min hwy drive and got up to 40mpg and did a fill up with manual calculation and it showed a whopping 39mpg! At first I didn't know why my mpg is all over the place but then I remembered twice a week I go into one of my jobs early, sometimes 45 mins early to avoid traffic and I'll sit in my car with the AC on the whole time till I have to go in. I wonder if this was the reason why I was getting 30mpg on certain weeks?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Dirk Diggler (06-01-2021)
That's a pretty big detail to leave out when complaining about your low mileage.
I filled up yesterday. The bulk of the last tank would have been coming home from my parents early last week. That was a 4-hour trip (4-lane @ 70+ mph for some of the trip & 2-lane highways @ 60+ mph). Drove the entire distance with the driver's window down & rear windows down about 2". NO A/C used obviously. Fairly nice late afternoon/evening conditions. Very worn Federal tires up front & Dunlop tires in the rear @ approximately 40 psi. I also made several trips to town the past few days, which is about 10-12 miles one way. I have steep hills to climb in my area. I am in third gear by the time I reach the top of the ridge I live on.
My last tank yesterday was 339.9 miles/7.345 gallons = 46.3 mpg. (always do two clicks off @ the pump)
I never look at the mpg gauge on my dash. I calculate at the pump. I am usually 45+ mpg during the summer months.
Dirk Diggler (06-01-2021)
Dirk, 3 things.
- When you're sitting and idling (stopped, with or without A/C), your car is getting WORSE mpg than a Top Fuel dragster on its run down the drag strip.
- Your vehicle has rear rotors? (Hint: Your dealer's notes).
- I bet you could give a new meaning to having POT Roast.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.0 mpg (Imp)
Dirk Diggler (06-01-2021)