Originally Posted by kurtisberry
Always 93 from day one in my 04 auto Limited. Just turned 20K.Must be the air in the east, but I cannot get near the mpg some members claim.
Daily commute: 5 miles each way, 17 stop signs or red lights, max speed 35 mph = 20.5
Four fishing trips to the New Jersey shore over the last four weeks.
Back roads: 104 miles each way, average speed 50 = 26.7, best ever
Highway1: 104 miles each way, average speed 65 = 26.4
Highway2: 104 miles each way, average speed 75 = 25.6, includes 45 min stop in traffic
Highway3: 104 miles each way, average speed 80 = 25.4
Is there something wrong with my car, or you guys hyper-milers. I rarely drive the car hard. Several times I have tried really hard to get the best mileage I can for a tank full, all the hyper-miler tricks except turning it off at red lights. But it only give me another .3 mpg. 20.8 local.
Of all the cars I've owned, none has ever reached the EPA estimates. This one is right on par, maybe the closest to the real numbers.
What is the secret to 25-30 mpg every tank? You guys must be using that Tornado thing. Right?
Love to hear some answers from the 30 MPG guys.
Kurt
Sorry it's taken so long to get back to this thread, but there really is no secret (as far as I know) to get good gas mileage with the Crossfire. Even though the EPA rates the automatics higher, I think the 6 spds can beat em.
I used my car for work yesterday, and put over 350 miles on it. I filled it up to the brim before I started my trip, and again this evening when I filled up. (So I'm sure about exactly how much gasoline I used).
The first part of my trip was Canton to Cleveland, then Cleveland to Pittsburg, all on the Interstates, between 65 and 75 mph. About 25 miles of stop & go city driving in Pittsburg, (sometimes a little heavy on the throttle just to keep from getting run over). On the trip home, I took secondary roads, lots of down and upshifting for the first 1/2 of the trip, and probably averaged 45 mph. But the second 1/2 of the trip home I was moving pretty good, and ran better than 55 or 60 mph (still on 2 lane country roads) with a lot more shifting than I would have been doing on the Interstates.
Then today, 65 miles on mostly 2 lane roads averaging about 50 mph.
The end result, 29.4 mpg.
My car just turned 37k yesterday, completely stock, original air filters, and plugs, and I drive with my window down most of the time, and the AC wasn't on. Oh yeah, my wing is ALWAYS down. No hyper-mileage techniques, and no "Tornado".
I do coast when ever I can, as long as I can stay with the flow of traffic, and I try to stay off the brakes as much as possible. I hardly ever down shift to "slow" down, (brake pads cost so much less than replacing a clutch anyway).
My very good friend usually gets better mileage than I do with his Base Crossfire. But "Base" cars do weigh a little less, but I think it's just because he's a better driver than I am.
I'm not exactly sure what a "Scangauge II" is, but an ordinary "vacuum" gauge will help to teach ya to stay off the throttle.