Best total Miles on a tank of gas.

[amorris]

Originally Posted by raef02

Wow! 500 miles, 600 miles? You guys are lucky! I can barely get 400 miles in one tank. My fuel light comes on around 360-370 and the MID shows 42-43 but in reality when I fill it up to around 9.2 gallons, that means its only around 40mpg. My commute is 20 miles 1 way, I can say 75% freeway and 25% side streets. I'm in the Inland Empire area here in SoCal. I've tried driving slower, faster, tried to be light on the pedal but really can't reach 400 miles on one tank. Could there be something wrong with my car? Or is it just because of the roads that I drive on? It can't be that because I'm not driving on any hills that could really make a huge effect. Any tips?

Raef02, SoCal freeways... is your speed around 80mph? That would be a factor, but 40 mpg still seems a bit low. I recommend having your car checked out.

[raef02]

Originally Posted by amorris

Raef02, SoCal freeways... is your speed around 80mph? That would be a factor, but 40 mpg still seems a bit low. I recommend having your car checked out.

Amorris, I normally drive 70-75mph to achieve that and I tried driving 10mph slower (60-65mph) and not much of a difference. The most I got is around 390. So what do I tell the dealer then if I want them to check it out? That I'm not getting enough MPG like everyone else? Honestly, I'm satisfied since I came from a CRV which only gets around 25mpg so the 15mpg increase really helps but I would be more satisfied if I could get more.

[Zwolfe]

I'm a bit over 3k miles and it seems permanently stuck on 40MPG. Usually driven 75 to 80 MPH on the interstate.

Tire pressure still at mfg spec.

We need to find a gas station around here somewhere that doesn't have that "up to 10%" ethanol crap in it.

There's still more MPG to be had, I expect the summer to improve it a bit also and an oil change.

Doing a few different things would probably put it around 45MPG without having to hypermile. Just an approximation, though.

Good upgrade from the 22MPG we were getting during the winter on the van.

[CarlosZ]

I drive about 2,500 miles a month. The most I've ever got was 455, but that is with some mountain driving and a lot of stop and go. The best my car will get is around low to mid 50 mpg if I drive around 40-50 mph w/o too many stops and on totally level topography. My car is completely stock. I will never get close to 450 if I drive 65+mph. Maybe if I screw with my car by taking the wipers off etc. I may get a bit more. Perhaps people should ask what MPG you're getting off a bone stock car on flat land driving. I drove to Mammoth from LA and only averaged 41 mpg. Good luck.

[ricebow34]

375 miles on 8.1/Gallons

[amorris]

Originally Posted by raef02

Amorris, I normally drive 70-75mph to achieve that and I tried driving 10mph slower (60-65mph) and not much of a difference. The most I got is around 390. So what do I tell the dealer then if I want them to check it out? That I'm not getting enough MPG like everyone else? Honestly, I'm satisfied since I came from a CRV which only gets around 25mpg so the 15mpg increase really helps but I would be more satisfied if I could get more.

Raef02: I concede your point about the dealer. Complaining that you're 1-2 mpg below EPA will probably not garner much sympathy from them. Still, I think it is worthwhile to complain about low mpg and ask them to insure everything is in spec. I can't see how that would hurt, and who knows, they may comply, and they may even find something...

[freddy the mug]

Temperature is starting to hit mid 50's day 30's at night.
I now have 13k miles on odometer and for the first time I am able to keep the midi at 50mpg. Last tank was 46 mpg.

[livfreely]

Originally Posted by Zwolfe

We need to find a gas station around here somewhere that doesn't have that "up to 10%" ethanol crap in it.

This is how I found the gas station I use. Maybe this will help.

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada

[Zwolfe]

Originally Posted by livfreely

This is how I found the gas station I use. Maybe this will help.

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada

Thanks for that.

Sadly, no stations in my area. I guess I'll have to be the one that finds them and includes them.

[dannatron]

I've had my Insight for about 5 months now and only 'til recently have I broken the 400+ MPG (with the Econ button on 95% of the time). I have about 3800 miles total on the odometer and I'm currently at 50% oil and have not yet been prompted to schedule for an oil change. I do a lot of city driving within short distances, probably 90% city and 10% highway. I'm also almost always running late/ in a hurry to be somewhere so I have a tendancy to step on it and drive like an asshole so that might be the reason why I'm not getting the maximum MPG. I actually did more highway driving on this last tank and for longer distances. Right now my fuel tank light is on and my range is at about 38. I'm gonna push it a little before my next fill-up. I absolutely love not having to go to the gas station every week especially with California prices, but it took me a bit of time to transition to the slow-ness (I used to drive a Subaru Impreza)--it took me at least up 'til a month ago before I started using the fast lane again.

Has anyone used their paddle shifters? And if so, how much has it affected your MPG?