Very bad mpg
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Filled it up with this many amount of bars on my dash. It was 10.6 gallons so roughly I am getting about 18 mpg. The top half of the tank I drove in the highway. The remaining half I drove around the suburbs. Please let me know what else you guys need to know.
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I have a useless liberal arts degree.
Yet I still have the common sense to have actual numbers when asking about bad MPG.
Until you tell us the fuel economy you're getting, none of this matters. Your driving style, the roads you drive, the weather all play into this as well. It is winter, you're likely getting crap winter mix gas, which is worse for economy. If its cold, your tire's pressures may be down, etc.
Your CS major may result in a nice piece of paper but you can't buy critical thinking skills.
Yet I still have the common sense to have actual numbers when asking about bad MPG.
Until you tell us the fuel economy you're getting, none of this matters. Your driving style, the roads you drive, the weather all play into this as well. It is winter, you're likely getting crap winter mix gas, which is worse for economy. If its cold, your tire's pressures may be down, etc.
Your CS major may result in a nice piece of paper but you can't buy critical thinking skills.
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Track your miles with an mpg app like Fuelly. After a few months you will be able to see the trend of your mpg's depending on driving conditions etc... a picture of your fuel meter is not going to net anything. "These many bars" means nothing.
"Highway" miles can mean lots of different things. Inner city highways with a lot of slowing down, speeding up, overtaking etc is very different to country highways where your cruise is set for an hour or two at a time.
Inner city highway driving will obviously not get you as high MPG's as cross country type highway driving.
If you're getting 18mpg's mixed city streets and inner city highways you are doing just fine. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your car. If you still think there is then take it in to a shop and have a professional look at it. There's only so much internet forums can do for you.
"Highway" miles can mean lots of different things. Inner city highways with a lot of slowing down, speeding up, overtaking etc is very different to country highways where your cruise is set for an hour or two at a time.
Inner city highway driving will obviously not get you as high MPG's as cross country type highway driving.
If you're getting 18mpg's mixed city streets and inner city highways you are doing just fine. I'm sure there's nothing wrong with your car. If you still think there is then take it in to a shop and have a professional look at it. There's only so much internet forums can do for you.
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FYI, normal driving for me (mix of street and highway) is in the mid 20s. That drops some if I'm regularly hitting VTEC. Long highway trips can break into the 30s. The only time I see below 20mpg is at the track when it's 9-10.
If you do a lot of short trips in cold weather so that the engine constantly has to warm up, then you should expect to see reduced mileage. But 18 seems rather low for normal driving.
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Temp gauge looks like the engine is completely cold. How long had you been driving before stopping at the gas station?
FYI, normal driving for me (mix of street and highway) is in the mid 20s. That drops some if I'm regularly hitting VTEC. Long highway trips can break into the 30s. The only time I see below 20mpg is at the track when it's 9-10.
If you do a lot of short trips in cold weather so that the engine constantly has to warm up, then you should expect to see reduced mileage. But 18 seems rather low for normal driving.
FYI, normal driving for me (mix of street and highway) is in the mid 20s. That drops some if I'm regularly hitting VTEC. Long highway trips can break into the 30s. The only time I see below 20mpg is at the track when it's 9-10.
If you do a lot of short trips in cold weather so that the engine constantly has to warm up, then you should expect to see reduced mileage. But 18 seems rather low for normal driving.