Gas mileage is all about driving style
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Gas mileage is all about driving style
My dad borrowed my car for a day, i filled the tank and zero'ed the tripmeter.
He returned the car today with 133 miles on the tripmeter and less than a Quart of gas used. Usually at that fuel level my trip meter reads 85 or less miles. It was all city+hwy mix driving.
Also, my 3 month average went from 18.2 to 18.6( my calculated average is 18.5 mpg and get around 285-315 Miles per tank) and the "miles before refuel" was at 365.
I drive like a grandma (most of teh time), never "take off" from the light and always coast to a stop, I have no clue how slow/easy he drove for 133 miles in 2 days to make the mileage jump that high.
I guess its all in the driving style.
He returned the car today with 133 miles on the tripmeter and less than a Quart of gas used. Usually at that fuel level my trip meter reads 85 or less miles. It was all city+hwy mix driving.
Also, my 3 month average went from 18.2 to 18.6( my calculated average is 18.5 mpg and get around 285-315 Miles per tank) and the "miles before refuel" was at 365.
I drive like a grandma (most of teh time), never "take off" from the light and always coast to a stop, I have no clue how slow/easy he drove for 133 miles in 2 days to make the mileage jump that high.
I guess its all in the driving style.
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I wouldn't say ALL in the style . . unless you're lumping distance, grade and traffic in with it.
I can get in the 20's on the "highway" to and from my wife's office which is a 20 mile run non-stop with some hills and a mile or less of urban streets with stop lights on either end. Commute to her office is opposite of major traffic so there's no stop/go traffic anywhere on her route. There's 6 stop lights between home and her office, 5 of which are at the beginning of the route within a 1 mile stretch.
Driving like a grandpa, I'm lucky to break 16mpg driving to and from work every day.
In contrast, my commute is 2 miles each way on flat ground with roughly 18 stop lights in between. On a good day I'll stop at 5 or 6 of them, otherwise I stop at least 10 or more times and also sit in stop/go traffic.
If it weren't for my need to pick up my son on the way home I'd walk it to work. Certainly cheaper and healthier . .
Interestingly, if my wife and I trade cars (she's got a Dodge Caravan) we each get better mileage on our respective routes. I guess this little 2.8 and tip tranny aren't as efficient in stop and go as a 3.3 in a grand caravan. Of course given the choice I'm obviously driving my A6 to work anyways . . LOL !
Driving like a grandpa, I'm lucky to break 16mpg driving to and from work every day.
In contrast, my commute is 2 miles each way on flat ground with roughly 18 stop lights in between. On a good day I'll stop at 5 or 6 of them, otherwise I stop at least 10 or more times and also sit in stop/go traffic.
If it weren't for my need to pick up my son on the way home I'd walk it to work. Certainly cheaper and healthier . .
Interestingly, if my wife and I trade cars (she's got a Dodge Caravan) we each get better mileage on our respective routes. I guess this little 2.8 and tip tranny aren't as efficient in stop and go as a 3.3 in a grand caravan. Of course given the choice I'm obviously driving my A6 to work anyways . . LOL !
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i dont think any of the C5s have "bad" gas mileage, some people may overlook how heavy
these cars really are.
My post was more about the "jump" in gas mileage solely based on different or "better" driving style.
Until yesterday, I thought I drive like a grandma, now I stand corrected, my dad drives like a grandma..
My post was more about the "jump" in gas mileage solely based on different or "better" driving style.
Until yesterday, I thought I drive like a grandma, now I stand corrected, my dad drives like a grandma..
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