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Old 07-23-2008, 12:21 PM
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Spirited drivers? what MPG are you getting?

if you drive your car spirited or like you stole it, what kind of MPG are you getting?
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:25 PM
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WHEN i drove it like that....i would do 50/50 traffic/open freeway 80mph, i would average 33mpg
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:28 PM
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I drive like that every day, never dipped under 32 mpg
 
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I drive with the rage and I get 28.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:43 PM
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26mpg(i have the AT)
I can range from 26-35, depending on my right foot.

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Old 07-23-2008, 12:45 PM
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Just over 30 mpg -- Sport w/ AT, still within first 2000 miles.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:47 PM
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I got 28 when I first got the car. That's about 2/3rds city. I now get about 38 with a MUCH mellower approach. Going slower takes getting used to after decades of aggressive driving.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:55 PM
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probably about 33mpg. i dont drive spiritedly all tank long so not sure.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:05 PM
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Very spirited for the most part wit my AT nets me usually 23mpg. Worst was 21, best so far babying it was 29. One day maybe I will make it to 30!
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:25 PM
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Very spirited for the most part wit my AT nets me usually 23mpg. Worst was 21, best so far babying it was 29.
maybe your parking break is stuck, lol thats aweful for such a tiny car
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 01:26 PM
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30-ish every time. I was leadfooting it for a while after I installed my intake/exhaust, and it was still right around 30... maybe 28, but it's so insignificant and I fill up only once every 3 weeks that it doesn't really matter. I've been working on changing my driving habits on this tank to see what happens, and it looks like I'll be around the 35+ range. I've been kinda slacking on the last third of the tank, though, since I find the conservation route to be really boring from a driver's perspective, but it's definitely improved.

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Old 07-23-2008, 01:44 PM
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whats the rev limiter set to on the fit? when its fuel cut yah? what RPM
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:02 PM
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6542 or it could've been 6543. i lost count cause it was spinning fast.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:13 PM
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I must really be a spirited driver, combined with the crappy traffic I have to drive in every day, because every car I have had in the last 10 years I have been working where I am now and doing this commute, I've always had much worse mileage than others with the same vehicle. We do have 10% ethanol in the gas here so that doesnt help either.
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:14 PM
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24 mpg @90-100mph........with A/C fullblast

Vegas to Southern Cal..........
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by TOOL
26mpg(i have the AT)
I can range from 26-35, depending on my right foot.
Tyler
Yep sounds like me!!!

My average is about 28, as I'm always doing 80!!
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:27 PM
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30-35 in the city,

My car has tons of mods as well and is making over 20% more power than stock; see link for detailed MPG and conditions.

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/eco-...w-mileage.html
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:38 PM
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like 27-33 (AT) depending on how agressive i feel like driving.

worst i ever got was 26 and that was like WOT all day
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:43 PM
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i stopped caring about my Fit's mpg and decided just to enjoy the car and drive it. shifting between 4k-5.5k and i've experienced an increase in mpg

maybe 60% city and 40% highway, i'm averaging 36mpg, only going between 65-75 mph on the freeway).
 
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Old 07-23-2008, 05:04 PM
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If you do the math, the $ amount between 40 and 35 mpg is not that much. I'd rather spend a little extra money and drive it like I stole it.
 


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