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Real world fuel economy. What are you getting?

17K views 44 replies 25 participants last post by  2006rxs  
I have 1300 miles on a 6MT and overall have gotten 30.3 mpg by my calculations (31-32 according to the car’s computer. It seems to overestimate so my numbers are based on miles driven over gallons purchased). I alternate 89 and 91 octane.

It’s mostly suburban roads and short hops on the freeway (~5-8 mi), driven pretty gingerly with 1-2 passengers, and that gets me 28 mpg. On a 400 mi road trip from sea level to 7500 ft and back down I got 36 mpg.
I also agree the computer overestimating a bit. When I do a calculation at the pump I am noticing it to be about 1 to 1.5 mpg lower than the car computer. Disappointing, but not really considering the mileage I am getting anyways.
I am 3,000 miles into the life of the car (6-spd manual) the computer shows 31mpg (so maybe 29.5-30 by my calculations at pump). My commute is strictly 75% Suburban / 25% City with plenty of spirited driving. It needs to be a weekend for me to see any highway driving. By plenty of spirited driving I mean that today I will drive to and from work like a normal commute and get 34-35. Tomorrow I will decide to rev it out to redline a few times on my way in and on my way home, or take a slight detour to some fun winding roads that are "sort of" on my way home. drives like that averaging 26-28 for the day.