What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting

[matt351]

i am thinking of picking up a supercoupe for a daily driver. with gas prices the way they are i really need something decent on gas. the lightning is just killing me with this 8mpg crap, but it sure is fun. the car will be stock, i just need to know what kind of mileage your getting. oh, what do you get mileage wise while running the ac, just wondering if that makes a huge difference with these cars.

[Sweet90SC]

The A/C hasn't had much affect on my milage I would be more concerned about what I did with my right foot. That will affect your milage dramatically.

[93SuperCoupeBoy]

I'll have to agree!!! The biggest culpret for low gas mileage in an SC is the weight of the right foot of the driver :D :rolleyes: :cool: !!! I just calculated mine, and ended up getting almost 12 mpg. That isn't GOOD, but that's all city driving and I have a heavy right foot being a sophomore in high school :rolleyes: :D . I'm sure it's capable of more, I'm just too fasinated with the sound of the blower...lol!

I'm interested in what some people actually get on a regular basis not flooring every stoplight and stuff like I tend to do.

The original window sticker for my car says it should get between 14-17mpg. Here's my window sticker if anyone wants to see any other things, like the COST! Jeezzz....it's nice to be 16 and own a car that cost almost $28,000 at one time.

Nick

[Sweet90SC]

What!!!! :eek: 23 mpg hwy?????? get outta town! At least you saved 1400 bucks in add ons :rolleyes:

[SCrazy]

I get 225mi from a full tank.

[Darkside]

I get approx. 22 MPG in the city. I drive medium aggressive. I just watched the odometer recently and on 16 gal. I went 350 miles. All city driving. Not to bad. Car is a 5-speed, 128,000 miles, and I never use A/C so I don't know about that. Although I will probably try it this summer just to see how much of a difference it makes.

[Darkside]

I get 225mi from a full tank.

That's it?!!?? :eek: Oh, wait. You've obviously done some mods judging by your sig. :D My car is stock except for the 5% pulley.

[rlong]

on my 89 5 speed it seems to always get at least 20 no matter how i drive around town and i live in the hills ( anyone ever go up penn view mountain you know what im talkin about ) on a trip i get around 30 to 31 my auto seems worse but i dont run it much i think its around 25 on a trip and about 17 around town. in my opinion you cant beat my standard for power and economy,, what else rips and gets 20 mpg all the time or better, i hardley ever go over 3 grand i just put it in 4th or 5th and put around im close to 250 horse i dont need to rev it its a torque monster a couple pounds of boost will get you up any mountain like its level

[matt351]

the mileage on the 5 speeds sounds good, thats what i need to get i think. my lightning is plenty fast so i wont be running the car all that hard, thats what the truck is for.

[Trick]

I think I need a five speed then. I've been getting only 8-10 mpg. Cuz every time the tranny shifts it throws it into boost for a few seconds so I just go wth and romp on it some :)

[Darkside]

5-speed is the only way to go. Especially since you already have an auto with the Lightning. Makes these cars so much more fun to drive. :D

[forcefed95sc]

I get 420 mpg, with current mods done.

[trife86]

i get 10 - 11mpg with a pure lead foot

[BikerSC]

In my 89 5 speed I usualy get 17 city with a heavy foot and highway averages from 23 to 28 depending on traffic and my mood.


-Steve

[1fastsupercoupe]

225-250(pushing it) on a full tank...5 speed.....94sc...

[93SuperCoupeBoy]

I get 420 mpg, with current mods done.

WOW!!!! I highly doubt that ;) That would mean you can go 7,560 miles on one tank of gas. Maybe 420 miles a tank :) :P lol Which is about 24mpg.

Don't worry, just correcting ya :). That would be scary if our cars, or any car for that matter, could go that far.

Nick

[oxygen822]

I got almost 29 mpg coming back to school a couple weeks ago, but was driving pretty relaxed for most of the trip. the $2.20 gas prices got me to slow down a bit... O, and I've never run the AC so I don't know about that kind of mileage... well, ran it once when i bought the car a little more then 2 years ago to see if it worked. I'm not sure what i get in the city, it's nothing impressive, but I think it's around 17- maybe 20 if i don't hit many lights and am really gentle.

[matt351]

wow, 420 miles to a tank of gas is awesome. i could only dream of getting that good of mileage. i guess im gonna have to buy a 5 speed, sounds like it would be fun and good on gas.

[Sweet90SC]

I average between 16 and 18 mpg

[SCollord90]

Wow I thought I was being somewhat lead footed but I get about 19 in mostly city driving.

[Melon]

With the last 2 fill up's, I've gotten around 20-21 mpg with about 70% highway, 30% city. I'm not a total lead foot, but I do enjoy boost :)

-Andy "Melon"

[93SuperCoupeBoy]

After seeing everyone on here getting almost 20mpg :( What steps should I take to get my mpg back up? I can't afford to pay this much for gas and lose so much if it's capable of more? What recommendations? O2 sensors? etc?

Thanks
Nick

[driveway]

It was hot out today and I don't care how ****** the mileage or how much the gas costs, I will always keep the a/c brewing...........thank you freon gods...........lol

[matt351]

After seeing everyone on here getting almost 20mpg :( What steps should I take to get my mpg back up? I can't afford to pay this much for gas and lose so much if it's capable of more? What recommendations? O2 sensors? etc?

Thanks
Nick
try doing a tuneup and change the o2 sensor along with the oil, and change the airfilter if you need it. i had my beast up to 15 mpg in the city running on leftover race gas, i was really babying it but it loves the good stuff.

[Digitalchaos]

My largely stock SC gets between 14-16 (250-300) mpg to a tank in the city, reguardless how careful or careless I am with the throttle. On the highway, I get at least 27 mpg, and have done as well as 35.

[Slysc]

I get about 43 mph when I'm really driving it hard and about 47 mpg when highway driving at posted speeds..... in my Volkswagen Jetta diesel. :D

My SC gets about 12 mpg. I'm sure the car could get good mileage with someone else driving it :o , I usually only take it out to race around and stuff so it sucks down the 94 octane.

[suprkoop]

Get a Toyota Prius Hybrid-I heard that you never use all the gas that the dealer puts in it before delivery :D :D No really,I would not be caught dead in one of those ugly things.Plus it only does like 65 mph or something like that lol.I get around 20-25 combined city/highway with my SC

[BikerSC]

Jetta diesels are the way to go. All that torque and that killer mileage.

-Steve

[debo92sc]

i get about 420 miles to a full tank hwy driving w/o the air, w/the air i get about 350, keep in mind that i have 3:73 gears also.

92 sc aod artic blue
99 s-10 4x4 black

[XR7 Dave]

I have been traveling a lot lately and I have found that my gas mileage varies a lot. I've had gas sometimes twice in a mile, but usually I can make it between rest stops. I've been packing my own food lately and that seems to help some.

[XR7Kurt]

I've had gas sometimes twice in a mile,
I'll bet you've been traveling alone lately. :eek:

[rlong]

i just ran 314 miles on regular 87 octane running mostly 75+mph interstate and some hills in pennsylvania lots of boost there on 10.8 gallons around 29 mpg and it was hot out its mostly better when cool out i had no ac on just windows down lol and i just turned over 218k miles