Comments on: Cheap High MPG Cars: 1984

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:51:37 +0000

J.Owen, you are incorrect in stating – “NO car in 1984 could get 40-50 MPG. They all had carburetors, which are much less efficient than today’s modern fuel injection systems”. – I Still have my 1984 Audi 4000s, which IS factory fuel injected (1.8l 5sp) for that year, and easily can get over 40mpg hwy. Do your research before you state what did and did not have fuel injection.

By: HTH

HTH — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:58:42 +0000

Thanks for the posting. I owned the 84 Stanza and regularly got 44 MPG loaded down with family!

By: RLJ

RLJ — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:30:28 +0000

Diesel Engines got 40 to 50 MPG

By: J. Owen

J. Owen — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:44:36 +0000

Those figures look more like they are in kilometers. If you multiply any of them by .6, then you come up with more realistic figure. NO car in 1984 could get 40-50 MPG. They all had carburetors, which are much less efficient than today’s modern fuel injection systems.

By: Robert Gardner

Robert Gardner — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:03:26 +0000

How much fuel millage did the 1984 Isuzu pickup P!up Diesel get 2.2 engine

By: Jan Michael

Jan Michael — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:15:05 +0000

Let me start off by saying that this is one damned cool website, thanks!

Next can you give me some more details on the 1984 Mercedes 190e? The EPA website, so far as I can see, only goes back to 1985 so I can’t find anything else on the 1984 model.

Also is the diesel 2.2l the one with the whopping great highway mileage or does that also include the gas 2.3l?

I only ask because I’m considering older high gas mileage vehicles and I’d prefer gas and not diesel fuel.

I found a 1984 190e with a “2.3L L4 FI” 4 cylinder gasoline engine, is that one of the great mpg versions?

Lastly I can’t find where M-B made a 2.2 gas engine for the 190e, they all appear to be 2.3l models.

Thanks!

By: mpg-o-editor

mpg-o-editor — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:53:03 +0000

Yes indeed … it’s the EPA numbers …

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Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:50:13 +0000

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By: ken winston caine

ken winston caine — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:12:51 +0000

What is the source for your mileage figures? Are these the actual EPA published figures for each year?

I would like to refer to your site in an article I am writing. Can you help me by confirming the source of the figures?

Thanks,
kwc