Comments on: Fuel Efficient Cars http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/ where gas mileage matters Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: joe http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-4024 joe Mon, 24 May 2010 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/#comment-4024 I sure wished you made your list so that it could 'sort by' column . that way i could find the best gas mileage of all these cars. or include a spreadsheet of them so i could sort in on my computer..... OH ! I just realized, i can copy paste it into a spreadsheet then manipulate the data , i.e. sort by best city mileage. I sure wished you made your list so that it could ‘sort by’ column . that way i could find the best gas mileage of all these cars. or include a spreadsheet of them so i could sort in on my computer…..

OH ! I just realized, i can copy paste it into a spreadsheet then manipulate the data , i.e. sort by best city mileage.

]]> By: litesong http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 litesong Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:58:03 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/#comment-1265 My wife & my cars saw $4 per gallon gas & they started giving high MPG. I just had new sparkplug wires & timing belt put on Festiva. The last 3 tanks over mountains have been over 50MPG! The last mountain Festiva roundtrip had a total elevation gain & loss of 10300 feet. Uncalculated ups & downs may push the total to 11000 feet. So change your sparkplug wires & timing belt if it has been 60,000 miles. Not only will you save your engine if a worn timing belt breaks, you could restore fine MPG. My wife & my cars saw $4 per gallon gas & they started giving high MPG.

I just had new sparkplug wires & timing belt put on Festiva. The last 3 tanks over mountains have been over 50MPG! The last mountain Festiva roundtrip had a total elevation gain & loss of 10300 feet. Uncalculated ups & downs may push the total to 11000 feet.

So change your sparkplug wires & timing belt if it has been 60,000 miles. Not only will you save your engine if a worn timing belt breaks, you could restore fine MPG.

]]> By: litesong http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 litesong Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:55:37 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/#comment-1197 My wife's 1.6 liter 2008 Hyundai Accent has turned in superior MPG. Thru a tough long winter & stop & go highway commuter traffic, my wife averaged 32+MPG. I thought Accent had more to give & my wife let me take Accent on 3 daytrips. While going over 1400, 3000, 4000, & 5500 foot mountain passes, Accent turned 41.5, 42.6, & 45.2 MPG! My wife’s 1.6 liter 2008 Hyundai Accent has turned in superior MPG. Thru a tough long winter & stop & go highway commuter traffic, my wife averaged 32+MPG. I thought Accent had more to give & my wife let me take Accent on 3 daytrips. While going over 1400, 3000, 4000, & 5500 foot mountain passes, Accent turned 41.5, 42.6, & 45.2 MPG!

]]> By: litesong http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 litesong Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:48:12 +0000 http://www.mpgomatic.com/2008/07/21/fuel-efficient-cars/#comment-1196 Geo Metro gets lots of economy talk. Ford Festiva should too. My 88 1.3 liter carbureted Festiva averaged 45MPG for 10 years. With camping & camera gear, once I drove 526miles before fueling on under 10 gallons. Still driving it, the Mazda engine in the Festiva is sweet. The Festiva has a more comfortable seating position for people in the backseat than Metro has with better head & leg room. More bulky cargo can be carried than with Metro. Geo Metro gets lots of economy talk. Ford Festiva should too. My 88 1.3 liter carbureted Festiva averaged 45MPG for 10 years. With camping & camera gear, once I drove 526miles before fueling on under 10 gallons. Still driving it, the Mazda engine in the Festiva is sweet.

The Festiva has a more comfortable seating position for people in the backseat than Metro has with better head & leg room. More bulky cargo can be carried than with Metro.

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