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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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If you walk out to your garage right now and check to see what the average MPG is on your dash, what does it read? And no, I don't mean what you get when you're on the highway on a trip. What is your real world average MPG?

Mine says 20.1. What's yours?
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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23 to 24

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12.9 ..... (litres per 100 kilometers).
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Mine will usually read between 20 and 22 mpg. This is totally local driving and I live in the city. Highway, about 27 to 29.
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:41 PM
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20.2 driving back and forth from work in my Z
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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My 08 coupe says 21.3, but it had 2 previous owners.

My records since I've had it show about 21.6.
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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I'm low 16's, but only have 750 miles on my new GS. Been keeping to back roads and in town cruising, keeping the RPM's changing. The DIC shows average speed under 30mph.
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Originally Posted by RainMan12
If you walk out to your garage right now and check to see what the average MPG is on your dash, what does it read? And no, I don't mean what you get when you're on the highway on a trip. What is your real world average MPG?

Mine says 20.1. What's yours?
The only thing in my garage right now is my '82 Silverado. It says 9.3
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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18.6 Daily driver...
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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This is great info. I'm really interested in the real number that your DIC reads right now if you go out into the garage and look at it.
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 08:58 PM
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25.3 mpg
54.2 mph average
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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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I'm averaging 20.8 which is disappointing since I am driving 70-75% of the time on the highway, Iv'e started using the cruise more just to see if I can get any improvement since many claim 27+ MPG on the highway. Using the cruise earlier in the week the instantaneous MPG was between 28 and 32 MPG. Unfortunately there is too much congestion on the CT highways and not a lot of opportunities to have the cruise on for any length of time but I didn't buy the car for phenominal gas milage anyway.
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