Well, unless I'm doing ONLY freeway driving on a tank, I don't usually break 20 on average. Funny thing is, I still have the window sticker and the listed fuel economy estimate on that is 14. The lowest I've recorded on a tank is 13. I still stubbornly refuse to get rid of the beast, although the demolition derby idea has come up more than once!;) The Electra (affectionately named the Yorktown) only has 53k on the odometer though, so it's practically new under the hood (wish I could say the same for the paint though.) I still drive it because it gets better fuel economy than any new SUV matching its size, and is probably safer. The lower center of gravity makes it more stable than an SUV, and the fact that the bumpers (solid steel, no plastic or impact absorbing material here) are at least at normal car height, so it's safer for everyone else. Plus, the energy required to manufacture a new car is of far greater concern to mother nature than the fuel I'll burn driving this tank for the next 10 years, so I'm actually helping the environment! Or so I tell myself.
I've got a 1979 Buick Park Avenue with a 403 (6.6L) v8, and on the highway I can break 23mpg. In the city though, it's closer to 14. As a comparison, the highest fuel economy I've ever seen out of my 2001 chevy S-10 (4.3V6 auto) is 24. Now I want to know why 22 years of automotive evolution only gave me 1 mpg!
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Well, unless I'm doing ONLY freeway driving on a tank, I don't usually break 20 on average. Funny thing is, I still have the window sticker and the listed fuel economy estimate on that is 14. The lowest I've recorded on a tank is 13. I still stubbornly refuse to get rid of the beast, although the demolition derby idea has come up more than once! ;) The Electra (affectionately named the Yorktown) only has 53k on the odometer though, so it's practically new under the hood (wish I could say the same for the paint though.) I still drive it because it gets better fuel economy than any new SUV matching its size, and is probably safer. The lower center of gravity makes it more stable than an SUV, and the fact that the bumpers (solid steel, no plastic or impact absorbing material here) are at least at normal car height, so it's safer for everyone else. Plus, the energy required to manufacture a new car is of far greater concern to mother nature than the fuel I'll burn driving this tank for the next 10 years, so I'm actually helping the environment! Or so I tell myself.
I've got a 1979 Buick Park Avenue with a 403 (6.6L) v8, and on the highway I can break 23mpg. In the city though, it's closer to 14. As a comparison, the highest fuel economy I've ever seen out of my 2001 chevy S-10 (4.3V6 auto) is 24. Now I want to know why 22 years of automotive evolution only gave me 1 mpg!