wilc4

#1

Hey everyone,

I have a 1996 GT-S Convertible. It is a 5-speed manual. So far, my gas mileage has been coming in at about 22-23 miles per gallon. I drive a fairly blended combination of open freeway and around town. Does this seem right? I expected I would doing better than this.

Still love the car, but surprised...

96bluevert

#2

Was your car imported from Canada? I've never seen a gt-s vert in the states before.

You should be getting better mileage than that. You should do a tune up and then it should be better.

My auto GT convertible get's 22 city and about 27-28 highway.

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SeverX13

#3

25mpg N/A

33mpg Boosted!!!!

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Remy

#4

I get 24mpg with mix city and highway I think thats normal.

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nik

#5

i get 19mpg in town
(300whp)

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cardshark525

#6

Mine with mostly highway driving gets around 27-28. The best I've done which was about 90% highway was 30.5 on a drive down to Atlantic City a few weeks ago.

99Celica

#7

I've gotten as high as 32 freeway, i've gotten no lower than 23.5 city. On average I get between 26-30, more highway than city tho.

X2 for a tuneup

92-gt

#8

I have gotten nearly 40mpg in my 94 ST.

My last fill up, I got about 36mpg.

trdproven

#9

How are you guys measuring that exactly? By avg, toyota rates it as 23. With our worn out engines we shouldn't even be getting that anymore. unless it is an estimate or someones babying their gas or depends on how you floor the pedal.

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92-gt

#10

There are websites that you enter the following information:

How much it cost to fill up your tank

How many gallons it took

How many miles you drove until you had to fill up again.

and it takes this information and calculates you mileage.

dustin15brown

#11

lol a website, seriously? too lazy to use a calculator?

azian_advanced

#12

miles/gallons = mpg. no need to add the cost into the equation.
btw i get an avg of 18 mpg (city/winter), 24 mpg (city/summer), 30 mpg (hwy/summer)..

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Joe_1985

#13

reset the trip odometer immeditly after fill up, drive till about a half a gallon or gas or so is left, do a rough estimate

so far when i was all highway i was 45mpg, around town though its somewhere in the 30's

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92-gt

#14

Its easier that way... lol.

vile_v

#15

I checked out your car here.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov
its says an average of 22mpg.

I get about the 23 mpg driving sane, I have a 1995 Celica Convertible.

97celiman

#16

i get anywhere from 21-23 mpg all city... about 300 miles on the trip meter when the gas light comes on

CPleasure

#17

a couple gas tanks ago, i got 410 miles to the tank, which ended up being around 32 mpg... in my GT with intake, header and full custom exhaust... and with some spirited driving in there... Decided to try out the new V-Power gas by shell, 93 octane and was extremely pleased i must say... was very surprised to say the least

trdproven

#18

its truly a case by case basis for the moment you are only monitoring it. Honestly our cars will get less than what it used to give us brand new unless you have done a full rebuild and full tuneup.

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cheela

#19

i get about 20-25 mpg. not too bad given that my car has 168XXX miles.

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Sinyk

#20

the pits....











Oh wait, numbers? No idea... All I do is stop and go through town. A couple times a year I get it out on the highway and my kilometerage () seems to be decent, but in town, I seem to get at most 440kms a tank, give or take a few.

cardshark525

#21

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QUOTE (Joe_1985 @ May 19, 2009 - 11:51 PM)

>reset the trip odometer immeditly after fill up, drive till about a half a gallon or gas or so is left, do a rough estimate

so far when i was all highway i was 45mpg, around town though its somewhere in the 30's

x2
Just reset the trip when you fill up your car and then when you fill it up again you'll have how many gallons you've used and the distance traveled. From there its just simple division. I usually get between 320 and 350 miles before the fuel light comes on which is around 28 mpg when I fill up. I will say that while I do drive spiritedly and am usually slowing down when entering a highway (from around 90), I do use cruise control at every opportunity whether its on the highway going 75 or in town going 30. I've found that cruise control can really help with your gas mileage.
On my trip down to AC I got a little over 30 to the gallon and had my cruise control set for between 75 and 80 the whole way down.

It depends on your driving really. I have gotten as bad as 21 mpg but that was on back country roads and I was redlining every gear on a trip to Hazleton PA. 50 in the 25's, 90+ in the 55's that kinda thing so I expected awful gas mileage.
Then again... it was a lot of fun haha.

dustin15brown

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QUOTE (Joe_1985 @ May 19, 2009 - 11:51 PM)

>reset the trip odometer immeditly after fill up, drive till about a half a gallon or gas or so is left, do a rough estimate

so far when i was all highway i was 45mpg, around town though its somewhere in the 30's

Nope, sorry, you never got 45 mpg...... ever

Sinyk

#23

Only if you are being pulled behind a trailer or rolling down a steep hill with the engine off and in neutral

caszboy

#24

I get 34mpg on average in my 1996 ST with 108,000 miles. That is about 70% highway (averaging 65mph) and 30% city driving. I have a CAI with a K&N filter, 17" TC Wheels with Hankook V4ES with everything else stock.

Oh and that is me being a pretty spirited driver as well. I do expect that to drop by about 3-4mpg when the AC is on this summer.



Casey

This post has been edited by caszboy: May 20, 2009 - 1:26 PM

bmrabb

#25

Hmmm, the last few times I filled up, I was getting 26 in my GT. No AC, with some spirited driving here and there and probably about 50-50 cty-hwy.
Not bad!

wilc4

#26

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QUOTE (96bluevert @ May 19, 2009 - 3:50 PM)

>Was your car imported from Canada? I've never seen a gt-s vert in the states before.

I don't know but now I will have to check. I don't think it was, though. I live in SoCal and it would be a long trip from Canada to here.

Thank you for all the feedback everyone. It seems that for a GT that an average of about 23 is about right. I filled up yesterday and had gone 297.2 miles on 12.7 gallons of gas for an average of 23.4. It is also apparent that ST seems to get better mileage from those of you who have weighed in with that.

I am going to Vegas this weekend and that should be all open road so I will see how high it goes up to...

trdproven

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QUOTE (cheela @ May 21, 2009 - 2:06 AM)

>i get about 20-25 mpg. not too bad given that my car has 168XXX miles.

STs should be getting a lil better mileage than GTs

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dgbldr

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QUOTE (wilc4 @ May 20, 2009 - 3:43 PM)

>I am going to Vegas this weekend and that should be all open road so I will see how high it goes up to...

Highway mileage is worse in a convertible. The vert has more drag because the roof is not real smooth or aerodynamic. You might as well just put the top down for the trip, take the extra couple mpg hit and enjoy yourself.

caszboy

#29

Make sure you have your tires at the right PSI and a clean air filter! That should help your MPG a bit. Have fun in Vegas! im going there for the first time Aug 23-25 for a bachelor party.

Here is a extra little tid bit about the MPG thing. If you drive a 5-speed, you should get a little better then an auto. That might add to why some of y'all are a little off from each other.


Casey

This post has been edited by caszboy: May 21, 2009 - 3:25 PM

wilc4

#30

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QUOTE (dgbldr @ May 21, 2009 - 2:56 AM)

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QUOTE (wilc4 @ May 20, 2009 - 3:43 PM)

>I am going to Vegas this weekend and that should be all open road so I will see how high it goes up to...

Highway mileage is worse in a convertible. The vert has more drag because the roof is not real smooth or aerodynamic. You might as well just put the top down for the trip, take the extra couple mpg hit and enjoy yourself.

That makes sense - I actually thought about that. Although I am in southern california so I have my top down constantly. I plan to have the top down all the way to Vegas, but we will see how hot it gets!

On a side note, I was reading the manual and it "recommends" 91 octane gas, so I spent the big bucks and filled up with 91. I have noticed zero difference in performance, but will everyone know if it helps my gas mileage...