Real world gas mileage post

kenx

Recently I began to monitor the gas mileage of my 90 Chevy Corsica,V6/3.1L 3speed automatic transmision. Curb weight about 2885 lb
The gas mileage measure method I got from a local friend is that fullfill the gas tank each time, put down the mileage and gas volume(litre) filled in, then
( i$ Y7 o3 M+ J! M- c9 gThe gas mileage = (next time mileage - previous time mileage) /(next time filled gas volume)
0 y. B% s0 f) Q' J4 d1 t1 F: lAfter convent to MPG(mile per gallon), the result I got is 26 MPG
+ j* Q3 S" \$ \0 o( g
2 O# j5 J$ t* I; NOfficial gas mileage is  MPG (City/Hwy) 4 cyl 24/33 v6 21/29
3 W7 S1 h; v! X# f3 y
$ t8 \2 _) v, z5 J( a+ j" J/ v! wConversion:
/ ?+ |' d& L* l' b1 Litre =  0.264172 Gallon
6 v) b2 j9 k& ?* B* w1 Km  =   0.62137 Mile
% g3 |7 K  W. k8 |5 [
; a# t% G, Z" _Fuel economy site recommended:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
4 T' |/ G, Z5 {' E
( `' R  {! W9 E9 e[ Last edited by kenx on 2005-9-4 at 12:11 PM ]