40mpg abnormal?

[sixleggedinsect]

i average 40mpg-ish on the highway with my 93 escort. sometimes it goes as low as 34. sometimes as high as 48. usually 36-42.

i tend to drive slow, at or occasionally under the speed limit. 55-65mph. no fast accelerating/braking.

is 40mpg what escorts get with those conditions, or does my car have some special magic?

anthony

[chevyn0va1]

Originally Posted by sixleggedinsect

i average 40mpg-ish on the highway with my 93 escort. sometimes it goes as low as 34. sometimes as high as 48. usually 36-42.

i tend to drive slow, at or occasionally under the speed limit. 55-65mph. no fast accelerating/braking.

is 40mpg what escorts get with those conditions, or does my car have some special magic?

anthony

wish i knew if you figure it out let me know-lol

[jman63]

my 94 1.9 escort with a 5 speed gets between 35 and 40 on the freeway depending on how fast i'm driving. Excellant mpg but it's a trade off 'cuz they're gutless as hell....lolol

[panzees36]

I wish I could get 40mpg in my Escort.But I am not doing "highway" driving,just local.

[GTP Dad]

Consider yourself lucky that you get that high of gas mileage. I can get 36 on my 99 2.0 but I drive up and down hills on my way to and from work.

[A. Souphound]

Originally Posted by sixleggedinsect

i average 40mpg-ish on the highway with my 93 escort. sometimes it goes as low as 34. sometimes as high as 48. usually 36-42.

i tend to drive slow, at or occasionally under the speed limit. 55-65mph. no fast accelerating/braking.

is 40mpg what escorts get with those conditions, or does my car have some special magic?

anthony

Anthony,
To do a 'true' MPG study you must check the mileage over time to get an average, say ten tank fills. By doing this, you will wash out the 'differences' of things like: Was the car 'tilted' at the pump and therefore took more, or less gas to fill, temperature, majority of driving was 'highway' etc. In my view, there is too much difference in the figures to be contributed to the way it was driven. It's a given, conservative driving produces better gas mileage, but not that much difference.
All the best,
Alvin

[Davescort97]

On a 97 SPI 2.0 I used to get 42-46 and after running a bottle of fuel injector cleaner it went to 38 to 40 mpg. But, It has more power now and runs stronger in a higher gear with a lower speed. I guess you can't have it all.

[megamoonie]

I only get 24mpg with my '95 1.9L automatic escort.

[A. Souphound]

[quote=megamoonie]I only get 24mpg with my '95 1.9L automatic escort.[/QUOTE

Wow, 24 MPG is low. The average for the MPG's posted on this tread alone is approx. 38MPG. Has it always been that low?

Alvin

[chevyn0va1]

[quote=A. Souphound]

Originally Posted by megamoonie

I only get 24mpg with my '95 1.9L automatic escort.[/QUOTE

Wow, 24 MPG is low. The average for the MPG's posted on this tread alone is approx. 38MPG. Has it always been that low?

Alvin

I never really knew how to figure out the mileage. I never let it go lower then a 1/4 but I can get about 300 miles before i get to around the 1/4 mark. The car I had before (2.6 caravan) would get about 225miles to a full tank so this car is way better.

[megamoonie]

Yeah it's always been that low since I've had it, which has been since October 2004. Do you know what may be wrong with it?

[A. Souphound]

Originally Posted by chevyn0va1

I never really knew how to figure out the mileage. I never let it go lower then a 1/4 but I can get about 300 miles before i get to around the 1/4 mark. The car I had before (2.6 caravan) would get about 225miles to a full tank so this car is way better.

chevnOval1,
When you fill your car reset the trip mileage to 0. Next time you fill-up take the distance driven (trip mileage) and divide that distance by the amount of gasoline it took to fill it. Example: 300 miles divided by 8.1 gal. = 37 MPG.

Alvin

[A. Souphound]

Originally Posted by megamoonie

Yeah it's always been that low since I've had it, which has been since October 2004. Do you know what may be wrong with it?

It could be a combination of problems for example: brakes could be dragging, and/or engine related. It would help if you provide some specific's on the year, engine size, mileage, drivability etc. Since you've only had the car a few months you may not know about how it has been maintained....but if you do, let us know.

Alvin

[megamoonie]

Um, it is a 1995, 1.9 L engine with around 129,000 miles on it. It is my first car and I"m not sure on what you mean by driveability but I think it drives well enough. There is a noise when I turn that my cousin says sounds like a bad rack and pinion. Thanks for the help.

[B REAL]

a Stock 1993 escort gets C-33 H-37
your just a slwo driver lol