Poll - What is your Metro's Gas Mileage?

[302Z28]

'92 Metro 1.0L 2 door
5 speed trans
80K on motor
new valve job
head milled 0.020"
175-70-13 Toyo tires @ 35 PSI
Driven easy - 65 mph highway
50% highway, 35% open roads, 15% city
A/C not used
Last tank = 53.67 MPG

[BeoWolfe]

93 Geo Metro
1.0L 5spd
I drive mostly expressway at 75mph and I get between 46-49 mpg.

I reciently replaced the motor, prior to replacing the motor I was getting around 32 mpg - I ran a compression test and nearly fell over when I got 60,20,0 for readings. Sure it ran like crap and I couldn't get it over 60 miles per hour at the time but I had no idea the compression was so shot :P.

[stbird1999]

I get a solid and predictable 45 mpg. Drive just like I would any other vehicle, fairly lead-footed.

1991 Geo Metro 5 speed

[metrompg.com]

1998 Firefly 1.0 5-speed

I'm a fuel economy freak - I drive easy and relaxed...

- best hwy: 4.1 L/100km --- 69.0 mpg (imp) --- 57.4 mpg (US)
- avg. hwy: 4.6 L/100km --- 61.0 mpg (imp) --- 50.8 mpg (US)
- avg. city: 5.5 L/100km --- 51.2 mpg (imp) --- 42.6 mpg (US)
- all tanks: 5.0 L/100km --- 56.4 mpg (imp) --- 46.9 mpg (US)

(all tanks = 6000+ kms of driving)

[mtbroadhurst]

My 95 5sp 1.0L HB got 47.5 mpg at my last fill up. That's primarily driving around town at under 40 mph. I typically do a little better when doing highway driving...

[BigManLittleMetro]

I'm doing my best to get 40mpg. I guess I should be happy with my automagic. After getting my transmission fixed my mileage had been a consistant 39.89mpg. I may drive slower just to break 40

[kclark]

Just put the 97 1.0 5 sp Metro hb away for the winter. Have had the car since Sep. 138K miles. Usually in a range of 41-44 mpg. Highest seen: 47. Lowest 38. Each tank mileage calculated from a top off. Driving varies, some times all city, some trips. Normal operating speed on hiways of 75mph. Factory stock except for 5deg ign adv.

[DieInterim]

Originally Posted by DOCTORBILL

I would like to know what kind of Gas Mileage people are getting
on their Geo Metros...?

What is the AVERAGE MPG for Geo Metros?

First data point - mine is 46.5 mpg with aggressive, lead foot driving
on a 1.0 L 5 speed transmission. '93 GM.

DoctorBill

Add your data here:

Year Geo Made - 91 xfi
Miles per Gallon - 50mpg combined cycle.
Type of driving - Intercity, urban.
Comments - I have found that when I use rot-gut fuel my figures drop to 45, however, when I use Chevron it's 50+. I also went to Gray's Harbor from Vancouver, WA. Averaged about 70-75 mph and still managed 50mpg on the trip.

Blake

[eekthebeak]

93 4dr/HB 1.0L 5spd 165kmiles 52.25 mpg for last 17 tankfulls. Worst 46.69mpg/best 54.65mpg. Avg 150/200 mi per wk @ nothing over 60mph. Like MetroMPG, try & drive for max mpg. K&N fltr w/out the CAI connected. Slip into neutral & coast up to stoplights/signs when traffic allows. Keep tires @ 40psi. Use LUCAS upper cyl lubricant/inj cleaner w/each fillup, I like to think it's helping, plus their heavy into drag racing w/sponsorship $'s.

[unbe]

Year Geo Made -97
Miles per Gallon -43
Type of driving -moderate

[carpenter_jai]

120,000 miles never tuned up, but regular maintenance kept up.
'95 1.0 litre, 3 cylinder
Driving like I stole it, on 89 octane, I get 35 MPG on the highway at 65 MPH I get 42 MPG My ex drove it easy and got 45 MPG. The mileage is inconsistent lately and sometimes as bad as 23 MPG. Time for a tune up

[Chacheska]

Bought my first Metro, a 3cyl 5 speed 1.0 '94 with 57,000 miles on it from Phoenix in 2000 and drove it across the country to get home. Most people don't believe the mileage I got but I filled it up to the top every time. With tires filled to max pressure AND, the most important thing that most people can't do, driving it at 50 mph I got an average of 65 mpg total freeway driving. One part of the trip, from Carson City, Nevada to Denver, Co. I got 70.2 mpg! I thought the gas gauge was stuck. Might have something to do with the high altitude. Because of that I now own 7 metros. None of the others can get the mileage the first one got. One of my other '94 1.0 3 cyl 5 speeds only gets 52 mpg under the same conditions and speeds. That one has 77,500 miles. The '96 1.3 4 cyl automatic I just bought gets bad mileage. I haven't figured out what it is yet since I have some tranny problems but the gas gauge moves down much faster than my 1.0 5 speeds do. The car I've driven the most is my '94 1.0 3 cyl 5 speed. I bought it with 101,000 and now have 147,000. Cylinder #2 is down to 25 lbs compression. On a trip to N.C. I still got 54 mpg, again at 50 mph. The faster you drive over 50 mph the more mileage you lose. Pisses some people off driving so slow but I really dont care. Automatics get much less mpg's.

[SchlockRod]

'92 Metro XFi, 167k miles.
I was getting consistently between 40 & 42 mpg for about ten tankfuls. Driving 55 mph or 65 mph didn't seem to matter.
I just replaced the throttle body gasket, which cured my hunting idle speed problem, and over 360 miles on the last tankful I recorded 45.8 mpg. Mainly highway at 60 mph. 36 psi tire pressure (+4 psi from placard pressure).

[GeeOh]

96 1.3 sedan
46mpg with acetone (see comment below)
50% casual 50% hard driving
Gets 40mpg with straight gas, 34mpg with ethanol gas, and adding acetone gives a 15% (6mpg) increase in either situation with nicely noticeable power boost and better cold-starts... see http://www.silentpulseinstruments.com/bgm.html for elaborations.

Sure would be nice to get a 15% increase in a 3cyl or bike!

[mysticfire]

95 lsi hatchback with 130k miles on it. 1.0 5 speed and i get 37mpg :| i should do a compression test