Fuelly Forums - Search Results

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Go Back   Fuelly Forums > Search Forums
Today's Posts Search Click Here to Login
Showing results 1 to 9 of 9
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: MetroMPG
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-07-2007, 01:07 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Yeah, 33 ish. Though I've never seen a credible...

Yeah, 33 ish. Though I've never seen a credible source for that info.

Apparently the rate of acceleration is controlled in their tests - it's timed to reach, say 50 mph at the same time,...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-06-2007, 02:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Just collecting more... 17 Ford Escort...

Just collecting more...

17 Ford Escort drivers (https://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Ford&model=Escort), '91-'98

- 31.4 avg mpg
- 31.75 EPA combined (average - range...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-06-2007, 08:58 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Really? If you compared % over EPA at 55 mph...

Really? If you compared % over EPA at 55 mph for both cars, the Geo would win?

I don't think there's any question it'll return a better absolute MPG figure at a given speed, but I still suspect...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-05-2007, 07:44 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
15 Chevy Aveo & Aveo 5 owners (manual...

15 Chevy Aveo & Aveo 5 owners (manual transmission) averaged 28.68 mpg (US), compared to EPA rating of 29 or 30 depending on year. (= 4.4% below 30).
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-05-2007, 07:29 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
I wonder about that too. It would be nice to...

I wonder about that too. It would be nice to compare the shape of speed vs mpg graphs for similar cars with different power engines.

The superwhat?

---
...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-04-2007, 05:09 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
I don't think they changed the protocol. ...

I don't think they changed the protocol.

What's odd about these cars though, is that the constant speed at which they attain their EPA highway MPG is lower than other cars I've driven. IE. drive...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-04-2007, 07:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Premeditated resentments. Like it. And...

Premeditated resentments. Like it.

And yes, I think 2 counts as a quorum!

Continuing the comparo: 14 5-speed Yarii owners have entered their FE data ...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-04-2007, 06:59 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Compare to the Yarii crowd, for example. (See...

Compare to the Yarii crowd, for example. (See also the now out of date thread How are the Yarii doing?) (https://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=2292&highlight=yarii)

I found 6 of those cars in...
Forum: General Fuel Topics 02-04-2007, 06:24 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 4,082
Posted By MetroMPG
Post Metros vs. Yarii gaslog comparo: -4.2% below & +5.1% above EPA respectively

Thanks to the new garage search feature (https://www.gassavers.org/garage/search), I looked up the number of Metro variants here at GS. Of those with gaslogs, 9 are garden variety Geos (not counting...
Showing results 1 to 9 of 9

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:07 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.