Anyone have/had one? How do they do on gas with a 5 speed?
Looking at the specs, I like the fact that the Protege has a 14.5 gallon tank. Bigger than the typical 12 gallon tanks you see on most economy cars. At 30mpg that should be good for over 400 miles between fill ups.
You ought to be able to beat 30mpg easily. From fueleconomy.gov:
1994 Protege DOHC: 21/24/27
1994 Protege SOHC: 24/27/33
1996 Protege 1.5: 27/30/35
1996 Protege 1.8: 23/25/30
I have a 94 Mazda 323 hatchback, 1.6l engine, auto. Very reliable vehicle, easy to work on, fuel consumption is highly depended on terrain you travel, size of tire/wheel you use and amount of A/C you use.
I usually get 30-35mpg, 300-350mi. Per tank.
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I dunno about the old ones but my fiancees 03 slushbox is geared horrible for FE. 31-32 mpg tops anything over 45 mph because it's doing 2000+ rpm @ 45
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Anyone have/had one? How do they do on gas with a 5 speed?
Looking at the specs, I like the fact that the Protege has a 14.5 gallon tank. Bigger than the typical 12 gallon tanks you see on most economy cars. At 30mpg that should be good for over 400 miles between fill ups.
Sorry, i have not posted here in a long time. 1995 Mazda Protege 5 speed. I get between 48 to 56 mpg with mine. I have the smallest engine. Look at my log. I am doing 5 gallons now to post into the log. I have gone 160 miles on about 3 gallons using all the hypermiling stuff. I am the only one using it so i have gutted it, and have been driving it since about 2002. It has 165000 on it but it is well cared for. Its a great car, if you can find one with about 130k on it it would be worth it.
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