100 mpg
 

Yeah, I was going to put this in the daily FE thread, but then I deemed it threadworthy on its own. I've been scratching this itch since I realized it was possible, and after supper today I pulled out the stops and headed out to do the city loop: 101 mpg

Metro, welcome to the 100 MPG club! Us triple digiters have to stick together. And what makes it even more remarkable is that you did it with non-hybrid technology.:D This is truly a feat of technical driving excellence!

AWESOME!!


what is the next mpg goal?

Tank Average
 

To bring up the average of the tank I suppose...What is your average miles per gallon for a tank?

100mpg
 

Congratulations!

Now how many MPG per lb does that come out to . . .

I hope you guys don't mind me (constantly) mentioning my 40mpg tank average in a Scion xB which is way bigger than what you all are driving.

Oh yeah and I added a photo of my honda to my avitar.

Thanks for the cheers, guys.

Thanks, I didn't even know there was a club. So where are the snacks at? ;)

I've been waiting specifically for a 100+ round trip before posting this thread. I've already seen a bunch of 100+ one-way segments (125 is the highest one-way segment I've seen), but one-way isn't quite as demanding as getting home again with a good number.

tomauto's on the right track: to figure out how to improve my highway FE so my tank averages don't get killed by road trips. Either that or do an entire tank of city driving. Man... that would take forever at 100 MPG. That's 1000 miles. :eek:

My 3-tank average is 59.3. It should rise to low 60's with the next fill-up.

JanGeo - that's an inspired question!

I'm surprised nobody's come up with that yet. Speed performance enthusiasts love to talk power to weight. We should be comparing FE to weight. I'm going to start a thread right now...

MetroMPG thats amazing. Before long you'll be making gas in the old Blackfly. If your gas gauge goes down someones probably siphoning it out.;)

Speaking of decimals, zpiloto (reference to the MPG to weight thread), notice that the ScanGauge drops the 10ths above 100 MPG. That kinda bites.

Too bad this wasn't a Canadian or British/Commonwealth web site. We'd be celebrating 100 mpg (Imperial) earlier and more often!

Very
Well
Done

Something to attract more users to metrompg.com ;) with those beautiful three digit numbers... now work for the tank and you know you will rule!

Nice. I used to do test loops too but making low 30mpg's with today's gas prices didn't make any sense. Of course I'm making 40mpg in the test loops but I don't want to post anything under 150 miles since I don't own a scangauge.

My theory is if you get more mixed mpg tank than your EPA hwy number then you have succeded in the MPG game.

No snacks, just the secret handshake.:D

I'm guessing it somehow involves a "1-2-5" motion of the hand. ;) At least for Honda drivers.

When are you going to add the EV scooter?

There's a whole big thread on this, so go argue there, I'm not getting in on this discussion since I'm so darn tired, :p

Wicked good numbers though!!!

And welcome.

Edit: I moved Escape_Hybrid and Matt's responses over to the fuel economy to weight ratio thread

133
 

133 mpg (US) - the results of mostly 2nd-3rd gear P&G, with some 1-2 as well. And a smaller amount of 3-4. The engine didn't even reach normal operating temps on the first leg of the trip (8+ miles).

Man Metro thats unbelieivable.:eek: It's funny looking at this thread what a difference 3 months makes. Earlier you were talking about 60 gallon tanks.:p You really smashed your previous best. What do you contribute that to?

Darin told me last night that he only touched the brakes once, to stop at his house, that's gotta have something to do with it, :p

Thanks.

It's pretty amazing. I guess you have the #1 spot for Best Tanks and Best Segment for now. How's this tank look?

Thanks. This tank is "only" sitting around 80. I killed it doing the mirror & roof rack tests earlier (it was down around high 60's by the end of that nonsense). :( It'd take a heck of a lot of patient driving to beat a Basjoos' 90+ tank. Not saying it can't be done, but...

Just like earlier we'll see where your at in another 6 months. Still got the belly pan left.:D Great Job:thumbup:

that is amazing, and to think i was happy just getting above 40 mpg!

im hanging my head in shame. :(

133 on a non-hybrid. You ARE a freak.

Aww, it's not your fault, mr. yaaaris, he just likes to help.

They'll take him away.

No worries - the knowledge is totally worth the FE hit. I was completely kidding about it being "nonsense". Honest!

So I should be watching for Men in Black Cars? You've noticed my car is also black... ;)

Oh Man, I was just telling a bunch of people at a party yesterday how there's this guy driving a 'blackfly' who any day now is about to break the 100 mpg barrier with a non-hybrid drivetrain. They were quite impressed.

Congrats.

BTW, did it feel like you were making an athletic achievment, like skiing a perfect GS run or something?

Athletic? Nope!! Even the mtb bike ride that was the reason for the trip wasn't particularly athletic, just goofing around.

Geez, I was patting myself on the back for getting 17.6 mpg (mostly city) in my blue beast. I'm way jealous.

Yeah, I get it. I should have used "slo-mo curling" instead of skiing as an analogy. ;)