Hey guys, for some reason, i find my speed 6 eating up way more gas then any other car. I put it up against my familys cars and my car eats up gas faster then all theirs. Just saurday I drove about 70 miles and the car ate up about half a tank. Is anyone else noticing that the car loves gas?
Speed 6 Eating Up Gas!
- Thread starter Prison
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Prison said:
Try this: Go to the gas station and really fill it up. If the thing clicks off, hold the handle until it clicks off again. This will help to ensure the tank is full, and that the pump didnt turn off thinking it was full.
Then go to the same gas station the next time you are at 1/2 tank. If it takes 8-10 gallons, and you travelled less than 100 miles, your car is messed up somehow (gas tank puncture, really rich mixture, lots of reasons).
But, if it only takes 3-4 gallons, then its the sending unit on the gas tank which is messing up.
Personally, I do about 25% highway driving and 75% "city/surburban" driving - and I average 23 mpg and about 350 miles per tank. There is something seriously wrong with your car if you get 70 miles per half tank.
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my buddy got 25mpg...combined but mostly highway
I got 32 once on a 300 mile trip from my house to boston ... cruise control on 72 the whole way, windows up, AUTO air conditioning set at 68. I was quite proud of the MS6. Thats almost as good as a civic I had (36 mpg on the same trip) - And the civic was 1000 lbs lighter, had .7 liters less displacement, and only had 125 hp.
skylinemonster
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- 2006 Mazdaspeed 6
Igve2shtz said:
Good to know. Sounds like 72 is the magic number combined with cruise control for consistent fuel delivery.
TX Speed 6
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I only get 19 mpg at best, but its mostly city driving, lots of stop and go traffic.
Bluesultan
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- Mazdaspeed6, Black Cherry Mica, Born 4/11/06
17 MPG for me and i'm 100% city driving. i don't drive it very much at all as i usually only get gas once every week to week and a half.
however, i was pleasantly surprised when i drove it hard during a drive back in April and still got around 21 MPG for the combined highway/backroads drive.
however, i was pleasantly surprised when i drove it hard during a drive back in April and still got around 21 MPG for the combined highway/backroads drive.
70 miles on half a tank? I've gotten 170 miles on half a tank (that was a damn day trip I traveled about 85 miles north and then back home doing about 90 mph both ways)
I drive like a granny in the city and shift before 3k rpm.... so i'm actually getting like 22/23 mpg in the city now, but once I get on the highway I'm in a hurry so I'm doing like 90 and i get probably 24/25mpg (not sure).... but if i'm doing like 70 mph i'll get significantly better mileage (up closer to 29/30 mph)
I drive like a granny in the city and shift before 3k rpm.... so i'm actually getting like 22/23 mpg in the city now, but once I get on the highway I'm in a hurry so I'm doing like 90 and i get probably 24/25mpg (not sure).... but if i'm doing like 70 mph i'll get significantly better mileage (up closer to 29/30 mph)
Also, a quick way to do the discharge (after disconnecting the battery) is to turn the key to ON, then step on the brakes for a few seconds. Not sure how well it applies to these cars, but it has worked on older (90's) cars for me. Just a way to take the guesswork out of "Did I wait long enough?"
