MPG - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

whitetiger777 · 02-23-2011, 12:58 AM

Okay with gas prices going the way they are here in SoCal (3.70/gal Supreme) I'm thinking of getting rid of my dream car (95 Supra TT). I'm currently averaging 13 to 18 mpg, but hey it's my dream car. However, I'm currently in a situation where money will either get better or tight. If things go worse I might have to off load the car and as a consolation I was thinking of a gen 5. After all my first car was a 69 Camaro. However if the gas millage isn't better why bother. I've read that officially the SS gets around 18 mpg. I'd like to know what the daily drivers of the car are seeing. (I did do a search, but got to many hits with no direct answers) Also coming off of a TT Supra I imagine a LT would be to depressing, so I'm leaning more toward the SS.

mikeSS · 02-23-2011, 01:04 AM

my SS was a daily driver for about one year. when it was stock i was getting 14 MPG. now i am getting 14.3 with mods and a tune. people who drive good are seeing like 16 MPG+ in city. i think ?

ss=scuba steve · 02-23-2011, 01:08 AM

I average 18 in my daily driver (half city, half highway). I cruise it for the most part, but I like to get into it from time to time also......

TaylorRyanSS · 02-23-2011, 01:08 AM

I get like 13-15 city. But I average 23-25 on the freeways with no traffic.

midnighter · 02-23-2011, 01:09 AM

Mine gets around 15mpg tops when my right foot behaves

Silver2SSRS6spd · 02-23-2011, 01:16 AM

I average 17.5 and easily get 25 on the freeway as long as I'm cruising around 70.

chavabd87 · 02-23-2011, 01:35 AM

I'm getting 15.9 on the city and I punch it here and there..

mrh923 · 02-23-2011, 01:36 AM

I average about 16. I try to keep her in 6th gear on the way to work. But having that power there I get into it every now and then...whenever a cheap Rustang wants to play.

gotpball44 · 02-23-2011, 02:14 AM

Sup whitetiger! Fellow Supra Owner from suprafourms

Used to be on there all the time too, dont know if you remember me.

Well the camaro gets great gas mileage on the freeway and then same as my supra around the city. Just dont drive with a lead foot and you will love it. Yeah dont get a LT because it will be down grading from the Sup. Have to get the SS.

What made me change from supra to camaro was... i just wanted a new car because the supra was aging and felt old. Didnt want to spend all this money replacing all my old parts. (But the looks will never get old)

whitetiger777 · 02-23-2011, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotpball44

Sup whitetiger! Fellow Supra Owner from suprafourms

Used to be on there all the time too, dont know if you remember me.

Well the camaro gets great gas mileage on the freeway and then same as my supra around the city. Just dont drive with a lead foot and you will love it. Yeah dont get a LT because it will be down grading from the Sup. Have to get the SS.

What made me change from supra to camaro was... i just wanted a new car because the supra was aging and felt old. Didnt want to spend all this money replacing all my old parts. (But the looks will never get old)

Hey Sam,
Ya, I remember you, you were the one who fixed up my head lights. I was actually spending sometime with your Camaro 2 weeks ago at Competition GT. Actually why was it there? I thought your car was a test car for a turbo system?

OPP · 02-23-2011, 10:12 AM

Get a Prius

WadeWilson · 02-23-2011, 10:14 AM

I average around 15mpg and that's with 80% city driving. I also have a lead foot.

I've averaged around 22-23 on long HWY trips.

2010SLVRBULIT · 02-23-2011, 10:19 AM

keep your dream car, get a used Aveo.

f5journal · 02-23-2011, 10:23 AM

2SS/RS 17.0 on the average meter. It has 5000 miles and has never been reset. Average speed says 37mph....98% around town

02-23-2011, 12:58 AM	#1
whitetiger777 Drives: 2010 Synergy Green Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northridge, CA Posts: 241	MPG Okay with gas prices going the way they are here in SoCal (3.70/gal Supreme) I'm thinking of getting rid of my dream car (95 Supra TT). I'm currently averaging 13 to 18 mpg, but hey it's my dream car. However, I'm currently in a situation where money will either get better or tight. If things go worse I might have to off load the car and as a consolation I was thinking of a gen 5. After all my first car was a 69 Camaro. However if the gas millage isn't better why bother. I've read that officially the SS gets around 18 mpg. I'd like to know what the daily drivers of the car are seeing. (I did do a search, but got to many hits with no direct answers) Also coming off of a TT Supra I imagine a LT would be to depressing, so I'm leaning more toward the SS. Last edited by whitetiger777; 02-23-2011 at 01:58 AM.

02-23-2011, 01:08 AM	#3
ss=scuba steve Drives: 2011 1SS Cyber Gray Metallic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SoFla Posts: 863 View My Garage	I average 18 in my daily driver (half city, half highway). I cruise it for the most part, but I like to get into it from time to time also...... __________________

02-23-2011, 01:08 AM	#4
TaylorRyanSS COTW: 12/13/10 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,880	I get like 13-15 city. But I average 23-25 on the freeways with no traffic. __________________ "Are you one of those boys who prefer cars to women? - I'm one of those boys that appreciates a fine body, regardless of the make." 1969 CAMARO JOURNAL: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341239 \| FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/taylor.ryan.apt \| GRAPHIC DESIGN: www.aptdesigns.net

02-23-2011, 01:16 AM	#6
Silver2SSRS6spd Prefer to be blown! Drives: 2010 Silver/Black 2SS/RS Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 2,677 View My Garage	I average 17.5 and easily get 25 on the freeway as long as I'm cruising around 70. __________________ MagnaCharger TVS-2300 550rwhp 540 rwt and a radical suspension under the car.

02-23-2011, 01:36 AM	#8
mrh923 Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS/M6 Cyber Gray Met. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Navarre, FL/Emerald Coast Posts: 624 View My Garage	I average about 16. I try to keep her in 6th gear on the way to work. But having that power there I get into it every now and then...whenever a cheap Rustang wants to play. __________________ 2011 1SS/LS3 M6--Vararam CAI-Corsa catback-Dynatech LTs-RX Catch Can-Vmax ported TB-Eibach Springs-Night Fury Camshaft- 486RWHP/458 TQ

02-23-2011, 01:04 AM	#2
mikeSS Drives: 2015 c7 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: MI Posts: 7,462	my SS was a daily driver for about one year. when it was stock i was getting 14 MPG. now i am getting 14.3 with mods and a tune. people who drive good are seeing like 16 MPG+ in city. i think ?

02-23-2011, 01:09 AM	#5
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	Mine gets around 15mpg tops when my right foot behaves

02-23-2011, 01:35 AM	#7
chavabd87 Drives: Silver Camaro Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Coachella Posts: 16	I'm getting 15.9 on the city and I punch it here and there..

02-23-2011, 02:14 AM	#9
gotpball44 Boost Is Your Friend Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 1SS Camaro Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: La Mirada CA Posts: 1,255 View My Garage	Sup whitetiger! Fellow Supra Owner from suprafourms Used to be on there all the time too, dont know if you remember me. Well the camaro gets great gas mileage on the freeway and then same as my supra around the city. Just dont drive with a lead foot and you will love it. Yeah dont get a LT because it will be down grading from the Sup. Have to get the SS. What made me change from supra to camaro was... i just wanted a new car because the supra was aging and felt old. Didnt want to spend all this money replacing all my old parts. (But the looks will never get old)

02-23-2011, 10:12 AM	#11
OPP Drives: 2018 MBM ZL1 Auto Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 960 View My Garage	Get a Prius __________________ .

02-23-2011, 10:14 AM	#12
WadeWilson How U Doin? Drives: 2014 CTS-V Coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Californication Posts: 24,156 View My Garage	I average around 15mpg and that's with 80% city driving. I also have a lead foot. I've averaged around 22-23 on long HWY trips.

02-23-2011, 10:19 AM	#13
2010SLVRBULIT Drives: G5(LLT) & C6(LS3) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MARS Posts: 7,527 View My Garage	keep your dream car, get a used Aveo.

02-23-2011, 10:23 AM	#14
f5journal Senior Camaro Fanatic Drives: 2011 SS/RS manual - White Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: aiken, sc Posts: 1,980	2SS/RS 17.0 on the average meter. It has 5000 miles and has never been reset. Average speed says 37mph....98% around town

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