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Angrybird 12 · 01-07-2010, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow

If you pump at the same pump and don't top off, you can get pretty accurate pump shutoff meaning you fill up to the same level. If not, figuring it over a few tanks (add gallons from each fill, then do the division with miles) gives you an accurate and meaningful number, telling you how many gallons you actually used to go how many miles - and the only fill level inaccuracy you get is the most recent tank.

I don't know where the inaccuracy comes in with onboard MPG displays, but in the past many have proven to be inaccurate, even those that have access to injector pulse width and fuel pressure data. It's good to hear that the Camaro's is accurate.

I never used to just go by one tankfull when figuring it out manually. I usually did it over an entire month..or trip.. Most people cannot get the same pump every time, so you go get inaccuracys that way... I don't think I have been able to fill up at the same pump 2 times in a row in a very long time.
My last 5 new cars have had the MPG readout on them and I have never calculated it to be more than one MPG off..so I have quit calculationg and I go with the onboard readout.

*DGthe3* · 01-07-2010, 02:26 PM

1 mpg out of 20-25 is a fairly significant difference, 4-5%

garcmol · 01-07-2010, 02:57 PM

I just drive the hell out of it!

I do it like Holy Cow says. I range anywhere from 19 to 27. Just depends

Camaro-Teskey · 01-07-2010, 05:02 PM

Is it bad that I'm averaging 16 mpg...is anybody that low?? Should I get it checked out?

Agent Atomic Orange · 01-07-2010, 05:58 PM

I have found that my mpgs have gone down as the temps have gotten cooler (16 to 18mpg). Of course that could be because the car runs sooo much stronger in the cold that I get on it more!

TJ91 · 01-07-2010, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro-Teskey

Is it bad that I'm averaging 16 mpg...is anybody that low?? Should I get it checked out?

Dont worry, i was getting 17L/100km when i first got mine and i was in disbelief with the gas milage. Just drive her hard and get her broken in.
How many Km do you have?
My gas milage was soo bad, that i was keeping the rpms under 3k and it got even worse, so i startyed driving her hard, and no word of a lie, it started to get better and better gas milage, especially with the miles increasing.
Now, purely city i get about 14.5L/100km

TJ91 · 01-07-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Agent Atomic Orange

I have found that my mpgs have gone down as the temps have gotten cooler (16 to 18mpg). Of course that could be because the car runs sooo much stronger in the cold that I get on it more!

that and he fact that gas has 10% more ethonal during the season, leading to less mpg

xtreme industries · 01-08-2010, 03:22 PM

i am lucky to see 18MPG. i would have bought the V8 if i knew the mileage was going to be soo bad. at least then i would expect poor mileage and have more fun driving the power.

Agent Atomic Orange · 01-08-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xtreme industries

i am lucky to see 18MPG. i would have bought the V8 if i knew the mileage was going to be soo bad. at least then i would expect poor mileage and have more fun driving the power.

I am guessing if I had the V8 and drove it the way I do my V6, I would be lucky to get 12 mpg (or less).

Easy Go · 01-08-2010, 06:10 PM

Today I made a couple 12 mile trips around town and drove very conservatively - no hard accel or decel, as little braking as possible. Full tank of gas.

On snowy roads - very stop and go with an average speed of about 20mph - I got 20mpg. In lighter traffic with an average speed of about 30mph, I got 26mpg. This was measured using a Scangauge. Once I learn the car a bit more, I'm pretty sure I can squeeze a few more mpg out of it.

Funny to see the reaction on people's faces when they jump behind a Camaro at the light expecting a quick escape and I get outrun by an old lady in a Tercel...

kjd15 · 01-08-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro-Teskey

Is it bad that I'm averaging 16 mpg...is anybody that low?? Should I get it checked out?

That's about what I get with the V6 as well. I do mostly around-town driving. A lot of stop and go, barely going over 40 mph.

I currently have 777 miles on the car.

Cmaro214 · 01-08-2010, 07:19 PM

ive gotten about 22.7 so far and havent driven on highway yet. got about 120ish miles on it and alittle more then half a tank. driving it on I75 tonight woohoo!

Tarl · 01-08-2010, 07:26 PM

It's all relative. I'm already getting 22mpg with a mix of about 70% City, 30% Hwy and on my last tank I filled her up at 325 miles in the tank, and was just a hair under a quarter tank. The DIC said I still had 80 miles to go....so roughly I'm getting 350 miles to 400 miles to a tank and the V8 guys in another thread are averaging about 250 miles to a tank.

So we're good.

Easy Go · 01-08-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Cmaro214

driving it on I75 tonight woohoo!

Watch out for the panthers!

01-07-2010, 02:26 PM	#254
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01-07-2010, 02:57 PM	#255
garcmol Drives: 10 1LT SIM; 91 B4C sleeper Z Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ft. Mitchell, Alabama Posts: 7,198	I just drive the hell out of it! I do it like Holy Cow says. I range anywhere from 19 to 27. Just depends __________________ Pedders Pace Car Package, Injen CAI, Flowmaster AT, AAC Lighting, ZL1 fascia/skirts, RKSport Ram Air hood, vented fenders, painted stripes (Gary's Customz), Honor and Valor badged (Thank you, John)

01-07-2010, 05:02 PM	#256
Camaro-Teskey BlackonBlack Drives: 2010 Blk Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North of Toronto Posts: 112 View My Garage	Is it bad that I'm averaging 16 mpg...is anybody that low?? Should I get it checked out? __________________ -Teskey

01-07-2010, 05:58 PM	#257
Agent Atomic Orange Drives: 2010 Camaro LS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 258 View My Garage	I have found that my mpgs have gone down as the temps have gotten cooler (16 to 18mpg). Of course that could be because the car runs sooo much stronger in the cold that I get on it more! __________________ _____________________________________________ Airaid CAI (V2 Tube)/ Flowmaster American Thunder/ Barton Shifter Kit/ Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars/ Hotchkis Sport Springs/ AAC Lights/ GM Trim Kit/ Tint/ Pioneer Premier Champion Series Sub/ Pioneer 1500 Watt Amp

01-08-2010, 06:10 PM	#262
Easy Go Drives: LLT MV5 B34 N65... period. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: - Posts: 283	20-26mpg in town Today I made a couple 12 mile trips around town and drove very conservatively - no hard accel or decel, as little braking as possible. Full tank of gas. On snowy roads - very stop and go with an average speed of about 20mph - I got 20mpg. In lighter traffic with an average speed of about 30mph, I got 26mpg. This was measured using a Scangauge. Once I learn the car a bit more, I'm pretty sure I can squeeze a few more mpg out of it. Funny to see the reaction on people's faces when they jump behind a Camaro at the light expecting a quick escape and I get outrun by an old lady in a Tercel... __________________ In the early morning... when there's only a mere suggestion that the sun is going to bother coming up at all that day - a CGM blur accompanied by the anthem of 312 horses awakens the morning commuters from their NPR-induced stupor. Charging past the front lines in an all-or-nothing battle cry that the King has returned...

01-08-2010, 03:22 PM	#260
xtreme industries Drives: 2010 Camaro 2lt RS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 548	i am lucky to see 18MPG. i would have bought the V8 if i knew the mileage was going to be soo bad. at least then i would expect poor mileage and have more fun driving the power.

01-08-2010, 07:19 PM	#264
Cmaro214 Drives: 2010 ABM 1LT/RS Camaro "Blu Bruzr" Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SouthWest Florida Posts: 596	ive gotten about 22.7 so far and havent driven on highway yet. got about 120ish miles on it and alittle more then half a tank. driving it on I75 tonight woohoo! __________________ VIN: 2G1FB1EV6A9178865

01-08-2010, 07:26 PM	#265
Tarl Drives: Rally Yellow/black -2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: San Diego, CA (USA) Posts: 207	It's all relative. I'm already getting 22mpg with a mix of about 70% City, 30% Hwy and on my last tank I filled her up at 325 miles in the tank, and was just a hair under a quarter tank. The DIC said I still had 80 miles to go....so roughly I'm getting 350 miles to 400 miles to a tank and the V8 guys in another thread are averaging about 250 miles to a tank. So we're good.

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