376.59 miles per gallon in 1970!

Alaskan-Dad · 01-28-2009, 11:38 PM

I was Googling and found this and thought I'd share.
376.59 miles per gallon @ 30mph on a track

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chinariderinthesky · 01-29-2009, 12:23 AM

it looks like one of those happy little chevron cars!!! haha

Qingdao · 01-29-2009, 02:36 AM

OLD WINS AGAIN.

I have a loothing of cars made after 1997.

katoranger · 01-29-2009, 07:52 AM

My first car was a 1982 Chevette diesel. 50hp and 60mpg at 55mph.

I also had a 94 escort wagon that got 40mpg on the highway.

I laugh at these people buying a prius and tell me they get 45mpg due to the technology. I paid $100 for the chevette.

Allen

Cal25 · 01-29-2009, 08:30 AM

I used to have a Vette too

culcune · 01-29-2009, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

I also had a 94 escort wagon that got 40mpg on the highway.

I laugh at these people buying a prius and tell me they get 45mpg due to the technology.

Allen

I have a '99 Escort that doesn't get that high of mileage

but I do agree with the Prius hype--it's not that impressive, and just because Hollywood stars embrace it, does not make the hype true.

My '96 Buick Roadmaster once got 27 mpg at 77mph from L.A. to Kingman, AZ. I filled it up in L.A. after a visit, and this was in the summer so I had the air conditioning on from my parents' home to Kingman, and set the cruise at 77mph. When I filled the car in Kingman, that is the mileage I got (yes I recalculated several times!). I guess the combination of torque, horsepower and car weight factored in (Roadmasters are not trucks, so "only" weigh about 2 tons or 4000 pounds vs the 5000+ of GM's pickups

katoranger · 01-29-2009, 11:26 AM

Escort 1.9L 5 speed manual. I got 37 in suburban driving. They were known to run lean.

I think the 99 had a bigger engine.

culcune · 01-29-2009, 12:22 PM

Yes, 2.0 auto (only 3-speed auto, no overdrive)

katoranger · 01-29-2009, 12:36 PM

Autos not so great for mileage.

I should have kept it. Strip off all unnesisary frills (like it had any) to lighten the load to see what kind of mileage it could have gotton.

Allen

culcune · 01-29-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

I should have kept it. Strip off all unneccary frills (like it had any) to lighten the load to see what kind of mileage it could have gotton.

Allen

your motorcycle is an extreme-ish example of this, although 200cc's is pushing the limit as far as compared to the weight of the typical GY.

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Alaskan-Dad Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Thorne Bay SE Alaska Posts: 131	376.59 miles per gallon in 1970! I was Googling and found this and thought I'd share. 376.59 miles per gallon @ 30mph on a track link . . . __________________ Three Greys Lifan GY-5's
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katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	My first car was a 1982 Chevette diesel. 50hp and 60mpg at 55mph. I also had a 94 escort wagon that got 40mpg on the highway. I laugh at these people buying a prius and tell me they get 45mpg due to the technology. I paid $100 for the chevette. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-29-2009, 11:26 AM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Escort 1.9L 5 speed manual. I got 37 in suburban driving. They were known to run lean. I think the 99 had a bigger engine. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-29-2009, 12:36 PM	#9
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Autos not so great for mileage. I should have kept it. Strip off all unnesisary frills (like it had any) to lighten the load to see what kind of mileage it could have gotton. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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01-29-2009, 12:23 AM	#2
chinariderinthesky Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: idaho falls idaho Posts: 118	it looks like one of those happy little chevron cars!!! haha
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01-29-2009, 08:30 AM	#5
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	I used to have a Vette too
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01-29-2009, 12:22 PM	#8
culcune Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, Arizona Posts: 9,035	Yes, 2.0 auto (only 3-speed auto, no overdrive)
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