Aveosam's MPG Thread

[AVE0SAM]

Case 4: A one-day trip to school and back. I was good on the way there and most of the way back staying under 75 mph....but like 3 exits away from home I saw this new grey aveo sedan (Conneticuit tags) driving up behind me and was like sweet another aveo and didnt think anything else of it because many other aveo owners don't notice things like that around here. well im driving a little further mainly paying attention to my speed and here honk honk and glanced over and it was the kid in the aveo sedan so I waved (dont think he saw tho because i had a delayed reaction). By the time i thought hey tell him to come here to the site traffic had gotten in the way, but I was determined so I was driving at like 85 mph tryin to catch up and write a sign on my notebook to visit aveoclub.net at the same time. in the end he got to far ahead before my exit came up (damn slow traffic). Maybe he is on here already and I just dont know it which would be weird because that would be the second member on here that I have seen inadvertantly in two days. heres the numbers

Miles: 225.6
Gallons: 6.629
MPG: 34.0322824

Kinda sad slowing down 10 mph for almost the whole ride only netted a 2 mpg gain. once i get enough of these I am gonna start changing somethings on my setup to see how they effect the mpg. First will be plugs and wires because mine are still stock from when i bought the car in april 04 and i have burnt oil since then and i think residue build up on them would hurt effiecency

[AVE0SAM]

i used my neo today to pull back more fuel being used and went 60 mph down 294, must say, the needle barely moved. also took my time when i got to residential streets, keeping the revs below 2500 if possible and im sure i was pissin people off as they would go flyin passed me in their SUV's and i would just chuckle. as for gettin u guys my mpg reading, i had a 1/4 tank and put 10$ in it which bumped me to over 1/2 tank so i cant get you guys an accurate reading at the moment. but when i fill next, i will begin my mpg assessments and see if i can beat you all! do i have an unfair advantage with my neo? muwahahahaha dunno if i can beat y2daniel tho.

hahah so your leaning out your fuel to get better mpg...cheater!

[mikedudley17]

i know!

[NYChevoo]

Is there a difference for aveo owners with manual transmission, versus automatic, and how it affects fuel mileage?

[AVE0SAM]

yes, autos are almost always rated lower in mpg
manual rating:24 city, 34 highway
auto rating: 23 city, 32 highway
I have an automatic incase anyone was wondering, which is funny because I am getting better than advertised mpg

[NYChevoo]

Sam, the reason I asked is because mine is automatic also. When the Aveo was new I got about 32 mpg, now that it has 80K on it I average 29-30mpg. Bearing this in mind I know I need to change the plugs and filters. I have always changed the oil every 3k but have been lazy with plugs and wires and such.

[ontarian_frog]

Def change those plugs. Prolly what is affecting your mpg right now.

[mikedudley17]

yeh, beauty of a manual, i can shift at 2000(up until 3rd) rpms and get sweet mileage in the city. nuthin like 35mph in 5th gear. think its around 1700 rpm???

[AVE0SAM]

im content with my higher than advertised mpg....i am really interested to see tho if changing my plugs will do anything because there old and undoubtedly have build up

[mikedudley17]

or even cleanin them off wouldnt hurt ya, a wire brush and a bucket-o-elbow grease and patience.