solved poor aveo fuel economy

[gclark8]

I still think some of you are using imperial gallons and not US gallons...

See: http://www.tdiclub.com/misc/conversions.html

[petrified.rabbit]

most americans (including me) are not smart enough to calculate imperial gallons by mistake..

the pumps here pump 1 gallon, my aveo takes @ 10 to fill. I get (typically) 320-340 miles per tank..

[thehunterooo]

I have never heard of an imperial gallon

[Pontiac1976]

We used imperial gallon in the 60 up to 77-78 now it's Liters here

[gone.m]

If you are in the market for a house, Detroit is a great place to buy...so yes they are dirt cheap. The key is to look for one of the many short sales or foreclosures in the area.

Updated my sig with the latest mpg on my car but it hasn't shown up yet so just to update: I'm averaging 35.5mpg. This is 90-100% city driving. I stay away from the highway because it reduces my gas mileage believe it or not. And I just got a few bucks so I can finally get a little work done on Scarlet.

[petrified.rabbit]

it might be your driving style that affects highway numbers, you need to torque convertor to lock, and be in the efficiency curve.

i think it is "faster" than the typical speed for most cars that you ecomodders drive.

I personally can get up to 35.5 mpg if it is all highway if i stay below 75.

[gone.m]

I may have to talk to my mechanic about that torque converter. It used to engage at exactly 47 mph with light throttle applied on flat roads. Now, it doesn't know when to engage, and if I do find myself on the freeway I try to hover around 60 mph. The torque converter won't lock in unless I'm pushing at least 30% throttle even at 60 mph. I don't know why it started doing that, but as I said, I'll be asking my mechanic.

How does yours behave?

[petrified.rabbit]

mine behaves exactly how i want it to, because it is a manual.

[gone.m]

Trade ya + I'll throw in some freshly baked cookies.

[petrified.rabbit]

how many cookies?