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Old 01-25-2013, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Eastern Washington
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Best mileage was the 82 Audi 4000 Diesel, would get up to 50 MPG, hard to get it under about 40 MPG even if you "drove it like you stole it". So underpowered, you could rap it out to the max and not attract much attention.

Best overall economy for me has to be the 82 Scirocco that I drove to work today. 35-36 MPG at worst in winter, up to about 39 in summer on summer-blend (no ethanol) gas. Plus, it has some pickup and is an interesting car to drive, not muscular but it can get out of it's own way.
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Old 01-26-2013, 09:22 AM
 
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A VW square back sedan cant recall the year it was sold in Canada had the pancake engine.
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Old 01-26-2013, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Bellingham, WA
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1991 base model Civic hatchback. It routinely achieved a little over 40 mpg of almost exclusively in-town driving. It couldn't do it every week, but it did it often enough to impress me.
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Old 01-26-2013, 11:09 AM
 
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA
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By far it was my mother's 1982 Volkswagen diesel Rabbit.

I inherited it back in 2002.

If I was gentle on the accelerator I would average approx 47 MPG Highway.
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Old 01-26-2013, 02:52 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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We had a VW Beetle Diesel that got 40ish.
We currently have a 12 F0rd Fusion Hybrid that gets high 30's to low 40's
Recently drove a couple of random year Prii that got mid 50's with no special driving.
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Old 01-26-2013, 03:11 PM
 
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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That would be the 1967 Cortina GT that I drove about 1972. it had a 1500CC 4 banger, Weber 2 barrel, 4 speed stick and got 36 MPG around town, 44 highway. I won the British Week Car Rally (San Francisco) in that, still have the trophy given to me by Jackie Stewart.
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Old 01-26-2013, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Butler County Ohio and Winters in Florida
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1986 Honda Civic Si .....50 MPG Highway

Last edited by ghostrider7811; 01-26-2013 at 08:02 PM.. Reason: 6 not 5
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Old 01-26-2013, 10:34 PM
 
Location: in the shed
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My 1982 Chevrolet S-10

Equipped with a 1.9 liter Isuzu G200 engine and a 4 speed manual Isuzu transmission.
No power brakes, no power steering, no a/c, no power anything, not even a radio.
Bone stock, long bed.

28 MPG city @ 35 miles per hour

36 MPG highway @ 55 miles per hour

I put 335,000 on this truck in 14 years.
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Old 01-26-2013, 11:28 PM
 
Location: Vallejo
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Tesla Roadster. Infinity mpg. Actually, kind of a fun car too, although money no object I'd still prefer the gasoline powered Elise to it.
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Old 01-27-2013, 08:08 AM
 
Location: Center Township (Pittsburgh), PA
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My most fuel efficient vehicle is my 2008 Corvette.... Can easily get 28.5+ mpg on the highway.
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