Gray02GT said:Closing a thread that has nothing but info because it is subjective would be silly, it's very valuable info for some people, especially those who are looking to buy and gas mileage is a concern.
It's totally NOT silly. Looking at many mpg stats for different drivers, who yes are all in different conditions, you get a hell of a lot better picture of the car's MPG than what's stated by the maker and when somebody pops into the thread and sees they're way off from what others are getting he can then begin to troubleshoot why. At a minimum it's nice to see where you're standing compared to other drivers of the same car. By far not a silly topic.gp001 said:This topic is pretty subjective wouldn't ya say guys? air temp, humidity, road condition, tire inflation, driving style, terrain (inclines, declines), wind conditions (head, tail, side, mph, etc...), fuel quality, tune of car, weight (of occupants, trunk items, etc), .......................................................... ALL play a part in fuel mileage.
I wont close the thread (yet), but just wanted to point out the silliness of it all
Berserker said:It's totally NOT silly. Looking at many mpg stats for different drivers, who yes are all in different conditions, you get a hell of a lot better picture of the car's MPG than what's stated by the maker and when somebody pops into the thread and sees they're way off from what others are getting he can then begin to troubleshoot why. At a minimum it's nice to see where you're standing compared to other drivers of the same car. By far not a silly topic.
Berserker said:It's totally NOT silly. Looking at many mpg stats for different drivers, who yes are all in different conditions, you get a hell of a lot better picture of the car's MPG than what's stated by the maker and when somebody pops into the thread and sees they're way off from what others are getting he can then begin to troubleshoot why. At a minimum it's nice to see where you're standing compared to other drivers of the same car. By far not a silly topic.
Yea, it's interesting to freaking know the range you get across drivers. One would of course be an idiot to look at one person's mpg report and make anything definitive out of it. But knowing that you have a range of drivers and a range of conditions and looking at that whole picture is useful and as I said, if for nothing else, interesting to see. It's just a thread with infomation provided by individual drivers of a car. To look at one person's report of 10mpg in the city and go "OMG" would be yes, "silly" I don't think or see anyone doing that or being that stupid. You take from it what you want but useless it is not. With your outlook, one might as well view all research studies with a wide range of variable as pointless and useless and that's just not true.gp001 said:So, if i coast down a 2 mile decline with a tail wind and report my MPG someone reading this will get a better picture of MPG for driving up an incline with a headwind?
Or, if I floor it at every stoplight it will give someone a better picture of their mpg when driving their grandmother to church?
while these are extreme examples, I hope you see my point: silly
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