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37mpg highway.. gosh that is such total and utter bullcrap.

I got a 98 manual and the best I ever got was about 30mpg highway driving down in Florida and I was driving highway for hours at a time.

I usually get about 26-29 mpg 75% highway 25% city.

37mpg is total bullcrap. No way.

Just went to Flordia, from SC.

8 Hour drive.

443 mile trip. 12 gallon tank, perspectively 36 miles a gallon. Got to the hotel on fumes, but made it.

159k on engine, no major changes to engine. Big speaker enclosure in the hatch. Manual Trannie.

Went between 65-75mph whole way.

I know this is for real, being I charge my employer mileage, and get my gas receipts paid back.

This post has been edited by rave2n: Feb 21, 2011 - 11:05 AM

And here my old '95 ST got 18mpg =_=

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the tank is 16 gallon. So you were getting 27-30 mpg which is typically what I get.

Wow I'm pissed. My 94 5s only gets about 24-25 average. I've replaced filter, plugs, plug wires, coil, and distributor rotor......FAIL.

necroing the thread. My GT with a hole in the flex pipe gets around 26-27 light foot driving.... mostly city.... need to get that hole fix....

ill try and contribute my mileage on beams motor once I correct my air/fuel ratio issue. I heard it was somewhere around 22 city and 30 highway???

hmm i have never been able to put more than 13.5 gallons in mine, i guess it means i can drive on E alot longer then i thought

do not drive your car till its gets to e or until the gas light shows up. It's recommended by the manufacture of all car companies to keep your gas tank filled above the quarter line. This way your fuel pump is always being cooled by the fuel inside the gas tank!!! or else your fuel pump will eventually seize over time...

3rd gen 3s-gte.

While cruising normal, average of 10 liter per 100 km
Normal cruising, with traffic-light sprints 12,5 liter per 100km
Fast cruising 20 liter per 100km
Averages of city and highway together


These are factory specs:
At 90 km/h: 7.5 liter/100 km
At 120 km/: 9.4 liter/100 km
City: 11.6 liter/100 km

I guess I have to change my driving style

10 litres per 100km is great for normal driving! I wouldn't be able to help boosting it EVERYWHERE so its probably lucky I have a godawful 5SFE lol.

Same, from E, mine only takes 13.5....I never take it below a quarter expect for large trips like that.

Anyone confirm..?

This post has been edited by rave2n: May 10, 2011 - 10:56 PM

Hi, Guys! Well I just calculated my MPG and I am doing city driving 22.7 MPG. Not so good comparing with most of you, pals!
I just got a new Oxigen sensor=denso by the way, i noticed better MPG but i should be around 26 or 27 MPG. So what i should do to my car to get a better MPG. My spark plugs are new, cables are about 40000 miles old(NKG), new air filter, 30000 miles ago I changed dist cap and rotor. Also my EGR valve is not working properly, i got an engine code=insufficient flow. Do you think that if i clean it, I can get better MPG. Any other suggestion would be appreciated! My celica has already 170000 miles and leaking some oil.

Best i ever had with my 94 st is 6.6 l/100km on highway with a lightly damaged piston ring (185psi comp beside 210 for the others). So i guess those numbers are good and/or my 6gen is still in good shape afther all. I think she usually drinks 7.7l/100km for summer all around performances.

i deliver pizza... i live on e. guess i'll save some cash for when i eventually kill the fuel pump

I always take mine down to E and always calculate my mileage when I fill up. All stock 94 St with 240k miles. I have never needed a fuel pump and ain't worried about it at all. Honestly, how many electric motors do you folks know of that have seized because of not being submerged in a liquid? I'm thinking like ZERO!

I do wish I could get over 30 mpg. 40+ sounds ludicrous.

This post has been edited by jimboggs: Jun 9, 2011 - 10:33 AM

We on the same boat lol, except my tune up is to come. I get about 25~ mpg, which ain't bad but I want that 30 **** everyone else is hitting.



Good to know, thanks for informing me .

I totally agree. my 94 gt gets babied by me. 75% highway, 25% city i'm lucky to get 29-30mpg. I got 37 one time on a trip to Long Island through the mountains. I was following my step dads truck with a big trailer full of steel on it to do a job. 37.6 mpg due to DRAFTING. So I guess we shouldn't drive fast and we should always follow semi-trucks.

HOWEVER, if you look at my profile you'll see my recent deer accident, post accident (new plugs, wires and distributor) i got 32 pretty easily..... for two weeks
I think I had my timing a little advanced and after the computer "fixed" that by retarding the timing, i'm back to 28.75 mpg. See here for the confirmation
http://www.toyotacelicaonline.com/timing.htm

alright well I got a solid figure for beams redtop

I got 340 miles from a full tank driving streets only!! all the way till the gas light turned on. When the Gas light turns on it means you have two gallons left right???

So 340 miles (street miles) divided by 14 gallons = 24.5 miles per gallon when shifting between 2,500 rpm and 3,000 rpm. I always keep my speed at 45-50mph max while on the streets.

i'd say thats not too bad...

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Aug 21, 2016 - 4:08 PM

Just an updated on my situation; I'm getting between 300 and 375 miles on a 12.5 gal fill-up - the lower number the more I drive in the city and the higher number the more I drive on the highway. I'm averaging between 27 and 34MPG usually.

Only recent work has been new intake, new battery, header, and bottom o2 sensor replacement.