26 mpg

[gothguydante]

yeah my auto isn't doing to well on gas but it's still doing alot better then most tho... oh yeah and maybe the oil in the intake is causing such a loss but oh well i just thought i would tell you all cause i'm happy... my old car only got 17mpg if i drove like a granny.. and i drive crazy in the festiva so it's awesome so what do you people with auto's usual get?

[geezerstiva]

ouch... 26 mpg in a festiva! i have a 4 speed, and i think that the high gear ratio is the same... i'm getting 35-36. maybe autos are heavier or something...

[Ogrestiva]

auto's generally get less gas mileage, but 26 is a little low. to the best of my knowledge an auto should get about 35-37, but I'm not entirely certain. are you losing oil?

[geezerstiva]

a little, but i think its all leak and no burn, cause i got no smoke at all, even when its cold. got to figure out where the leaks are, think its oil pan gasket and VC gasket, but i'm not sure.

[FB71]

my auto gets 30-32 mpg highway at 70-75mph

[freshtiva]

Autos are junk ! Who came up with that drive ratio ????????????? I wont drive my autos. Its a joke after driving five speeds. RPM at 70 MPH on an auto = RPM on a five speed at 90 MPH. Major design flaw IMO.

[FB71]

agreed, but it's nice for commuting in Baltimore/Washington DC traffic. Power will be a bit better with a B6 swap...

[xanthinic12]

Power will be a bit better with a B6 swap...

the extra 20 horses are defintly noticable! and i get the same gas milage

[CHills]

Autos are junk ! Who came up with that drive ratio ????????????? I wont drive my autos. Its a joke after driving five speeds. RPM at 70 MPH on an auto = RPM on a five speed at 90 MPH. Major design flaw IMO.

Glad I didn't settle for an auto when I was looking for a Festy.

[Nerd Racing]

Do you guys think an Auto from an aspire might have a better drive ratio?

[gothguydante]

well i might be burning oil but i only think it burns oil on start up but when i take off the tube that goes to my air filter there is oil in there it hasn't made it to the filter but it;s still there....

[Safety Guy]

My '93GL with auto & B6 swap gets around 26 mpg average going to and from work, which is a combination of roughly equal highway and city, with a somewhat heavy right foot.

Highway mileage on longer trips is around 37 mpg.

I didn't think I'd like a small car with auto, but I've grown fond of it. It's nice when you want to drink some coffee, etc. Just no full course spaghetti meals! Too distracting.

As for the Aspire auto swap, I may still do it. The Aspire has a lower final drive for better pickup and a lockup torque converter in 3rd gear, which should make up for some of the potential fuel economy loss.

Karl

[muscle_Car1]

agreed, but it's nice for commuting in Baltimore/Washington DC traffic. Power will be a bit better with a B6 swap...

Even with that it sux. I suck down 20's mpg in the auto where I can drive it like I stole it in the stick & get low-mid 30's

[Safety Guy]

I think the worst I've gotten in my '93GL B6/ATX was 24.5 mpg in daily driving. The cause: heavy right foot plus not keeping an eye on the tire pressures. I think I let one or two tires drop down to 28 psi. Normally I run 33 psi.

Luxstiva's best was around 28 mpg in daily driving.

If I could force myself to drive like Mother Goose (without the goose) I could probably return 29 or 30 mpg.

Karl

[litesong]

yeah my auto isn't doing to well on gas but it's still doing alot better then most tho...

My Festiva, early in its life got as high as 53MPG. Over the years, it got less MPG, until last year it sometimes was only giving mid-30MPG. I changed my plug wires & timing belt & Festiva now gives 50+MPG when crossing 5500 foot mountain passes.