25-28 mpg.

[bhazard]

http://www.fuelly.com/driver/bhazard/festiva

Looks like I averaged 47ish during my time driving it. Best is 52.9 though. Highway trip with two bikes hanging off the back and a bunch of camping stuff inside.

Just keep the rpms as low as possible. Do the speed limit. An auto might be better suited to cruising around town at 35 or so than 65 on the freeway.

Could always try an aspire auto swap. Those had lockup torque converters, probably good for a few hwy mpg.

[neanderpaul]

I've known a few carby 5 speeds to regularly get 48-49.

[DriverOne]

O.O Oh God. Um, yeah... On my way back from Raliegh a few weeks ago, I calculated that I got 36.7mpg on a carby 5-speed at an average speed of 67mph.

[Moldboy01]

Sorry guys, he was the first one to welcome me and help me out. He gave me a motor for like 50 dollars, and brought it to me. Shore going to miss that guy.

[neanderpaul]

Ok yall talked me into it, going to start rounding up parts to do the swap. Dean (V8 Festiva) I may need some help with this one.

PM sent.

[hotfordcat]

Yeah high 20's outta an auto @ 75mph. I can sometimes get 34 outta a B6 5speed driving like a bat outta hell

I get 34mpg all the time with my B6 5spd. Hardly ever under 75mph.

[Moldboy01]

Ok yall talked me into it, going to start rounding up parts to do the swap. Dean (V8 Festiva) I may need some help with this one.

[Evil D]

Well this explains why mine hasn't been as great as i expected.

[resuwrecked]

when my old stiva was stock (93l) no matter how hard i drove it i never could get worse than 36mpg. driven normal i got 42-44. driven easy i got 46.

[r34king]

4 years, 1 tune up, 5 sp, driven like a race car i still get 35 in the city and 50 on the highway

[muscle_Car1]

Yeah high 20's outta an auto @ 75mph. I can sometimes get 34 outta a B6 5speed driving like a bat outta hell

[neanderpaul]

http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27940

[neanderpaul]

I used to get 33 religiously in my 93 auto in town or highway AC or not floored for a whole tank or feathered for a tank. Then I ran it hard on the highway and started getting 26. I put in some fuel investor cleaner and will update as soon as that tank is out.

[Festiva_Fred]

ok, so if i do the 5 speed swap is it going to help that much?

definitely! you'd get at least 35-45 mpg then, alot of people have got around 50 mpg with a 5 spd festiva.

[Moldboy01]

ok, so if i do the 5 speed swap is it going to help that much?