What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[200KGPGTP]

As you can see....


He's getting 39 in the worst stop and go conditions - delivering papers. So while 37 sounds good to some people for a festiva it's not good.

Meh......... Granted I do stop a lot, but I drive about 70 miles in about 2 hours which means my average speed is 35.... I feel I should be getting better yet.

What a wuss drive it to the edge!:p

521 miles and 10.11 gallons!

That's hard to believe, LOL

[Pu241]

Furthest I went was 445.1 miles and used 9.03 gallons...........

What a wuss drive it to the edge!:p

521 miles and 10.11 gallons!

[Pu241]

OK, lets see if this makes you feel better:

Fueled tank completely up:
ODO = 144,905.9 left Ripley, WV
Drove highway all the way to West Point, VA
Refueled 7.936 gallons
Odo =145,316.5
GPS says 396.0 (use GPS for MPG calculations because of the 155/80/12's I'm running)
Average spd 57.3 mph
MPG 49.9
Now that was in the mountains to the shore essentially net down hill. But still a lot of uphill going through the mountains.
Return trip
Stopped at same station and refueled to the maximum because gas is always 20¢ cheaper in Ripley than i Ravenswood.
Fuel = 7.953 gallons
Odo = 145,720.8
GPS = 390.0
Average spd = 57.8 MPH
MPG = 49.0

This with a Festiva with a known alignment issue, worn driver-side tire, down pipe in need of replacement, and the left rear brake ever so slightly engaged or possibly bearing going. Not to mention the CEL light going on and off.
But I did have a grill block both top and bottom.
Think what could be done with some lowering springs, real gas, and flat terrain!

[kellen302]

Run it on Jack... I bet you'll get better mpg's. Also today I got the horn I pulled out of an '86 Fleetwood in. The Horns on theose era caddy's are on the driverside, in the fender behind the headlight. There is an access hole to get at the. I mounted the horn on a bolt that was holding the wire bracket for an O2 sensor on the front radiator/hood latch bracing. Then pulled the wire up from the stock location and extended it.

[Darlo]

Go ahead ya'll, lay it on! Just bust my bubble!! I was felling good about my increasing MPG. Now I'm depressed, gonna go drown my sorrows in a bottle of Jack Daniels. Ya'll leave me alone....sob.

You cant afford Jack Daniels because you are spending so much on gas! :p

[navdoc101]

Go ahead ya'll, lay it on! Just bust my bubble!! I was felling good about my increasing MPG. Now I'm depressed, gonna go drown my sorrows in a bottle of Jack Daniels. Ya'll leave me alone....sob.

[Oren09]

I thought mine was doing alright. I average about 35-39 with real world driving and highway at 55MPH. Mixed with city, obviously. I get 44-52 at 55MPH straight highway.

[Charlie1717]

I averaged low 40's with my 91 4 speed and I drove in a hilly area everyday. Oh and I DROVE it hard. I bet you have something simple that will easily push you over the 40 mark

[neanderpaul]

As you can see....

Filled up again, 39 for the third tank in a row.

He's getting 39 in the worst stop and go conditions - delivering papers. So while 37 sounds good to some people for a festiva it's not good.

[neanderpaul]

37 is the beginning of okay. I drove one with 235k five speed with air. Full fresh tune up. Running it sort of hard I got 44. I've had others with a 5 speed and lower miles on a full fresh tune up get 37 run the same way. Of course some break 50 with conservative driving. I was NOT happy with 37. That's why I asked if you had an auto. I never broke 33 on my auto no matter how I drove it. Some have gotten 36 from the auto.

[Darlo]

I DRIVE it, I don't drive like a little old lady. And yes tires are inflated proper, e brake not ingaged,brearings good. I thought over 300 miles on a single tank was acceptable. Its gettig better with each fillup.

All I am saying is this.....EVEN when I "DROVE" it really hard and crazy, I still got over 40mpg......This leads me to think there is something up with yours? May be a simple fix? It is good to see it is improving with each fill though!

I would only need 6-6.5 gallons to go 300 miles, and I often would surpass 400 miles at around 8.2-9 gallons.........

Furthest I went was 445.1 miles and used 9.03 gallons...........

[navdoc101]

I DRIVE it, I don't drive like a little old lady. And yes tires are inflated proper, e brake not ingaged,brearings good. I thought over 300 miles on a single tank was acceptable. Its gettig better with each fillup.

[Darlo]

Says the guy with a sail on his hatch! Lol

HAHA, that was more of an anti-sail, lol.....A sail would increase the Cd (drag coefficient) and the Kamm back would decrease it.......I miss my car! I hope it is doing well!

This is the wiki page on Kammbacks ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback

Take a look here ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_coefficient

And this one lists cars by Cd --->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automob...ag_coefficient

[htchbck]

Do you have a sail on the roof? (that one was a joke, lol)

Says the guy with a sail on his hatch! Lol

[Darlo]

5sp.

You should really check into that then!

My lowest fill up (out of 66 fills) was 41.4 mpg, and I had to really try to get such a bad number (bad compared to my other numbers). So there is something going on with yours if you are getting your BEST at under 40mpg!

How do you drive it?
Are your tires inflated properly?
What speed are you running on the HWY?
Might your E-brake be slightly engaged while driving?
Bad bearings?
Do you have a sail on the roof? (that one was a joke, lol)