400:confused miles. Can anybody tell me how to achieve 460-550 miles per thank. The car is in mint condition in and out, as out of factory!
How long have you driven your Elantra on one tank of gas?
How long have you driven your Elantra on one tank of gas? Meaning, it was full, you drove until you had to fill up 14+ gallons. How many miles (or kilometers converted into miles) did you go?
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Sell it, trade it for a manual, use a 2.75" intake and learn what speed the car "likes" best. overinflate the tires a little, look ahead...wait, haven't I ALREADY SAID THIS?
Thank you friend. I wish I`d find a manual but over here you barely can see hyundai at all. Even if I`d find one i don`t think I will.. mine is a 2005 gls, i use always only the best for it. I have 400 k miles on it, runs very well,and looks great, and other..... it was my former girlfriend`s car, I miss her and this is the only thing I have from her.... Definetly not worth to part with it....
Btw, is the CAI for 94-97 accord good for my car???? Anticipatly appreciate your answer
Btw, is the CAI for 94-97 accord good for my car???? Anticipatly appreciate your answer
I managed to do 465 miles on 16.15 gallons of gas. According to Hyundai this car only holds 55 liters or 14.5 gallons. I have a receipt for 16.15, I guess they were wrong. This equals 28.79 miles to the gallon. This is the 2002 Elantra GLS not one of the newer ones. I think this thread should have specified years of car.
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Wife's had my car for the last week and a half. It's been an experiment to see how we cna save more $$ on gas. She averages 37-40mpg out of her turd, when traffic sucks (like it has for the last week) it's 37, when it's easy it's 40. She ran 436 miles and we put in 11.9 gallons. 36.6mpg average. I drove her car last week.... scratch that.... I beat the **** out of her car last week and I got 35.6mpg. I average about 32.9 outta porky. So I think I lost my car. Maybe I can get some new springs/struts for the turd....
Ive done 500 many times. Stock size tires, ac usually on, try to avoid being at the front of the pack, set the cruise to about 68 and roll. nothing special beyond that.
Don't quite follow how you lost your car, unless u have to travel farther to work.Wife's had my car for the last week and a half. It's been an experiment to see how we cna save more $$ on gas. She averages 37-40mpg out of her turd, when traffic sucks (like it has for the last week) it's 37, when it's easy it's 40. She ran 436 miles and we put in 11.9 gallons. 36.6mpg average. I drove her car last week.... scratch that.... I beat the **** out of her car last week and I got 35.6mpg. I average about 32.9 outta porky. So I think I lost my car. Maybe I can get some new springs/struts for the turd....
Don't come cryin to us when you have to replace your charcoal canister back there.I managed to do 465 miles on 16.15 gallons of gas. According to Hyundai this car only holds 55 liters or 14.5 gallons. I have a receipt for 16.15, I guess they were wrong. This equals 28.79 miles to the gallon. This is the 2002 Elantra GLS not one of the newer ones. I think this thread should have specified years of car.
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Before I recently moved the best I had ever gotten was probably once on a roadtrip to my parents house. That's 444 miles and I still had about 1/8th tank left. I don't remember what the final mileage was.
I drive from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids every day for my daily commute and I've routinely gotten to 400+ but I never put more than 12.5 gallons in it. I've never been brave enough to ride more than a few minutes on the gas light.
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I drive from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids every day for my daily commute and I've routinely gotten to 400+ but I never put more than 12.5 gallons in it. I've never been brave enough to ride more than a few minutes on the gas light.
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I drive daily at 75-80mph for 120 miles, and though its going up on each tank I was averaging about 350 to begin with. As I figured out my route and began coasting instead of braking so much it has improved. I haven't pushed it, but I've been getting about 420 to each tank with about 13 gallons put in.Actualy, when you fill it up and till you hit half of the tank the car is more fuel efficient. Why? That`s another story
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People, where do you com wich such numbers: four hundred and something, five hundreds, and even six hundreds????? Are you sure is a elantra gas engine?? I could believe if were a diesel or hybrid, but not gas... Mine is a 2005 Elantra GLS, 2.0L auto trans. The car is in ideal condition, waxed, polished, all maintenance work done, only syntetic oil, name brand gas station (Shell-80 percent of the time, BP, Exxon), no passengers, no extra weight (I`m 156 LBS), everything kept at factory level, no dust- no rust no where, the car is never accelerated, almost never over 60-65 mph, and barely she gives me 400 US miles on a 12.5 galons tank of gas (regular, the one recomended by the manual). I also use addtives (Shell ones) in tank. Can anybody advise me how to achieve their milege??? Thanx.
P.S I live n the country- no hills, no traffic, keep the car for work and back, a 20-25 mile comute back and forward. And like I said- no trafic or trafic light, stop sign.
The coasting definitely helps. Consistently averaging 27mpg (+/- .4 mpg) now with the neutral coasting to lights and backside of bridges along with keeping it below 3k esp on take off.
I just filled up this morning and this tank I made an effort not to push it too hard. Still got to work on time but drove 70 - 75 instead of 80+. The odo clocked 466 and I still had 1.5 gallons in the tank according to the pump (I put in 13 gallons almost on the dot). The fuel light had been on for about 40 miles and the needle was just getting below the E line, which had me scared.
If you leave just a few minutes earlier, and drive 65, you'll save even more. Wind resistance increases exponentially as you increase speed. I think the hypermilers try to go 55mph tops.
^ Porky seems happiest at 67-69mph indicated on the taller 205/55/16's. 65 saw no improvement, 70 isn't much of a loss. anything over 3200rpms and the gas mileage frops DRASTICALLY with the XD's with 5spds (about 77mph indicated).
by the way thats the right math but the car holds 16 gallons. if your tank was completely empty, 11.9 gallons would be 3/4 of a tank. not 11.9 or even 13 for that matter!Wife's had my car for the last week and a half. It's been an experiment to see how we cna save more $$ on gas. She averages 37-40mpg out of her turd, when traffic sucks (like it has for the last week) it's 37, when it's easy it's 40. She ran 436 miles and we put in 11.9 gallons. 36.6mpg average. I drove her car last week.... scratch that.... I beat the **** out of her car last week and I got 35.6mpg. I average about 32.9 outta porky. So I think I lost my car. Maybe I can get some new springs/struts for the turd....
so its not 37 miles to the gallon. 37 to 40 miles a gallon? according to kellys blue book, the only non hybrid to get that fuel economy on average is the Smart cars, VW TDI, Mini cooper and the Toyota Yaris.
Now that we have straightened that out, who here drives more than 150 miles a day, 5 days a week? I drive 77 miles to work with a total of 150
No, the car does not hold 16 gallons. It is a 14.5gallon tank. Usable is closer to 13 gallons. If you put 16 gallons in A.) you got ripped off and B.) you overflled the charcoal canister. Say hello to your CEL for me.
http://beta.edmunds.com/hyundai/elantra/2002/features-specs.html
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car-specifications/09-int/2002/hyundai/elantra/index.html (55 liters is 14.53 gallons)
Not only are you wrong about the fuel tank, but you're also bat-**** crazy on how you figure fuel economy. You divide miles driven (436) by the gallons required to fill up, or gallons used (11.9). you don NOT figure it by the gallons the tank can hold.
http://beta.edmunds.com/hyundai/elantra/2002/features-specs.html
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car-specifications/09-int/2002/hyundai/elantra/index.html (55 liters is 14.53 gallons)
Not only are you wrong about the fuel tank, but you're also bat-**** crazy on how you figure fuel economy. You divide miles driven (436) by the gallons required to fill up, or gallons used (11.9). you don NOT figure it by the gallons the tank can hold.
So on an empty tank, car stalls and you pushed it in, your car only took 11.9 gallons? You expect us the believe that your car has a smaller tank than the rest of the EXD's on the road? I posted a receipt for 16.15 gallons of gas. According to the specs for the car it holds 14.5 gallons in the tank alone. The gas line holds more and the fill tube as well. 11.9 is absurd, just as you thinking your car got 37 miles to the gallon. I drive 40,000+ miles per year, 38,000 miles to work alone. 5 days a week, thats about 3,080 miles a month for work alone. I do 130 miles a day, freeway miles alone at 65-70 mph with very low traffic. So if I can't get 37 miles to the gallon, little alone 30, your full of sh!t!!!Wife's had my car for the last week and a half. It's been an experiment to see how we cna save more $$ on gas. She averages 37-40mpg out of her turd, when traffic sucks (like it has for the last week) it's 37, when it's easy it's 40. She ran 436 miles and we put in 11.9 gallons. 36.6mpg average. I drove her car last week.... scratch that.... I beat the **** out of her car last week and I got 35.6mpg. I average about 32.9 outta porky. So I think I lost my car. Maybe I can get some new springs/struts for the turd....
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I regularly fill over 14 gallons and get those miles. Your calling me out when this idiot thinks his car gets 37 miles to the gallon? Wow your a bigger idiot than he is. by the way I use alldata pro for my source which gets it from the manufacturer direct not some end user site.
No, the car does not hold 16 gallons. It is a 14.5gallon tank. Usable is closer to 13 gallons. If you put 16 gallons in A.) you got ripped off and B.) you overflled the charcoal canister. Say hello to your CEL for me.
http://beta.edmunds.com/hyundai/elantra/2002/features-specs.html
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car-specifications/09-int/2002/hyundai/elantra/index.html (55 liters is 14.53 gallons)
Are you people insane? Jesus folks, you run the car until it needs gas and you fill it up. Divide miles driven by the gallons used( what you put in). It's not ****ing rocket surgery here. Running your intank electric fuel pump continually low, or even empty, shortens the life of the pump. Running it below 1/4 tank is like running your engine witout oil and coolant. THe gasoline is not only the lubricant for the pump, but also what keeps it cool.
When did I say I ran it bone dry and pushed it to the pump? Ididn't. Ever. So pull yourhead out of your ***.
When did I say I ran it bone dry and pushed it to the pump? Ididn't. Ever. So pull yourhead out of your ***.
if you are getting 37 miles to the gallon, why can't hyundai produce a car that today delivers that mileage? Come on give us an answer?
Divide miles driven by the gallons used( what you put in).
how do you know how many exact gallons are left in the tank? Did you weigh it? Do you have magical powers? Are you channeling the dead? Did you empty out the rest of the gas? Or are you counting on one of those trip computer TOYS that you plug into the data port that won't tell you exactly what was used?
Please be real here. I had James setup this thread with the poll to get actual good info, not the fantasy; my d!ck is bigger than yours sh!t. Just the truth. So maybe you should post in the "off-topic" section your fantasy gas mileage and leave the f-cking thruth here.
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Also I have yet to have a fuel problem, your thoughts sound more like a myth
Divide miles driven by the gallons used( what you put in).
how do you know how many exact gallons are left in the tank? Did you weigh it? Do you have magical powers? Are you channeling the dead? Did you empty out the rest of the gas? Or are you counting on one of those trip computer TOYS that you plug into the data port that won't tell you exactly what was used?
Please be real here. I had James setup this thread with the poll to get actual good info, not the fantasy; my d!ck is bigger than yours sh!t. Just the truth. So maybe you should post in the "off-topic" section your fantasy gas mileage and leave the f-cking thruth here.
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Also I have yet to have a fuel problem, your thoughts sound more like a myth
No, the car does not hold 16 gallons. It is a 14.5gallon tank. Usable is closer to 13 gallons. If you put 16 gallons in A.) you got ripped off and B.) you overflled the charcoal canister. Say hello to your CEL for me.
http://beta.edmunds.com/hyundai/elantra/2002/features-specs.html
http://www.internetautoguide.com/car-specifications/09-int/2002/hyundai/elantra/index.html (55 liters is 14.53 gallons)
Not only are you wrong about the fuel tank, but you're also bat-**** crazy on how you figure fuel economy. You divide miles driven (436) by the gallons required to fill up, or gallons used (11.9). you don NOT figure it by the gallons the tank can hold.
OMG! Are you really that challenged? You don't need to know how much is in the tank. Just fill it up every time.how do you know how many exact gallons are left in the tank? Did you weigh it? Do you have magical powers? Are you channeling the dead? Did you empty out the rest of the gas? Or are you counting on one of those trip computer TOYS that you plug into the data port that won't tell you exactly what was used?
I'll try to make this easy for you.
1. Fill tank up
2. Reset trip odometer to zero
3. Drive
4. Fill up tank and note how many gallons you put in (shown on the gas pump)
5. Look at trip odometer
6. Divide miles on trip odometer by gallons you put in (shown on the gas pump)
7. Answer is MPG
8. go to step 2
EXAMPLE:
So lets say you filled the tank. Then you drove 350 miles. When you go back to fill up again you were able to put in 10 gallons. That means you got 35 miles per gallon.
The key is, you always fill up the same way every time you go to the gas station. That's what "fill up" means. You fill the tank until it's full. If you don't fill the tank every time you can't calculate the MPG correctly.
EPA estimates for my larger and heavier Tucson with a V6-automatic are 18-city, 24-highway, 20-mpg combined (source). I drive about 50% city / 50% highway and regularly average 24-mpg with a high of 28-mpg. The keys are easy driving, light acceleration, coasting, and keeping top speeds low.
I never run my tank low. It holds 17.2 gallons and I've only had the gas light come on a few times. Once just to see when it comes on and a few times on long highway trips. My light comes on with approx 2.5 gal left in the tank. I'm estimating that based on the few times I've filled up after the light came on. When that happened I could get in approx 14.5 gallons. I try to never let it get that low and I usually don't have to. I usually fill up every Friday after work and that works out to anywhere between 250 to 310 miles and about 10.5 to 12.5 gallons.
if you are getting 37 miles to the gallon, why can't hyundai produce a car that today delivers that mileage? Come on give us an answer?
uM, they do. Have you not seen the new Sonata? Different driving styles and different driving conditions, different fuel miztures.... Porky was a 38mpg highway car back a few years back, but I've changed some things and the ethanol content has onlybeen rising.
It doesn't MATTER how many gallons are in the tank. You fill up, drive, refill. miles/gallons. How is this so hard to comprehend? I've had documented tank after tank inthe mid to high 30's. Now it's "fiction"? Quit being the little whiney ***** that you are and grow up.
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A.) Yes he is. He also doesn't believe an elantra when driven by a non-hormonal teenager can get over 30mpg as well....OMG! Are you really that challenged?
The key is, you always fill up the same way every time you go to the gas station. That's what "fill up" means. You fill the tank until it's full. If you don't fill the tank every time you can't calculate the MPG correctly.
B.) even if you don't, if you keep a "running tally" on your mileage it will average out those "shortfills" and the over fills. Car has averaged around 33mpg since new. Those early years it was getting 24-26mpg, the later years 33-38mpg. Went from 9mile stop-n-go drives to 22-35 mile highway drives at steady speed.
edit: i GUESS he'll never believe that a 19' long 5500lb V8 truck gets 24mpg on the highway either.... orthat a 2000 Accent Sedan gets 39 on a regular basis.
i FORGOT to mention, I'm not correcting for tire size on my calculations. We actually drive about 4% more than the odometer shows.
I have been getting around 33mpg in my auto xd about the last month or so since I put the stock manifold on and replaced the muffler on it.
zRight now in my car I have driven 492 miles and I have about an 1/8 of a tank left.
zRight now in my car I have driven 492 miles and I have about an 1/8 of a tank left.
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