gas millage

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:56 am

i hit 40mpg once...that was even with my cai,tb,catback goin around 75 all highway....

01NeonSnooZer · Post by **01NeonSnooZer** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:56 pm

I get about 29-30 mixed driving. Road trip 2 weeks ago got 31-32 @ 750-80mph and then on the way back, the guy I was following was towing a trailer and we were doing about 50 for 5 hours and I went almost 300 miles on just a hair over half a tank. 286 miles or something like that. I did the math and it came out to 44mpg and change. Friggin awesome. I been driving 5 miles under the speed limit since then. but I usually avaerage roughly 90-100 mile per every quarter tank. But mine's on '01.

EDIT: And BTW, it was about 30 degrees F the whole time.

blk94z28 · Post by **blk94z28** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:50 pm

I avg 30mpg give or take a little with a mix of city, highway. My best was 36mpg which was mostly highway.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:57 pm

in my old 05 ATX SXT I got around 20-23 City.. 30 on the Highway

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 12:59 am

20-23 with a plugged cat converter atx 00 Plymouth now its gutter an i haven't checked if it went up!

atom · Post by **atom** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:27 pm

titansxt wrote:SXT: 20-25 city.
SRT: 10-12 city.

Not sure on highway for either one. If you have an 03 ATX neon I swear there is a gas eating problem. A lot of 03 people complain about their MPG. Or, so I have seen. I think there is a problem since its a new PCM and everything and by 04 it was fixed.

Thats what I have and I get great mileage on the highway. I drove a 200 mile trip and used less then half a tank, but that was about 50mph in the snow. Its all how you drive it guys, I know i can get about 10mpg in the city sometimes.

cbjones26 · Post by **cbjones26** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:10 am

well i gutted my cat. converter before i was getting about 60 miles on a 1/4 of a tank driven like 50 -55mph now im getting 75 1/4 driven 80-90 mph so im guessing if i drive like a good boy 60 mph i should be getting at least 30 mpg!!

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:12 am

I'm getting around 26 lately. Sure miss the '95- I used to get high 30's to low 40's most of the time back then.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:22 pm

i got 24.65mpg on my last tank, all highway. i'm disappointed, since i only got into boost once or twice to pass slow moving retards in the left lane. average speed @ 70mph.

AMilbut · Post by **AMilbut** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:28 am

I went from D.C. to Virginia Beach last night, a little over 200 miles, and I am a smidge over half a tank still. So I'd say that's around 40 mpg. All of it was of course spilt between 95S, 295, and 64.

squideh · Post by **squideh** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:12 am

I've only filled it up once, as I bought the car <2 weeks ago xD

But I got about 25-26 on that tank.

Jerome Adams · Post by **Jerome Adams** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:50 pm

25-26 avg. with "spirited" city driving.

It would be fun to see what a Neon built for just MPG could do. Skinny, hard tires...lots of weight redux, no accessories, etc.

Xtian · Post by **Xtian** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 6:55 pm

26 in city (usually city driving)
32-34 on highway

clancaster23 · Post by **clancaster23** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:35 pm

I took a trip to Cleveland and back going 75-80 the whole way and back and got about 25 to the gallon. Not the best but not too bad. Only mods are CAI. Condidering replacing both O2 seonsor and see if tha thelps. Just replaced wires and plugs today.

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:34 pm

01NeonSnooZer wrote:I get about 29-30 mixed driving.

I have been getting about the same..... 29-31 mpg in "mixed" driving.
2000 Plymouth LX, with manual everything (trans, windows, etc.)

This is during winter, with the temps in the 15-30 deg.F (-30-25 C) range.
I expect that gas mileage will get better as it warms up outside and gas stations start switching to the "summer" blend of gasoline ....

-Nick

mrs.neon03 · Post by **mrs.neon03** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:01 am

I'm either an unconscious lead foot or there's something wrong with my car because my gas mileage has been a pretty regular 19-21 mpg all winter (it's been really cold...) and now that it's warmer I'm getting roughly 23-26 and that's city driving.

For some reason I thought Neon's were rated at about 20-23 mpg... I wonder why everyone (but me) is getting much higher?

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:43 pm

mrs.neon03 wrote:I'm either an unconscious lead foot or there's something wrong with my car because my gas mileage has been a pretty regular 19-21 mpg all winter (it's been really cold...) and now that it's warmer I'm getting roughly 23-26 and that's city driving.

For some reason I thought Neon's were rated at about 20-23 mpg... I wonder why everyone (but me) is getting much higher?

Is yours an automatic trans, or manual ??

Manuals get considerably better gas mileage than the automatic Neons do.

-Nick

mrs.neon03 · Post by **mrs.neon03** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:48 pm

NickKo wrote:
mrs.neon03 wrote:I'm either an unconscious lead foot or there's something wrong with my car because my gas mileage has been a pretty regular 19-21 mpg all winter (it's been really cold...) and now that it's warmer I'm getting roughly 23-26 and that's city driving.

For some reason I thought Neon's were rated at about 20-23 mpg... I wonder why everyone (but me) is getting much higher?
Is yours an automatic trans, or manual ??

Manuals get considerably better gas mileage than the automatic Neons do.

-Nick

It's an automatic... I can't be the only one with an automatic around here!

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:50 pm

mrs.neon03 wrote:
NickKo wrote: Manuals get considerably better gas mileage than the automatic Neons do.

-Nick
It's an automatic... I can't be the only one with an automatic around here!

Now you know why everyone around here talks about swapping their automatic Neons over to a Manual trans.

-Nick

yako0020 · Post by **yako0020** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:25 pm

i like that cobalt better

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:36 pm

I just drove to the beach and got 39 MPGl; WITH AN ATX! usually going around 65-70 ( too many speeding tickets to drive fast)

I was pretty excited about it, but i usually get about 27-30 mixed city and highway.

-Jacob

Halfbreed · Post by **Halfbreed** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:11 am

I'm getting about 400km per tank.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:53 am

The SRT actually achieved 32 MPG Wednesday, the best so far.

shtoopid · Post by **shtoopid** » Thu May 01, 2008 8:54 am

I get 33 no matter how easy I go on the pedal... no matter how fast or slow I go. I've stayed under 60 for a tank and drove it like a little old lady. 33 mpg.

I drive it like a mad man... 33mpg.

GT Neon · Post by **GT Neon** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:14 pm

2002 Base ATX - was getting 23mpg mixed driving. Changed out plugs, wires, and filter getting close to 28mpg with mixed driving. BTW - is there a little light with sound "ding" that comes on when you hit 2 gallons until empty like the 1gn's had? I haven't hit it yet and it has gotten close to the red part of gauge near empty several times.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:57 pm

Yes. Freaked me out when I was listening to The Smashing Pumpkins, as one of their songs has that same sound.

Mach · Post by **Mach** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:28 pm

Got 31-32 mpg on the last fillup. About 85% highway.

338 miles on 10.7 galllons.

Base 2002 MTX with srt4 stuts/shocks on 17's and 50 series tires.

jake_tim · Post by **jake_tim** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:01 pm

GT Neon wrote:2002 Base ATX - was getting 23mpg mixed driving. Changed out plugs, wires, and filter getting close to 28mpg with mixed driving. BTW - is there a little light with sound "ding" that comes on when you hit 2 gallons until empty like the 1gn's had? I haven't hit it yet and it has gotten close to the red part of gauge near empty several times.

Nope, and ive ran mine to the "E" line.

-Jacob

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:06 pm

It does have a light. I got it so low the fuel light started flashing. The needle was rite above the peg

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GT Neon · Post by **GT Neon** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:16 pm

So it is the last chance light when you are about to run out of fuel? Sounds like dynomite engineering there......