Unless gas hits $10 gallon I'm gonna always drive a V8. Well maybe a V10 too, LOL! I ride the bike when possible. My truck actually gets about 18 MPG highway driving, but I do mixed driving.
46mpg?
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You're right, it's a really long article and has big numbers and, ugh, facts in it. I'll see if I can find something with pictures for you.
I get 50-55 mpg when I on the highway and 60 when off the highway on my bike.
My car (Ford Focus SEL 2012) gets 36-37 during the coldest months, and I have seen 39 during the warmest week of last month. Hoping to see 40 in the summer! And it probably couldn't beat a V8 from a line (well, there's really no "probably" about that), but for normal every day driving it is very quick and handles great. Feels like it should get worse gas mileage for the way it moves. Funny thing, when I bought it, the average MGP stored in the computer was 30.... How was the poor thing driven before?
My car (Ford Focus SEL 2012) gets 36-37 during the coldest months, and I have seen 39 during the warmest week of last month. Hoping to see 40 in the summer! And it probably couldn't beat a V8 from a line (well, there's really no "probably" about that), but for normal every day driving it is very quick and handles great. Feels like it should get worse gas mileage for the way it moves. Funny thing, when I bought it, the average MGP stored in the computer was 30.... How was the poor thing driven before?
Rich007
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Let me guess Milt, you voted for Obama and Feinstien too right? Sorry but I'm with Scott, when gas gets to $10 a gallon then I'll think about "conservation" until then people like you will drive a Prius and people like me will run up on you in the fast lane with brights flashing to pass.
im at 48 mpg after 1300 miles logged on regular fuel i ride around 6-8k on the tach id say im a spirited rider lol
geekmaster
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I religiously track my mileage in my Honda CR-V, but I've decided that I don't want to even bother with the FZ6R. Part of my mileage tracking mentality makes me try to get the best mileage possible, and I just want to enjoy the power of the FZ6R, so I'm not tracking it anymore. I did track it once and I think I was getting 46 mpg on that tank.
Mine is always getting 50 mpg but knowing my speedo is 5 mph faster then actual so I am thinking I am getting more like 46 47 mpg. Also I am excited I found a gas station that has 93 supreme with NO ethanol.
Also don't get me started on the hole Prius thing.... how much do those batteries cost again? For the money I would rather buy 2 or 3 mid 90's Honda Civic's to conserve on gas or buy a diesel powered Jetta. It has been proved many times over and over again diesel is cleaner for the environment and offers more fuel efficiency then gas.
Also don't get me started on the hole Prius thing.... how much do those batteries cost again? For the money I would rather buy 2 or 3 mid 90's Honda Civic's to conserve on gas or buy a diesel powered Jetta. It has been proved many times over and over again diesel is cleaner for the environment and offers more fuel efficiency then gas.
I'm pretty sure we're not supposed to be discussing politics, unless something's changed. I wonder how who I voted for is related to my driving. I tend to stay in the far right lane when I'm in my car, and the far left when I'm on my bike. If you come up behind me in my car with your brights flashing, I'll probably give you the finger and slow down (remember, I'm in the right lane). If I'm on my bike in the left lane and you do the same thing, it's a crap shoot. Sometimes I move over, sometimes I ignore you.
None, as far as I know are related to how I voted.
Rich007
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Plus the Jetta drivers drive like normal people and they have plenty of power.
In defense of Prius owners the battery's have a good warranty and last quite awhile and the brakes last forever. Don't get me wrong, I would never condone driving one but all you really have to do is oil changes and air filters with a couple of light bulbs mixed in.
Can you cite a few reliable sources? Everything I've found says that newer diesels are better than before, get great mileage, but are still behind gas engines in emission.
Depends what type of emissions you're talking about.
Diesels are better in terms of CO2 emission, the primary greenhouse gas.
They are somewhat worse in terms of NOx emissions, which contributes to smog. However, they are far, far cleaner than they used to be.
They are significantly worse in terms of SOA (carbon particle) emissions. Even the newest "clean" 50-state legal diesels are worse than gasoline, but again much cleaner than they used to be. This also is a contributor to smog and was the major issue keeping them out of California for many years.
There have been a couple of studies done on the latter issue in the past couple of years. The first one was done in LA suggesting that gasoline was the major contributor to SOAs, and later disproved by a better constructed study done at Lawrence Berkeley labs.
I have this mentality as well. I still track my mileage just to know what I am getting, but when it comes time to fill up, it is what it is. I'm just a curious person about gas mileage. My 6R recently has been getting about 47 mpg highway/city. I haven't tracked it just using the highway yet though. My truck, (2003 Chevy Trailblazer) depending on how I drive, gets high 15 city and 23 highway.
I don't necessarily pay attention to how efficiently I drive on the 6R, but I do love tracking mpg for the fun of it. I have been averaging 53-55 mpg over the last 5 tanks. In my car (2010 Ford Fusion Sport AWD), I get 20 in the city and about 26-30 on the highway. If cars had emotions, mine would have left me due to jealousy of the 6R and all the attention she gets.. 
Invader Jim
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That may not be correct. I have checked my odometer vs google maps trips distance on 4 separate 150+ trips and found that my odometer is consistently within 1% of google maps. The speedometer seems off about 7% so clearly those two components do not share the same error margin in my case. I have a 2011 stock bike.