KissThis

My lovely parents ( Right.. ) have struck again. A third car down the drain.

This time though they Fcuked up my tranny in my Suburban which cost me more then a winter driver.

I am in a Technical writing class and I am writing a final comparission report on gas prices and how it affects New Mexicans. This is TG related I promise.

For this report I was going to drive the Suburban and the Firebird for a month and compare the cost of filling up each vehicle, how often I had to fill them up and the average MPG on each vehicle.

I explained this to the teacher but she didn't listen. She wants my numbers from the Firebird, which I did not do.

So what I am asking you guys for is to answer the following questions for me. If you will.

Any help I get I will greatly appriciate..

How much does it cost you to fill up your TG?

How often do you fill up your TG?

On average how many miles a day do you drive?

What is the average MPG in your TG?

Thanks so much guys!

soulbounder

While I am currently not driving my thirdgen, I can give you what would be accurate numbers.

Roughly $25 for 10 gallons. I never let it get too low.

Usually once a week.

50 miles a day

~25mpg depending on driving conditions.

chevybenz

last receipt before wreck was 9.8 gals to top off, and 209 miles since previous top off, so ~ 21.3 mpg. That was a mix of freeway/ city driving.

Xophertony

my 2.8 (to mix it up) gets 23MPG city, on loonng trips it can get up to 35MPG. it costs about 30$ to fill the tank.

my new GTA has a messed up speedo, so i don't know any numbers on it yet....

hmmurdock_00

I got roughtly 22-23 mpg average driving roughtly 60 miles a day 5 days a week, basically like everyone else here. I had a 1992 Camaro RS 305 TBI if you needed to know.

also sometimes www.fueleconomy.gov is a good site to look this kind of stuff up.

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

is your car stock?

well, i'll chime in for the heavily modified croud:

roughly $28 to fill, once every 5 days.

i'll get close to 215 miles in one tank, this is highway/city mixed. roughly 15.4mpg.

if all i do is drive highway, i can get close to 22mpg, but that was with the hotrod 305...i'll be happy with 18highway with the new motor...lol!

irocbirdbuilder

about 25-30 bucks with 96 octane

can kill a tank in about 3 days, but drving "fun" since its not driven daily

couldnt tell you since its only a nice weather cruising car

bought 13 mpg

mw66nova

iTrader: (13)

96 octane!?!?!?!? jeez! send some of that good stuff my way!

btw, my g/f was up in south carolina and stopped at a gas station and they had 114 octane race fuel on tap there! said it was 5.499/gal...

PhAnToMs

iTrader: (2)

before my sunfire gt 3 months ago

35 miles a day give or take 10

filled up around 10 gallons each fill up around 30 bucks for that @93octain

every 4-5days

10 miles per gallon highway city mixed traveling 60-80mph for 20 of those 35 miles

Al Hasse

My 3.1 costs $30-$35 to fill up, driven about 49 miles/day for commute. City/Hwy average 18-20mpg. 195k on motor, just had timing chain replaced (first time to my knowledge).

KonArtist

iTrader: (1)

I fill up on 96 octane for about 28$-29$ right now. I get about 18city and 22-23highway. i also fill up about once every two weeks depending on the weather.

FirebirdNYC

33 dollars last time i filled up

fill up twice a week, every 4, 5 days

i drive about 70 miles a day

avg mpg id have to say 12 , if im doing 55


btw i drive a 1990 firebird 3.1

(yeh my v6 guzzles more gas then my boys v8)

jimp2001

'89 LO3 Camaro

20.28 miles per day, 6 days per week (city milage)
14mpg City/23mpg Hwy
+/- 8 gallons per week @ 2.54 per gallon (93 Octane)
+/- $20 per week for fuel

car is daily driver as long as there is no rain, snow, or salt on the ground

82knightrider

iTrader: (1)

around 30 to 40$.Depending on what grade gas I use



every 3-4 days



about 50



about 15 or so

this was all for my 83 CFI T/A.my other firebirds are down at the moment

KissThis

Wow, this was actually really interesting. Everyone gets about the same MPG and drives about the same mileage I do a day.

Thanks everyone for your input it was and will be a HUGE help!