Originally posted by timstour:
Originally posted by mystique97:
I have a 97 ZETEC ATX and it gets bad gas mileage when its warm it gets about 220-250 MPG (about 355-400 KPG) and now since its getting colder I'm at like 170-180 MPG (270-290 KPG) and its at a quarter tank left! I dont know whats up thats weak for a 4 banger I calculate I should get about over at least 300 MPG or greater (482 KPG) well of course this is mostly city driving too, so if anyone has any suggestions let me know, thanks.



Not to be facetious, but I'm assuming its miles per tank, not per gallon! Cuz if you get that kind of mpg, I'll buy your car for double what you want for it!

Seriously, our US brethrin seem to get roughly the same miles per tank as we do clicks. We're not so much colder, so why do we do so poorly? From most of the posts I've read, we should be getting something like 500km per tank as 'normal'. Anything else, well, just bites!

BTW, I get about 400km a tank if its highway, but it can drop to 300 for a city tank. I think thats pretty crappy, since my other car (Nissan) gets that with a much smaller tank. I'm starting to wonder if I have bad cats, or a screwed computer, yadda, yadda.

Anyhoo, you have my sympathies.



haha oops I did mean PER TANK thanks for pointing that out lol...and yes I do expect a lot more from a TANK from that car cuz 1. It's a 4 banger so to rephrase my post.... I have a 97 ZETEC ATX and it gets bad gas mileage when its warm it gets about 220-250 MPT (about 355-400 KPT) and now since its getting colder I'm at like 170-180 MPT (270-290 KPT) and its at a quarter tank left! I dont know whats up thats weak for a 4 banger I calculate I should get about over at least 300 MPT or greater (482 KPT) well of course this is mostly city driving too, so if anyone has any suggestions let me know, thanks.

The last time I filled up I was at maybe 200-210 MPT (321-337 KPT) and it had almost 2 gallons left and that was also within 11 days for city driving.

Jason G. 1997 Mercury Mystique GS ZETEC ATX Born: 11/96