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How are you guys measuring your L/100km? I know most people do it incorrectly that's why I ask.

1997 Prelude - 8L/100km hwy 10L/100km city
1992 Celica GTS - 10L/100km city
1991 Celica GTFour - 14L/100km babying it
2000 Cherokee 4.0 with bad O2 sensor - 14L/100km

I drove a brand new Chevy Avalanche for work and cruising the hwy in Alberta with nothing in it the best it got was 22L/100km, later I had a GMC 3/4ton and it was 24L/100km same driving :failed:

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Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8486583)

Spoiler!

like most newer cars, mine is displayed in my gauge cluster. theres a little 3" screen in there.

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Originally Posted by Energy (Post 8486333)

13.9L/100km all city and I rip on my car hard nowadays especially after work to destress.

Isn't that little high?

Mine's at 12.6L/100km all city, 17.5PSI. Used to be better when I had the thinner stock tires and stock boost at around 12.0L/100km.

I drive in sport+manual mode with the alpina flash, shifting at about 3k just to hear my exhaust pop and crackle everywhere I go :P

Last 1000km getting 11.7/100km

great. just great...

Gas prices expected to hit record high this weekend | CTV News

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CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Friday, June 13, 2014 11:56AM EDT
Last Updated Friday, June 13, 2014 12:55PM EDT
Turmoil in Iraq will drive gas prices to record highs over the weekend, predicts “Gas Guru” Dan McTeague.
On his website Tomorrow’s Gas Prices Today, the former Member of Parliament warns that the cost per litre will jump two cents overnight, making gasoline the priciest it’s been since September 2008.
“Volatility around the world is finding a place right here in Toronto with prices now hitting levels we’ve never seen,” McTeague told CTV Toronto, saying prices could climb to nearly $1.43 per litre.
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Turmoil in Iraq will drive gas prices to record highs over the weekend, according to a gas price expert. (Patrick Dell / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
“I don’t really want to say that’s the high water mark, no one really knows,” he said. “But there’s a lot of speculative bets going on right now that prices are going to remain very high, at least through the foreseeable future.”
Roger McKnight, a senior petroleum analyst at En-Pro International, agrees with McTeague’s assessment. He told The Canadian Press that the spike in price is unrelated to North American supply and demand.
McKnight lays the blame on the financial sector being nervous about tensions in the Middle East.
Insurgents have seized several cities in Iraq, including the country’s second-most populous, Mosul. Hundreds have been killed during the siege led by the group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, sending the country’s oil supply into a state of uncertainty.
Iraq is the second-highest exporter of crude oil in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. OPEC controls 81 per cent of the world’s oil reserves, according to their estimates.
Back in Canada, McTeague said high costs at the pumps will hopefully reduce demand for gasoline, easing prices somewhat.
“I think at some point the prices may climb down, but not a lot,” he said, guessing at most they might dip down around $1.35 per litre over the next few weeks.
“It’s anyone’s guess afterwards. And it really matters what happens in places like Iraq.”

Read more: Gas prices expected to hit record high this weekend | CTV News

i saw $1.54/L this morning heading into surrey :failed:

Oil prices go up, gas prices go up immediately.

Oil prices go down, gas prices stay the same because they say the gas they are selling now was bought when oil prices were higher and it'll take a few weeks for the pump prices to reflect the lower oil prices.

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Originally Posted by wonton1017 (Post 8486614)

I drive in the morning at rush hour so it's stop and go traffic all the way from Richmond to dt. The drive home I shift at 4-5k rpms and always step on the gas to hear my exhaust and intake too. Haha I play with the throttle when decelerating just to hear the loud crackle and pop. It crackles at will now and is so awesome :)

6L/100 km on average in my corolla (if I drive nice) which is :fullofwin: awesome

17L/100km on average in my jeep (mostly city) :fuckthatshit:

11L/100km
90% City.
Rsx

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Originally Posted by GabAlmighty (Post 8486202)

Cummins, 5.9 24v

Dodge the father, Ram the daughter :troll:

28 City, 36 Highway - which is about 6.5L/100km.

I don't understand L/100km so I had to convert it.

'03 Toyota Crapolla CE

12L/100km driving like an asshole always

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Originally Posted by Rainei (Post 8486390)

Fuelly - Track and Compare your MPG

And I have never, ever seen an onboard trip computer be accurate...

Drove a '14 outlander and the screen said something like 25l/100Km :lawl: I'm pretty sure that isn't accurate

96 Integra GSR, about 9-9.5L/100KM mixed

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Originally Posted by IMASA (Post 8486673)

And then two weeks later oil prices go back up, and the price of gas goes up again...

I thought I was the only one to notice, thank you.

On my Fiesta I'm getting 8.1-8.3L/100km around town, 7L/100km highway most recently. US highways have me running at almost 3000RPM going a little over 70mph, in BC I get a lot better highway mileage (~6L/100km) because I'm only going about 95km/h.

@OP on my Miata I had a similar experience where my calculated L/100km was way lower than manufacturer rating for a tank or two. I realized the issue was the pump would click WAAAAYYYY before the tank was actually full so while I did get 420kms out of my last tank and I only filled up 30L afterwards it wasn't necessarily accurate.

7L/100km hwy and 12L/100km city on my 2006 IS350

26L/100km on V10 M5

Yeah, city driving sucks

2005 VW Jetta TDI - modded with larger turbo, tune, etc etc.

I drive like a raped ape most of the time and it still gives me 42-46mpg or 5.2-5.5 l/100km.

2007 Frontier LE 4x4 - 4.0l V6 that thinks its a Hemi.

That sucker swallows gas at the rate of 18 l/100km in the city and 15-16 l/100km on the highway. I'm just going to buy a full sized truck next time.

Frs gets 26-27 mpg - 8.5-9L/100km average afters wheels mixed driving. No highway number yet.

Truck gets 16-17mpg - 14-15L/100km highway, 13 mpg - 18L/100km in the city/mixed.

Edited for addition of L/100km for meme405

fueleconomy.gov pretty accurate

Out of the 12 cars iv had, #L/100Km avarage mix, driving nice/tokyo mix

92 Civic Si 8L
93 Civic Dx 11L
97 Cavalier 10L
92 Prelude S 13L
93 Prelude SR 11L
93 Delsol 10L
02 TDI 6L
93 Delsol SIR 9L
94 B2600 15L
00 Cumstang V6 13L
02 F150 V6 15L
90 Miata 8L

and then my work Chev Xpress van gets 25-30L LuL, (loaded with equipment)

On extended road trips I average about 8.2L/100km

When it runs... about 12.8 L/100 km. Mostly city.

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Originally Posted by rriggi (Post 8487225)

26L/100km on V10 M5

Yeah, city driving sucks

Holy shit.

I saw a 2006 M5 on Autotrader for $30k. Thought about it before I bought my GTI last week but immediately thought that gas and maintenance had to be another $30k real soon. Is the cost of ownership on an M5 just monsterously expensive?