Tucker 2 Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I was wondering what kind of Milage everyone is getting? Link to post Share on other sites
WaltK 305 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I am getting 29, which is not as good as what the other folks here are getting. But to be fair, the car has 350 mi. on it, it is an automatic, I live in an extremely congested city, where stop and go is mostly stop, even on the highway it seems every 1/4 mile there is a light. In town, as soon as I accelerate, I am already braking. We are using winter blend gas, and it is bitter cold. All things considered, even with all the negative conditions, the car is pulling the advertised mileage. I think as she breaks in a little more, and the weather moderates, and we get back to our regular gas, the mileage will improve. As an aside, I reset the avg./mpg, a week ago, and the 29, is a constant. Just for the hell of it, I took her on the parkway for a little run, and the mpg. climbed up to 33, but back in town it fell back to 29. In any case, it is a lot better than my last car. Link to post Share on other sites
Lazerface 24 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I just rounded over 3k miles and MPG has never been better...Im guessing around 3k is break-in. 100% around town and on surface streets (no hwy) I am getting 40+. The avg on my OBC reads 41+ right now. Im more than happy with this car. Smikster 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trancer07 30 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 40+ in the city!? I must get a Spark NOW!! Lazerface and BeccaKylie 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Lazerface 24 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Im not saying that every Spark would be getting this. And honestly, I am surprised it's this good. I do drive cautiously and use some 'hyper-miling' techniques (like coasting when possible, trying not to come to full stop, etc), but nothing extreme. I do stay with the regular flow of traffic. Ive found about 40-45mph to be the sweet spot. Highway driving kills this car's MPG. I wish it had a 5th gear :/ Link to post Share on other sites
Lazerface 24 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) woops, duplicate post Edited January 25, 2013 by Lazerface Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 There are about 3 different threads on fuel mileage so I'm going to try and merge them all this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Trancer07 30 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Ive found about 40-45mph to be the sweet spot. Highway driving kills this car's MPG. I wish it had a 5th gear :/ I guess the reason why the manual trans gets a little better gas mileage is because it has that fifth gear. Link to post Share on other sites
Marklaz 1 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) I just to mine yesterday so I can't personally attest yet. But, this website fuelly.com lets you look up mileage people are getting. As of now there are 9 2013 Sparks on there. Check it out. They have an iPhone app that makes it real easy to chart for yourself if you are so inclined. Duh. I just noticed the 2 posts above me both are already on fuelly. I guess it's pretty well known long before me! Edited January 31, 2013 by Marklaz Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 They have an android app too, but I don't use it - no smart phone for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Lill blu sparky 9 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I only have 531 mi so far but I'm avg 36 mpg so far with an auto trans Link to post Share on other sites
harleyglide 3 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Were getting 40.5 highway around 36 plus city.With gas over 4 bucks a gallon thats pretty good. Got around 4000 MILES on her! That gets me around 400 miles per tank or less.Remember the spark has a 10 gallon tank . Edited February 21, 2013 by harleyglide Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The wind is killing me, strong headwinds every morning when I'm already rushing to get to work. Mileage is taking a beating! Link to post Share on other sites
TN Frank 10 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Today we just passed the 2,000 mile mark, (in about seven weeks of driving). The fuel milage has been climbing steadily from around 35 MPG when we picked up our new Spark until today. I glanced down at the screen shortlly after we passed 2,000 miles and saw that we reached a new high of 38.6 MPG. We live in a rural area, with few traffic lights and not much bumper to bumper traffic. The Spark is a 2LT with automatic transmission, and we couldn't be happier with the mileage, and everything else about our our little Spark! Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Mine really started to pick up around 2000 miles too. Part of it is driving style since you have finally kind of learned the vehicle, I think the other part is break-in. Link to post Share on other sites
Dagon69 0 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm averaging 40-42 mpg all hwy. I live in a rural area so i have yet to test my city MPG's. I just hit 808 total miles. Link to post Share on other sites
Mudflap 1 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 We have 150 miles on it and watch the average creep up every so many miles. Right now it shows 31.5. Link to post Share on other sites
Lill blu sparky 9 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Just filled up today and my avg. was 41.87 for my last tank. Smikster 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) If you want to really keep tabs on your mileage and expenses, click on the Fuelly link in my signature and sign up for an account. Edited March 2, 2013 by Greg_E Link to post Share on other sites
Lill blu sparky 9 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Just signed up! Look for me, bluesparky Link to post Share on other sites
Greg_E 211 Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yup, saw the friend request but haven't had time to deal with it. There are a coouple other members on Fuelly too. The only bad thing is that I'm seeing how much I really spend on fuel... UGH! Need to get some other things in life sorted out to reduce that amount. Link to post Share on other sites
sparkler 0 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Mine really started to pick up around 2000 miles too. Part of it is driving style since you have finally kind of learned the vehicle, I think the other part is break-in. Right you are, Sir! Break-in is very important for the future life and performance of the engine. There is a phrase for breaking in a motorcycle engine: "Ride like you stole it". Ideally, the break-in method I use with my motorcycles and cars, is to put a heavy load on the engine and vary the revs in the upper range. This is easy with a manual transmission, but somewhat difficult with an automatic transmission. I try to find long mountain grades or twisty hilly roads in the country. I drive these roads at a brisk pace, with the manual transmission in 3rd or the automatic in 3rd, or 2nd, depending on the incline. The trick is to keep the RPMs and the load on the engine high. For the motorcycles, the RPMs are 7000 to 10000, for the cars, the RPM are 4500 to 6000. Note, after doing this break-in, there is a very good chance you will need to adjust the valve lash, if it is adjustable. For more information, use this web page as a guide: http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Link to post Share on other sites
tommyspark 24 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Right now, the avg MPG (according to the gauge) is 35.5. We don't live in a mountain area, but it's far from flat land. I'd say about 70% city driving too. Can't complain We have family in Oklahoma that we visit quite often (from Memphis). Can't wait to see how high it gets next time we road trip. These are the only "mods" i'm interested in. Anything that will bring even better MPG's........ Link to post Share on other sites
tommyspark 24 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Just filled her up, and did the real world mileage. Drove 293 miles and burnt 7.658 gallons for......... 38.26 miles per gallon! We drive about 50% city, 50% highway. I can definitely get used to that kind of mileage EASILY getting 43 or higher on the highway. we do however drive it like we want really good gas mileage....... Smikster 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mvp_scott 3 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I would say I've consistently been getting about 43-44 per tank. Probably 35-40% City driving. Link to post Share on other sites
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