No, I haven't. But, when it gets a quarter empty I fill it up so it doesn't cost so much.
I also turned the thermostat down as I heard colder food lasts longer.

 

In the next 300 years

 

honda Fit DD FTW, $25 dollars its full and get 40mpg

But its no worth selling your Z for the little bit of savings, not to mention the higher insurance and interest on a new car

 

Saving a few $ at this point really wouldn't make me feel as good about myself as driving my Z.

I considered competitor cars like the RSX type-s (please don't beat a dead horse), Mazdaspeed3, etc, but for an extra 3-4mpg these cars would deliver its not worth the downgrade.

I'm a 22yo single guy, with a decent job and only $4000 left to pay on this car. Gas prices suck, but then again so did the last girl i went out with who saw my car.

long live my Z

 

I would like to know how a person can get 25+mpg driving a Z in the city. Slow like a turtle/granny?

 

Well I usually average 24.2 I just do things like not redline every gear, shift around 3-4k, stick around the speed limit, avoid unecessary stopping and braking( momentum is your friend). I don't feel the need to rev my engine at red-lights in the classic " hey look at me" game. Just driving sensible is the ticket to good gas mileage. You dont need to race around dodging in and out of traffic ( granted thats fun and acceptable in moderation). Its nice to know I have the power if i need it, but i dont have to flex it at every oppurtunity.

 

I fill up twice a week costing me roughly 50-55 dollars. Go figure i'm in stop and go traffic in the middle of LA. I considered trading in for a prius earlier this week but at this point in time i've decided to still keep it.

 

i get 15 mpg in of city driving. something must be wrong

 

Neutral coasting down any hills, coasting into red lights, keeping revs' low but also watching throttle position. Not how it typically drive just trying to see how high I could get. (Note I only aveage 25.2 mpg, for ~60 miles worth of city, now I'm down to 16.7 .)

 

there was a thread debating this topic but it was concluded that you save gas by leaving it in gear while coasting down hills or coming up to redlights. The reasoning was that when you are in neutral, the engine still sprays a bit of fuel to keep the motor idling. But if you are in gear coming to a stop or coasting down a hill in gear, because of inertia, the engine keeps turning over without the injectors having to spray fuel. So basically supposedly the injectors completely shut off.

 

^ Yep. Proved that to myself too.
Trading in the Z for a slower, less sexy car just to save money on gas is a very bad decision. If you need money, don't buy a moderately expensive car to drive/maintain like the Z. If you need an expensive car, don't drive it too much. Make yourself a 1-trip-per-day limit. One trip to work and back Mon ~ Fri with planned stops keeps me away from the pump for almost TWO weeks!!!

 

:O That is madness.

I drive Houston traffic daily (at least an hour and thirty minutes each weekday) and I only fill up once a week. Even when I fill, it's like 3/4 a tank unless I really drive hard.

*edit* I have thought about just buying a 4 cyl. beater for my DD (or at least for Tues-Thurs when traffic is the worst). I love driving my Z as my DD... but I'm just waiting for the day someone slams into me because they're shaving, eating breakfast, talking on their cellphone all while changing lanes w/o signaling (or just failing to stop and slamming into me). You know, stupid s*** like that makes me worry for my baby.

 

The thought has crossed my mind because I only average about 19 MPG and I'm buying about a full tank ~$55 per week. The way I justify it is that when I recently bought my house I worked out a monthly expense budget to make sure I could afford everything and I included $250 per month for gasoline. So until it costs me $62.50 per week I'll keep enjoying my Z!

And when it surpasses $62.50 per week I'll cut back on beer.

And when it gets to $85 per week I'll sell the house : )

 

I would consider getting rid of it for say a C5 or a C6

 

LOL

 

They are imagining it for Sure!
Just because people post doesn't make it so!

 

i guess i have never noticed the way the Z is "bad on gas" for a year i had a jeep with a hemi that took midgrade and got 14mpg on freeway

maybe gas is worse outside of nc

i wouldnt trade in your z cruise control is your best friend

 

Talking about gas... http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...30451/1001/BIZ

110$ a barrell now, record high

 

do what i am gonna do.. buy a motorcycle. trust me when you get the bike you will never complain about gas again. i had one before i got my Z but sold it because of issues w.fam and girlfriends and me having the bike. so i got the Z.. i love the Z more than the bike. but the bike wass still a great experience.. so now with gas going up i think ima spend a couple thousand and buy a decent bike and i will be set. about 10-15 dollars fills the bike up and it lasts me normally about a month...
and on top of that insurance for a used bike is about 200 dollars a year.

 

the more gas you save the less fun you have

hmm $110 a barrel....i guess i have to look forward to filling up 4.xx a gallon soon