Steve
I'm looking for a new used luxury car. I'm current getting 33 average MPG with mostly highway driving. I'm looking to get the same or better MPG with a newer car. I require a luxury car, and not an entry-level model. Two or four doors is OK. What would you recommend to me?
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BMW 335D 23city 36 highway.
BMW 335D 23city 36 highway.
CAR QUESTION!! gas mileage, lots of questions help?!?
xosecretcu
okay so i know little about cars.
i'm looking to possibly buy a 2000 chevrolet blazer.
it says it's a 6 cylinder and gets about 17 city miles.
is 17 city miles good?
let's say for sh its and grins gas is $2.00 a gallon.
any IDEAS from any car experts of how much a full tank of gas could cost at the hypothetical $2.00's a gallon?
also what does 6 cylinder even mean? and is it true 4 cylinder is better?
ahh, i'm so confused. =[
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Most 6 cylinders (these days) will get about 17 or 18 mpg in city driving. When it says it gets 17 that means it got 17 when it was new and under optimal conditions. Basically no one ever gets what the mpg rating is AND the vehicle is 9 years old so expect about 14-15 mpg which is pure garbage for a V6.
Expect your mileage to get worse the nicer the trim it has (since more "luxuries" were added onto the vehicle and weigh it down) and 4X4 will add more weight over RWD too.
A 2000 Blazer has a 17.5 gallon tank so filling up an ENTIRE tank @ $2 per gallon would cost $35. You'll never actually put 17.5 gallons in though (since you would have already run out of gas), more likely no more than 15.5 at a time.
I don't think 17 mpg in the city like you say is very accurate for a starting basis either. Visit this link (http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/blazer/2000/index.html) and choose the Blazer with the trim and drivetrain of the vehicle you're looking at. Then click "Specs" on the left side under "Vehicle Details". At the bottom of the page it will list the mileage given from the factory when it was new. Knock on or two mpg off of those numbers. As you can see the mileage sucks which is why the Blazer is probably pretty cheap.
Six cylinders means the vehicle has 6 combustion chambers (literally cylinders). As a rule of thumb the more cylinders the more fuel can be burned at a time and more power can be produced. This is why large pickups have V8s (V just being the orientation of the cylinders in the engine). They need it to produce all that power but end up getting significantly worse mileage than a little 2 door coupe that only has 4 cylinders since it burns less full at a time. There's lots of other variables involved such as RPM and displacement but that is above and beyond the scope of this.
Most 6 cylinders (these days) will get about 17 or 18 mpg in city driving. When it says it gets 17 that means it got 17 when it was new and under optimal conditions. Basically no one ever gets what the mpg rating is AND the vehicle is 9 years old so expect about 14-15 mpg which is pure garbage for a V6.
Expect your mileage to get worse the nicer the trim it has (since more "luxuries" were added onto the vehicle and weigh it down) and 4X4 will add more weight over RWD too.
A 2000 Blazer has a 17.5 gallon tank so filling up an ENTIRE tank @ $2 per gallon would cost $35. You'll never actually put 17.5 gallons in though (since you would have already run out of gas), more likely no more than 15.5 at a time.
I don't think 17 mpg in the city like you say is very accurate for a starting basis either. Visit this link (http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/blazer/2000/index.html) and choose the Blazer with the trim and drivetrain of the vehicle you're looking at. Then click "Specs" on the left side under "Vehicle Details". At the bottom of the page it will list the mileage given from the factory when it was new. Knock on or two mpg off of those numbers. As you can see the mileage sucks which is why the Blazer is probably pretty cheap.
Six cylinders means the vehicle has 6 combustion chambers (literally cylinders). As a rule of thumb the more cylinders the more fuel can be burned at a time and more power can be produced. This is why large pickups have V8s (V just being the orientation of the cylinders in the engine). They need it to produce all that power but end up getting significantly worse mileage than a little 2 door coupe that only has 4 cylinders since it burns less full at a time. There's lots of other variables involved such as RPM and displacement but that is above and beyond the scope of this.
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