first car was an AMC gremlin with a 302 (or 305, cant remember) 4 spd manual trans, didnt even bother caring about mpg with that car, all I cared about was smoking the tires and other drivers.
2nd car was a 1985 mercury lynx 5 spd manual that got excellent mpg, but I didnt have it long as I tried teaching a g/f how to drive stick and she ran into a tree...
next car was a 1985 sunbird, 4cyl 5 spd and got pretty darn good mpg, I dont actually know what it got, but it had a super small tank (maybe 12g) and i could drive from Naples, FL to melbourne, FL and back without having to stop for gas with 3 people in the car and 4 surfboards on the roof with board racks that attached to the rain gutters.
after that, I own a toyo AE86 hatchback, got really good mpg, but I didnt own it long as I lost my license (not for DUI, for other misc things that happened all at once).
then I rode a bike for almost 15 yrs.
a mazda mx6 LS that I avgd 27mpg hwy
a ranger that netted me 24mpg hwy most of the time, that I could push up to 27 occasionally.
a toyo 4runner, horrible, simply horrible mpg
subi outback, not much better than my ranger, and cost WAY too much to fix.
eagle talon good mpg (avgd 35 hwy) but got an offer on it I couldnt refuse (paid $900 and someone gave me $2100 for it 7 mos later)
94 protege, gas miser, that isnt running at the moment
traded the ranger for the Xterra, unbelievably horrible mpg... 15/17 EPA and I probably got that, no matter what I tried....
now I have the protege5, the 94 protege and another mx6 LS.
yes, I am a Mazda Man