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I averaged 38.8mpg for the year with a high 90 day average just shy of 40mpg. My best tank of the year was 42.2mpg, which far exceeds anything I ever thought possible before joining ecomodders. Eighteen months ago I was content with 26-27mpg during the winter, 29-30mpg during the summer and absolutely thrilled on the rare occasions I managed something like 31-33mpg.
I've settled into a comfort zone with the 37-38 winter, 39-41 summer pattern and while I might occasionally have a little fun and shoot for a high tank, mostly I've just incorporated hypermiling into my lifestyle and managed to save over 200 gallons (compared to my previous mileage, not the EPA) in the process. I won't be joining the 50mpg club anytime soon unless fate intervenes and forces me to replace my car before its time.
I currently have about 145k miles on the Acura and drive about 20k miles a year. I'd like to get another two or three years of reliable service out of it before poking around the used car market for a 2010-2011 Focus, Fiesta, Elantra, or some other 50mpg+ capable car. I have a coworker who just picked up a 2011 Elantra in October and she doesn't even care about mpg and she's managing 36-40mpg with an automatic and no technique whatsoever. Ultimately my goal is a sub-one gallon of fuel for every 56 mile round-trip to work, but that involves about 11 miles of EOC along the way. On my best days right now I'm just under 1.4 gallons with a 200hp monster under the hood. Give me a little fuel sipping 1.5 to 1.8L engine and it should be a breeze.
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