New (to me) Chevy Metro
 

Hello all,

This is my first post here. I am new to the whole ecodriving thing. I just bought a 2000 Chevy metro 3 cylinder 5 speed. I just filled up the tank for the first time and I only got 38mpg out of it, but that was mostly city driving, and it's been cold here for the past 2 weeks. Does this figure sound out of line?
I am going to try to figure out how to start a MPG log now. If you guys want pictures of the car I have some.


Rob

Welcome

A metro 3cyl 5spd is one of the best ways to get excellent mpg

38mpg driving around a cold city sounds reasonable to me

click on GARAGE up top to set up your car/gas log

and post some pics!

Welcome to the forums!

We have found that winter gas mileage is always lower. 38MPG is still very good!:thumbup:

YMMV - Your mileage may vary.

It's very much about how you drive as it is what you drive.

You could climb into MetroMPG's car and get less than 40mpg, while he could climb into your "new to you" car and get better than 50mpg.

There are no absolutes or guarantees, but you've got a good starting point, and some learnin' to do.

Welcome Rob,

As the others said, a lot depends on how you drive, and your driving conditions. If you're driving <5 miles most trips, 38 mpg isn't bad. If your trips are 20 miles, I'd expect to be getting mid 40s to 50 mpg from your Metro in the Winter.

Start with the basics. Inflate your tires to maximum sidewall pressure, and keep your speeds at or below the speed limit. Anticipate stops, and coast to them. Accelerate moderately. Keep a fuel log, and buy a ScanGauge.

Congrats man I don't have it in me to drive a metro i'd need a turbo or something

But yeah that mileage seems pretty accurate for the cold condition and being in the city

I loled at you for that statement.

Using a block heater can help.

Haha i'm all for economy but i wanna know that when i want to open up the tabs on my car that it responds the way i'd like it too

LOL. You don't think my econobox SE-R with half your displacement won't beat your El Camino? In a race or in a fuel economy challenge?:) If it does, I'll have to think harder about a Mazdaspeed 3, STI, or Evo.

Haha i could handle anSentra SE-R they perform pretty nice. I have no doubt you could handle the camino in a drag but in top end it'll take out the SE-R no doubt though I've run a few cars that i'm pretty sure your SE-R would have problems with
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Haha I'm not messing with your fuel economy though man:D

Oh by the way Your SE-R could handle an Evo in top end:eek: i know crazy but those cars are ALLL bottom end they have no top end it's pathetic

Uh......lets race for some money at a 1/4 mile sanctioned track. With my 40 mpg Neon SRT4....I might even give you a couple of seconds head start! There are lots of cars that kick rear at the track/street and get great mpgs. I personally want to squeeze 1 more mpg out of my 12 second 305 hp 2.4 Neon so that I can say it gets the same mpg as a Smart Car.....but I think I can say that already since the last real world mpg I have seen one get from a magazine company was 39!:D

Haha why's everyone wanna race the Elco all of a sudden? This is like highschool all over again

I never said i could take your SRT4 in a 1/4 I've seen those cars run and my elco only breaks 16's in the 1/4 it did a 15.89 ONCE and i don't think i'll see that again untill stuff is done to it

I'll brin out the monster that I haven't introduced youguys to yet instead :D

Aren't we getting WAAAAY off topic?

I thought we were supposed to be talking about his new GEO Metro. Put some pics up

Well, I think it may have something to do with this comment.


But I don't know.

Welcome Madison,

You sure did manage to get the locals in a uproar.:D Good luck with your Metro & have fun ecomodding.

Dave:thumbup: