Your car with the 1.6 L engine is going to get better mileage than the FE+ SR with its 2.0 L engine, all else being equal. The newer car is only rated 26/34, so the guy's 25 mpg is low to average. Your 42 mpg would be above average for your car, which was rated 26/36 with the manual transmission, and 24/33 with the automatic.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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