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AutoKA24DE · 12-13-2005, 11:09 AM

Ever since I acquired my 95 SE, i've never bought a full tank of gas, its been mainly 10 or 20 dollar fillups of 91 octane. I've only put on something like 1000-1500 miles since owning it, and concluded that the mileage was somewhere in between 20-24 miles to the gallon based off my previous gas purchases.

so recently i bought a full tank, exactly 15 gallons just after the gas light turned on, and after 3 or 4, 5-mile drives, the gas needle doesnt even go to the top, just wandering up and down around the 3/4 mark. i drive to school and back and then some, the trip meter is reading 130 miles and the the gas needle is wandering at the halfway point.

is there any common problems that are gas needle, fuel pump float, etc related, or is my mileage just terrible? i'll drive it some more and see how far i can get until the light turns on.

oh yeah, i never take it to redline, and drive real mild in this car. it is combined city and freeway driven too.

whats the average mileage for a 95 se anyway? i'm sure being an automatic diminishes mileage, but from the looks of it i'm barely getting something in the mid teens.

again.

i know its common covered topic, but none of the searches resulted in solutions to my specific problems. please help!

12-13-2005, 11:09 AM	#1
AutoKA24DE Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 818 California Posts: 176 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	MPG question - search attempted Ever since I acquired my 95 SE, i've never bought a full tank of gas, its been mainly 10 or 20 dollar fillups of 91 octane. I've only put on something like 1000-1500 miles since owning it, and concluded that the mileage was somewhere in between 20-24 miles to the gallon based off my previous gas purchases. so recently i bought a full tank, exactly 15 gallons just after the gas light turned on, and after 3 or 4, 5-mile drives, the gas needle doesnt even go to the top, just wandering up and down around the 3/4 mark. i drive to school and back and then some, the trip meter is reading 130 miles and the the gas needle is wandering at the halfway point. is there any common problems that are gas needle, fuel pump float, etc related, or is my mileage just terrible? i'll drive it some more and see how far i can get until the light turns on. oh yeah, i never take it to redline, and drive real mild in this car. it is combined city and freeway driven too. whats the average mileage for a 95 se anyway? i'm sure being an automatic diminishes mileage, but from the looks of it i'm barely getting something in the mid teens. again. i know its common covered topic, but none of the searches resulted in solutions to my specific problems. please help!