2000 Dodge Neon mpg's

Tiny
ROBERT1993
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  • 2000 DODGE NEON
  • 2.0L
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 198,000 MILES
Yes I just got the car and im getting 60 mpg per. Quarter tank of gas, so what I was wondering is that a good amount for this little car or bad, and I do know it has a slight oil leak but I dont think that will cause bad mpg
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 5:54 PM

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Tiny
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The '95 models were rated at 33 mpg. With all the stuff the politicians required to be hung on cars, the newer models are cleaner but they get worse fuel mileage. You have a 12-gallon gas tank so you should expect to get around 360 miles per tank. Going according to just a quarter tank will always give incorrect results. The tanks are shaped in such a way that the gauge readings aren't linear. For example, on my '95 Grand Caravan, I can drive all day with the gauge moving from "full" to "3/4", then it drops from there to "empty" in about 100 miles. If I went just by that last quarter tank, I'd be getting around 25 miles, equaling 100 miles on 20 gallons. It really averages 23 mpg.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 6:47 PM
Tiny
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Your tank holds 12.5gallons of gas, divide that by 4 = 3.125 gallons, so 60 divided by 3.125=19.2 miles per gallon. But as stated due to the design of certain gas tanks, it is better to determine how many miles you get by the tank full. Your car is rated at 24 mpg city and 31 highway, with a combined mileage of 27 mpg. So realistically your car should get about 337.5 miles per tank full.
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 AT 7:35 PM

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