What I've noticed so far, when resetting the trip odometer at every fillup.

Trip Odo:
0 Miles - Far right (max)
50 Miles - Needle crosses the slash for "F"
200 Miles - Needle crosses the slash for "half"

(200 is usually a good judge for how my driving has been. Last night I didnt cross the half slash til 207)

350-375 - Estimate 1/8

400 - Gas light (but I only let it get that far once)

The Fit fuel tank and gauge aren't linear of course, but it's just something I like to go by for estimation.

Any other observations?

 

Thats pretty good. I just know about 170miles at half for me and 300 at max tank. But that's only because I step on the gas a bit much. Are you driving mainly on highways or on the street? Automatic or Manual? Could also be your weather conditions. Here in Dallas, it tends to get humid.

 

Usually 60-70% highway for me. Lately it has been pretty cold in PA, at the moment I'm sure thats detracting from the mileage. Car is MT.

The weather definately does have an affect. On a highway trip when the temp is around 70°, dewpoint below 50°, and speed around 60 - it's like the miracle zone for this car. I hit 44 MPG twice in conditions like that.

 

damn lat night i got 141 before the half mark and i was excited now i think i have something wrong looking at your gas mileage

 

If fuel gauges are any sort of consistent (between cars) measure...then I am quite possibly suckered by my puchase...

Mine has never been above 155 @ half from my best to my worst tank so far...
A student of mine just got a Fit about a month and a half ago and his first tank was @ 180 @ 3/4's full!!! He has an AT I have an MT. Then the next day he was only @ 1/4!!!

I have noticed that similar to my '01 Civic that Fits fuel gauge is not "quick" in its sensitivity...

I have consistently shot from a bit over an 8th to a bit under an 8th with regards to the half way mark just making the transition from the freeway to surface streets. That is just over 1/4 of the total needle travel within just a few short miles on flat roads...
My old Civic did that as well.

 

Got a question for you (you meaning anyone) - how much difference would the tire pressure make on the mileage? I keep reading these phenomenal mpg numbers - which I've NEVER gotten and we discovered (after the light came on) that there was 32psi in my tires. Max pressure is 51psi, so what's the ideal pressure?

 

I prefer 43f/41r. It sharpens the handling up quite a bit and cuts down rolling resistance. 32 is waaay too mushy and soft for me.

 

Thanks RichXKU. Good to know. So then would you get higher mileage if you filled to say 45-48? I think hubby filled them to @48. Now I feel every little flaw in the road, however if it meant better mileage, I could probably get used to it. Maybe. Possibly

 

That might be overkill, I think. You risk exceeding the max PSI of 51 if you have any temperature increases from both weather and driving.

A cold tire, at 48 PSI and 60° ambient temp can quickly increase in pressure beyond the limit when the temp goes up to 80° and then warms up more from driving.

There's much better gains to be had from driving style and speed than tire pressure, so don't overdo it with just one technique.

 

Gotcha. Thanks so much for the info!

 

still the psi of the tires can change my mileage from 200 a full tank to 350-400???

 

That's pretty much what I get from my car as well. My fuel light generally turns on around 270-280 miles, but I drive mainly on the street for 5-10 miles at a time (I live REAL close to work ).

 

ive found that i did a good job if i have 200 miles at the halfway mark.

 

No... good driving does that. Higher pressure just puts the icing on the cake to get the most out of it. (and sharpen handling to boot).

 

i tried driving good but it hard... really really hard... once i get an exhaust it will be easier ... (i like to hear the motor while driving, my del sol had a good tone to it)

 

My motivation for driving carefully for fuel economy is to get good fuel economy and post about it on fitfreak

 

my tank is just about 150 half way everytime - i try to make it last more than that but its always right there

 

I am just about right there with ya...(150) ....although not the most linear of gauges...

 

Wow. I just put all four tires at 40psi and I was wondering if I went too high. I guess not! I may try your 43/41 setup.

I agree though, 32psi is WAYYYY too low, I don't understand why they recommend that, I guess for a softer ride for potential buyers who are test driving

 

For God's sake, why didn't they just make the tires self adjusting to the correct pressure? Is that too much to ask?

And speaking of mileage, my husband got 37.57 mpg on his FIRST tank of gas in his Yaris hatchback. 'Really pissed me off. It seems the Fit - being as small as it is, would do much better also.