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Old January-30th-2006, 11:33 AM
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Question Mazda3S MPG

Just wanted to know what MPG you guys are gettin
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Old January-30th-2006, 01:02 PM
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I've got an Auto and mine sucks. Gas Mileage is my only complaint with the car.

I average 21-23 mixed highway and city. To compare, my dad gets 19-22 with a '05 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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i'm getting about 26 in town and about 30 at 70mph on the freeway. '06 s gt 5 door, 5 speed mtx.

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The best I've got so far is ~26 mostly highway @ ~75-80mph
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Old February-3rd-2006, 12:25 AM
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Mostly between 21 and 23; 25 if I'm lucky (and do more highway miles than usual). 5-speed manual 06 Sport GS.
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Old February-4th-2006, 07:29 PM
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I have a 2005 M3s Hatchback. Last 3 fillups;

19mpg
22mpg
20mpg


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Old February-4th-2006, 09:15 PM
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All Mazdas seem to get worse gas mileage than their class counterparts. It'sthe price you pay for more low-end torque. Also one of the reasons I bought my car. It's nice to pass at cruising speed without having to downshift, even uphill.
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Old February-6th-2006, 12:10 PM
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Well its not as bad as the 06 Chevy Colbolt LS that im driving 4 a while
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Old February-6th-2006, 12:20 PM
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I had a Winning Blue 3s 5 door awhile ago as a rental, I drove it from St Louis to New York City and back ... it got well over 30 mpg for the trip, 32-33mpg average for the 2000+ miles. I really like that car Handled good, decent power, good stereo, good ride ... I bought a Tribute afterward, but seriously thought about getting a 5 door.
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Old February-7th-2006, 01:32 AM
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5 speed with 2.3 and am getting roughly 28-30 combined driving, how hard are you guys driving or what rpm are you shifting at, a lot of yours seem to be a bit low. You guys must be beating on Sentra's and Corolla's all day.
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Old February-7th-2006, 11:59 AM
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i drive, race and drift pratically everyday giving my car a good workover while its still stock... not the best idea but i live in Maryland, and about 6000 ish miles, yet i still get around 29-32 mpg.
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Old February-7th-2006, 01:26 PM
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I've got the canadian version of the S (3gt, auto) and I'm getting crappy MPG's.
I'm getting 18 mpg on average, but, my dealer says it's because I drive so little distances that I get all cold starts when the engine is running rich. I drive mostly in the city and my commute to work is only 2 miles. I have 6k miles on it. So, is my dealer correct in his reasoning? And does anyone else have these same driving conditions that are getting better MPG than me?
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In the UK i have Mazda 3 Sport 5 door 2.0L and thats the only complaint i have about the car around 27 if im lucky round about town drops maybe to 23, 24
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I drove just over 300 miles on one tank when the light came on.
Out of ~310miles ~210 were highway with speed 75-80mph
MPG ==> ~27
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