Quote Originally Posted by TurcoLoco View Post
I use the good old way of looking at the tank capacity and the odometer to figure out my actual mpg. My NightHawk was supposed to go 45mpg in the city and like 50mpg on freeway. I commute half way on side streets half way on the freeway and a full tank only lasted about 122 miles before running out of gas then I switched to reserve. Since 3.5 gallons only lasted only 122miles, it goes about 34/35mpg which is quite less than the expected figures. Of course the condition of the carburetor, tires, etc. plus the way my crazyass rides it all factors into it but a 10mpg difference is a bit much imo.

My truck (2004 Silverado) does ok at 17/18mpg on average. I did like the front end of my previous Silverado better (2001) but I got used to this one eventually. I'd not wanna drive a diesel, they are generally too slow and noisy for my taste...
My nissan gets about 19 mpg on my mostly highway commute.
The best gas milage vehicle I have ever owned was a Chevy s10 at 24 mpg. too bad the transmission was slipping at 50K miles and the engine was starting to sound rough. I kinda miss the truck, just wish it had a better drive train.
The new chevy (2007) looks good, the previous looked like it was squinting. I agree, the 2001 had a nice front end.