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I just bought a 2007 4c Ford Fusion, and I was wondering why it's seems like I go through gas alot. My buddy owns a civic and he says it gets better milage.
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Hi ir0nshirt. As Chris06 asked, "What kind of mileage do you get" (hard data, miles driven divided by gallons filled, over the course of many tankfuls, not one or two)? Then the next questions would be:
1 - What kind of mileage does your friend get? (hard data, not his guesses and made up figures)
2 - What type of driving do you do? (i.e. city, highway, short trips, long trips, etc.)
3 - What type of driving does your friend do? (see #2)
4 - You do realize that all other variables being equal, your friend will get better mileage as his car is smaller and lighter?
5 - Usage of air conditioning, front windshield defroster, number of passengers you carry, etc. etc. all weigh heavily on gas mileage.
6 - What year, model, and how many miles are on your friends car (i.e., is it broken in)?
7 - How many miles are on your car? Do you understand that your car will not be considered broken in, and will not be getting it's best gas mileage, until it has
at least 3,000 miles on it?
8 - These are only some of the questions that must be honestly answered before you can find the answer to your question.
As you can see, there are many variables to the old "gas mileage" question.
Best of luck in filling in the answers.
Edit - 9 liters per 100KM is over 26 MPG. Without knowing the answers to the above questions, that is not bad for a car which is most likely not broken in.