Gas Mileage

[SuperSport623]

in the search for a DD ive been trying to find gas mileage figures at possible cars... ive been using the fueleconomy.gov website (which doesnt go before 1985 ) and ive seen some old cars im interested... i just contacted a guy from my town with a 1980 V6 Malibu 4 door for $800... he swears its 22mpg... which if it is, i could stand that kind of mileage.... im trying to find info on it, no luck

also, found a 76 Chevette for the same price... despite a chevette being a girl repellent, i might consider it if it gets decent mileage... might be nice to have a classic RWD chevy as a DD

[loki]

if it's comparable to a 3.8L (reman'd in 93 or so) 3speed regal wagon. 22 would prolly be accurate for a mix of driving. i used to get 17-18 on trips to and from highschool ....about 1/2 hilly 30-35mph and 1/2 45-55mph of an ~10 minute drive. steady 55-60mph with a lot of dead weight in the back on a trip to kentucky lake (sr. trip) i think i got 23...maybe 24 average.

but those numbers were when gas was maybe 1.20 a gallon. aka 6 years ago.

wish i still had it.... slap a 5speed or something on it, it'd been fun(ner)

Edited May 1, 2008 by loki

[SuperSport623]

i saw the car tonight... its the ultimate old man car... i can picture a buick turbo motor sitting between the rails, but you think itd make a good beater? if it got decent mileage, maybe if its got really low gears out back, i can daily drive it!

[daves87rs]

i saw the car tonight... its the ultimate old man car... i can picture a buick turbo motor sitting between the rails, but you think itd make a good beater? if it got decent mileage, maybe if its got really low gears out back, i can daily drive it!

Decent, but not great milage...20s sound about right...

Granted, it would still be a sweet DD....

[SuperSport623]

im getting between 8-10 in the nova.. so anything is an improvement.... part of me wants to get a 30 mpg saturn or something, but for $800, a RWD 'Bu would be SWEET

[Blake Noble]

Well, won't you just look-ie hurr at what I found. :AH-HA_wink:

Click!

And I also found just the site you were looking for, SS. (You will have to scroll down almost to the end of the page.)

Malibu mpg

Edited May 1, 2008 by YellowJacket894

[mustang84]

^Are those figures accurate?

1979 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 13/19

1982 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 23/34

[daves87rs]

^Are those figures accurate?

1979 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 13/19

1982 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 23/34

[Blake Noble]

^Are those figures accurate?

1979 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 13/19

1982 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 23/34

Either they are bunk or the EPA tests changed significantly over the course of three years.

[SuperSport623]

YJ, the first link you posted was the Ad... and i found out through emailing the guy that he knows the chief of my fire dept for 40 years.. maybe theres some wiggle room in this price.. would this be a stupid car to daily drive?

maybe i can swap a 200-4r over the summer, over drive gear for even better mileage!

[SuperSport623]

1980 Chevrolet Malibu 6 cylinder 3.8 liter 6 (A3) Auto 19 26

if thats correct, thats not to unbearable at all!

[vonVeezelsnider]

Either they are bunk or the EPA tests changed significantly over the course of three years.

They were last changed in 1981.

[Blake Noble]

YJ, the first link you posted was the Ad... and i found out through emailing the guy that he knows the chief of my fire dept for 40 years.. maybe theres some wiggle room in this price.. would this be a stupid car to daily drive?

Not at all.

It looks like a decent car, actually. My preference is with the coupe, but I would take the sedan too if it came in at that price point.

[SuperSport623]

oh the coupe is sexy enough to make me need a towel with every ride.. (did i say that outloud? )

but for a few hundred bucks, as a beater (that could possibly be an AWESOME sleeper, i gotta look into it!

[loki]

^Are those figures accurate?

1979 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 13/19

1982 Chevy Malibu 5.7L V8 Auto 23/34

diesel? hahah

[SuperSport623]

besides the obvious gas mileage differences with the nova, itd be nice having a vehicle that i can put regular in!

[mustang84]

1980 Chevrolet Malibu 6 cylinder 3.8 liter 6 (A3) Auto 19 26

if thats correct, thats not to unbearable at all!

Man, that's rated better than my Lumina (17/25)! Lately I do a lot of highway driving and have been getting 23, but around town I only get 19.

[SuperSport623]

im seriously considering this car... ill let you guys know, im gonna give it a real look later today

[knightfan26917]

might be nice to have a classic RWD chevy as a DD

*grins*

I can attest to the fact that it IS nice to have a classic RWD as a DD . he he

BTW ... those figures just can't be correct.

Observe:

2008 malibu 6 cylinder 3.6 liter R (S6) Auto 17 26

1983 Malibu 8 cylinder 5.0 liter 6 (A3) Auto 18 27

You're going to tell me that a 25 year old V8 Malibu gets BETTER gas mileage than a BRAND NEW "malibu" with a V6????

*pauses*

Course, that could be true ... I'm getting better daily driving gas mileage in my V8 1987 MC LS than the brochure claims the new G8 gets....

*shrugs*

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[2005 EquinoxLS]

diesel? hahah

The 1979 is the gas engine.

The 1982 is the diesel.