[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by WilsonFourTwo

The 'fuel economy' thingy in the car actually says 4.9 l/100 at the moment, which is about 48mpg. And yes, most (95%) of my driving is in the city. If I worked downtown, I'm sure it would be worse, but it is what it is. It's not uncommon for the reading to be 3.7, 3.8 or 3.9 while cruising down Deerfoot, Glenmore or Crowchild.

As has been stated already on this topic, the car plays a part, the driver plays an even bigger one. I don't idle non-stop, plan my routes a bit, rarely "Stomp on it" and don't use the car for short trips in high traffic-density areas. No superiority complex or anything, but frankly, I'm really proud of the economy I get from a sub-$30,000 car.

You should stomp on it occasionally to clean the soot out of the engine. Its bad to drive a diesel gingerly long term. They honestly need to be heated up to clean them out inside. Only way to do that is stomp on it and get the exhaust gas above 1000 degrees F.