How to Calculate Gas Mileage

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Soaring gas prices have just about every driver in Sanford thinking about gas mileage, especially when they are about to buy a new car. Perhaps you’re wondering how to calculate gas mileage. Do you need to use a gas mileage calculator? Keep reading to find the answers.

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Calculating Your Gas Mileage: Step by Step

It’s not hard to find a gas mileage calculator online. However, these calculators require you to input all of the information you would normally write down if you were calculating the gas mileage yourself, and then they do some very simple math. So, we’ve listed some simple steps below on how to figure out your car’s gas mileage:

How to Calculate Gas Mileage in 6 Steps

  1. Completely fill your tank the next time you get gas.
  2. Either reset the trip odometer to zero or take note of the exact mileage on the main odometer.
  3. Drive as you normally would around the Orlando area or beyond until you need to fill your tank again. The more gas you use before filling up, the more accurate your calculation will be.
  4. Again, fill the tank completely, taking note of exactly how many gallons it takes to fill the tank.
  5. Check your odometer to take note of how many miles you drove since the previous fill up.
  6. Divide the miles driven by the number of gallons pumped at your last fill up, or input all of the numbers you’ve gathered from the steps above into an online gas mileage calculator.

Where to find the Gas Mileage of Your Car Online

Do you have a specific model of car in mind to buy, and you’re curious about what kind of gas mileage to expect? There are a number of different places where you can find the estimated gas mileage for just about any vehicle. However, while the manufacturer’s website will usually list gas mileage, all of these sources provide estimates from the EPA. Some Apopka area dealers will place a sticker on a car’s window stating the estimated gas mileage of each vehicle on their lot.

Check Out the Fuel-Efficient Cars at Subaru North Orlando

Subaru vehicles are famous for their good gas mileage. Why not come take a test drive? And, if you’d like to learn more, check out our model research. Remember, we’re just down the road from Winter Springs, so drop by or contact us today.