Gas mileage is subject to a lot of variables. These include: Automatic or 5-speed Tire size and type and pressure Alignment or lack of Driving style or lack of Geography like San Francisco or Phoenix City or highway driving Weather State of tune of the engine [VERY IMPORTANT !!!!!!!!!!] I have found my automatic to average approx 20 miles/gallon and I personally know of 5-speeds that average 26 miles/gallon. In general a 5-speed will get significantly better mileage especially with highway driving because of the overdrive ratio in 5th gear. Unless you plan on putting a lot of miles on the car you really don't need to be concerned with mileage. The main reason to watch it is if anything is going wrong with the car the mileage is a sure indication of a problem if it changes significantly. This is good advice on any car you drive. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, john fredt <hecklerkochgmbh@xxxx> wrote: > I have read a bunch of conflicting statistics for the DeLoreans gas mileage what is the usual gas consumption rate?It cant be any worse than the ford fairmont I owned once,it really sucked gas like a tank it was an inline 6cyl carbeurated.I am probably going to drive my D around alot so I need to know how much its gonna cost to feed the beast.