Is Ford Crown Victoria good on gas?? year 2000?

Question

how much does it take to fill up the tank? cost? how many miles can i get out of a gallon? is it a gas eater? if it is is there anything i can do to it to save gas? additional parts?

Answer 1

It's a gas eater. It'll get you about 22mpg. It'll hold 20 gallens of gas, so a fill up will cost you 70-80 dollars. You can drive more conservatively to save gas, but it's never going to be great.

Answer 2

just for your info the 2002 got about 2-3 more mpg and had about 10 more hp. ford also changed the steering to ring and pinion.

Answer 3

don;t buy it, i am telling you. why do you think almost every taxi in NYC Manhattan is switching to hybrid.  

Answer 4

I'd tell you that it is basically a gas hog but the last time I did that the person answering reported me for a violation. So, I'll just say that the heavier the car is the more gas it takes to move it a specific distance and the Crown Vic is a very heavy car. The engine is also not one of the most efficient ever made. Many people who bought these cars did so because they wanted a large, comfortable, reasonably luxurious car and weren't concerned with the gas mileage. And many were bought by police departments who were spending tax money, not dollars which they worked hard for. Unfortunately, there isn't a whole lot that can be done to improve the mileage.

Answer 5

I have a 2002 Grand Marquis / Crown Vic. This is one tough car and looks and drives just as it did when new and never garaged. It has 75,000 on it right now with the 4.6 V8 dual exhaust, bucket seats, center console and floor shift a long with the air ride suspension. It's a great car and I'm tired of people putting down this one and only true American car. Police love it, Cabbies love it, Limo Services love it. I know people with over 300,000 on their car. I have only done oil changes since new and drive it everyday.

The mileage is 17 city and 26 hwy with a 19.5 tank. I can drive from LA to Vegas on one tank of gas and still have above 1/4 tank when I get there and that's me driving about 75 to 80mph. If you take care of them they last a long time and are worth every penny. Buy that great American car and pass up all those tiny imports.  

Answer 6

Here's the info. Doesn't seem great.

http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?...

Answer 7

I wouldn't say it's good on gas, after all it is a 4.X litre V8.

Answer 8

its big and heavy.

the crown vic is an extremely reliable, tough car- thats why cops and cabbies love em'.

its a v8, and worse than most v8s when it comes to mileage.

in the city they are a pain in the @ss to park

Answer 9

I have a 2000 Grand Marquis and it gets 16mpg city.  That is with short trips of under 4 miles at a typical average speed of 24mph.  But it does much better on the highway.  I can get 25 to 26 mpg on road trips.  

Answer 10

I wonder how many people who have answered have owned a Crown Vic. I could tell you that the proving ground tests for that platform showed that the car was able to achieve 28 MPG at a steady 75 MPH for a total non stop run of 15000 miles. I can also tell you that during "Job 1 testing" (this is when we blanket the car and run it down the road in "real world" conditions) the platform vehicle achieved 17 MPG in the City and 25 MPG on the Highway. I doubt that information would mean anything to anyone, as it is test information.

I will, however, relate to you from experience.  I purchased one of the first 2000 models off the line for my wife. She managed to put over 185000 miles on the car before giving it up to a Lincoln MKS. During her 8+ years of driving, she averaged 24 MPG with a mixture of highway and city driving. In the winter of 2001, we drove the car from Michigan to Florida on I-75 and documented 26.5 MPG with an average speed of 76 MPH. Not bad figures for a car that weighs 4000+ lbs.

The Crown Vic has gained a bum rap. The problem is, people tend to judge a book by its cover. They see a big car and automaticaly think "it's a gas hog". What you need to keep in perspective is that this is a full sized car; it won't get 40 MPG. If you are looking for that, buy a Civic, and you will feel every surface blemish on the surface of the road. If you want a car that rides smooth, and gets 18 - 25 MPG, Crown Vic is a choice that you can make.

Answer 11

NO, this "boat" is so big it qualifies for it's own zip code.

Parts should not be a problem, every police force in North America must have had these in their fleet.

To save gas, buy something smaller.