20.9 mpg!
11-02-03, 05:27 PM
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20.9 mpg!
Strange...
Today I checked my mileage after my run to my girlfriend's house. I took it a LITTLE easier, not much but I yielded almost 21 mpg. Last week I got 17, but I was averaging 81 mph then. This week I dropped it down to about a 76 mph average, AND it was very cool, about 40 degrees or so.
It seems like the more miles I get on my car (it turned over 90K this trip) the better mileage it gets!
Today I checked my mileage after my run to my girlfriend's house. I took it a LITTLE easier, not much but I yielded almost 21 mpg. Last week I got 17, but I was averaging 81 mph then. This week I dropped it down to about a 76 mph average, AND it was very cool, about 40 degrees or so.
It seems like the more miles I get on my car (it turned over 90K this trip) the better mileage it gets!
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11-02-03, 07:31 PM
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I used to drive from Kansas City to St. Louis all the time and I noticed that I did get better gas milage at 75 with the cruise set then at 80.
maybe cuz the engine is turning slower
11-03-03, 07:02 AM
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On a ~300 mile trip, I got ~22mpg on my newly rebuilt motor/turbos w/ 1k miles on 'em (from San Diego to San Luis Obispo w/ traffic and occasional bursts of speed). I think once I get a few more thousand miles out of it, I should get much better mileage.
11-03-03, 09:16 AM
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I get an average of 17 mpg in both city and highway. I drive about 15 highway miles to work and back everyday, and much less city driving than that. So maybe.. 20 highway, 13-14 city?
11-03-03, 10:30 AM
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Originally posted by turbojeff
Typical highway mileage for me is 21-23mpg. That is cruising around 75-80mph with an ocassional on-ramp burst to 100mph (close course, professional driver).
In town I'm always putting my foot in it so I only get 11-13mpg.
Typical highway mileage for me is 21-23mpg. That is cruising around 75-80mph with an ocassional on-ramp burst to 100mph (close course, professional driver
).In town I'm always putting my foot in it so I only get 11-13mpg.
At the track my milage drops to the 9-10 mpg range.
ps my Dakota averages 19+ city/rural/Hwy mixed & 22+ on the hwy.
my MBZ NEVER gets any better than 14mpg (11-12 avg).
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11-03-03, 12:33 PM
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I just looked at the window sticker that came on the car, it does say 18 city, 24 highway, so I guess my mileage is right on. I just haven't seen it get that good before is all.
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