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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 04:35 AM
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Question 6MT ppl.. what are your MPGs? Im getting 15 =(

15.x For around some around town and mostly back road driving... and im not even flooring it... Mostly shifting around 3000-3500rpm..
I should get it checked out?
Sticker does say 20 city 26 high way...
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 04:39 AM
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for casaul driving, which is almost all the time, i shift before 3k. what octane of gas are you using... 91 or better should be used.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 04:43 AM
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I'm averaging 22mpg. Only goes below 20 when I'm tracking the car.

On long hauls, I'm getting 28mpg, cruising at 79mph

Make sure you have good fuel.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 04:51 AM
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I usually get about 19mpg around town and on highway driving I get around 28.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 05:04 AM
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i get 21 'round town and 29 hwy on 93 octane...
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 05:18 AM
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Never seen below 22 mpg. I can't see how there is anyway the dealer is going to do anything. You are reseting your mpg gauge when you fill up right so it starts over with fresh data for each tank.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 05:39 AM
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22mpg avg. somewhat casual driving...93 octane.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 06:07 AM
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i get about 19mpg on average...i live about 4 miles from where I work...so I do do a lot of short distant driving....everytime you crank your engine up, your car sux up more gas...but if you get into your car...and get on the freeway and just cruise for about 300 miles..you should get pretty badass gas mileage
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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I get 18-19 but I always take off fast from lights and stop signs. I got real close to 30 when taking a road trip recently, I was pretty impressed.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 06:45 AM
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from 17mpg to 20mpg city driving... depending on how "happy" I am with the 1st and 2nd gear

28mpg hihgway

lot's of Idling really kills MPG

at the track I was getting bellow 10

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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 06:56 AM
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I get between 19-21 but I commute with the car so I end up driving in bumper to bumper traffic everyday along with some open road driving. I drive a bit agressively at times and really defensively at other times. Seems to balance.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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I average about 24 or 25 but shift at like 22-2500 and you'll save a lot of gas. Running it up that high on every shift can affect it I'm sure.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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ugh... maybe its wrong... but the gauge says im about 3/8 down and i did about 90 miles and on the pod it says 16.5 and around 15 mph average (I dont know where that # came from).. In the beginning i was using my first tank of gas filled up by the dealer(they probably gave me regular), now i put in 93octane after i used 14 gallons of the orginal.
At this rate im going to be very broke...
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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I have gotten about 15 before on my first 1/4 of a tank but I had been driving the car pretty hard constantly. I can tone it down and get around 22 but i found a happy comprimise way of driving that gets me about 18.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:22 AM
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short shifting for me is as hard as pulling teeth (i never had my teeth pulled but just imagine...) what does the city # actually mean? Then im not in stop & go traffic why im getting worse mpg than if i were in stop & go traffic?!
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 07:38 AM
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According to the guage... and converted to imperial mpg.

45mph w/ cruise on = 45 mpg
65mph w/ cruise on = 37 mpg
75mph w/ cruise on = 28 mpg
City driving = 20 mpg... sometimes down to 17 mpg.
Race track = 10 mpg
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 08:13 AM
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I am gettine 12/27, in other words 12 mpg city & 27 mpg highway. I calculate the old fashioned way, I fill up my tank, then reset the odometer, and when I fill up the next time, I check to see how many mpg I got. I shift between 4-5k. Running octane 93.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Lerxst
According to the guage... and converted to imperial mpg.

45mph w/ cruise on = 45 mpg
65mph w/ cruise on = 37 mpg
75mph w/ cruise on = 28 mpg
City driving = 20 mpg... sometimes down to 17 mpg.
Race track = 10 mpg
hmm next time i go to houston i will just set my cruise at 45mph and turn my hazards on. I will get there in less than half a tank!
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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Damn this n00b is on his first tank of gas and he is complaining and already wants to take it in. Man I just can't believe some owners. Give it a couple tanks, make sure you reset the gauge when you fill up, and then report back your MPG and Average MPH.
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Old Aug 23, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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I am getting 15.9L/100km. You do the conversion ;p
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