poor gas milage.
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poor gas milage.
I've had my Z since last July and I get really poor milage. I get barely 300 miles on a tank. Sometimes not even that much. And I typically drive about 30 miles after the light comes on.
Is there something wrong with my car? I drive mostly on the freeway and sometimes there is traffic during rush hours but it's mostly clear. 300 miles on a 20 gallon tank is only 15MPG.
What are you guys getting?
vahobaco
oh BTW, I drive an automatic and mostly leave it in standard.
Is there something wrong with my car? I drive mostly on the freeway and sometimes there is traffic during rush hours but it's mostly clear. 300 miles on a 20 gallon tank is only 15MPG.
What are you guys getting?
vahobaco
oh BTW, I drive an automatic and mostly leave it in standard.
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Originally posted by ml2316
uh how are you calculating your mil*e*age? just out of curiosity.
uh how are you calculating your mil*e*age? just out of curiosity.
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the general method for calculating your mileage is fill up, record # on odometer, then the next time you fill up, record the exact amount you put in, record your odometer again. divide the number of miles between fillups over the amount of gas you just put in. your tank has about 3 or more gallons in it when the needle reaches empty, depending on the car.
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by the way, there was a thread about this awhile back and the general consensus (from people who used the method i just described) was that the car's computer mileage calculator is reasonably accurate. like within 10% or so.
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Re: poor gas milage.
Originally posted by vahobaco
I've had my Z since last July and I get really poor milage. I get barely 300 miles on a tank. Sometimes not even that much. And I typically drive about 30 miles after the light comes on.
Is there something wrong with my car? I drive mostly on the freeway and sometimes there is traffic during rush hours but it's mostly clear. 300 miles on a 20 gallon tank is only 15MPG.
What are you guys getting?
vahobaco
oh BTW, I drive an automatic and mostly leave it in standard.
I've had my Z since last July and I get really poor milage. I get barely 300 miles on a tank. Sometimes not even that much. And I typically drive about 30 miles after the light comes on.
Is there something wrong with my car? I drive mostly on the freeway and sometimes there is traffic during rush hours but it's mostly clear. 300 miles on a 20 gallon tank is only 15MPG.
What are you guys getting?
vahobaco
oh BTW, I drive an automatic and mostly leave it in standard.
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I get mid 20's on my city/interstate commute to work.
I've gotten well into the upper 20's on long distance trips...
I took a 320 mile trip a few weeks ago and I had well over 1/3 a tank of gas left. The key is to be gentle and not going over 3500 or so rpms.
I've gotten well into the upper 20's on long distance trips...
I took a 320 mile trip a few weeks ago and I had well over 1/3 a tank of gas left. The key is to be gentle and not going over 3500 or so rpms.
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I wonder how much air your running in your tires?? Under inflated tires will cause your gas mileage to suffer. I run between 34-36 PSI and I've gotten well over 26 MPG on a 425 mile highway trip. I also have all my original tires with close to 20,000 miles on the car! No sign of feathering here.. The trip computer showed as high as 30.6 MPG for a portion of the trip. Everyone's driving habits are going to be different. I did notice poor MPG during the winter when the car ran richer due to the cold weather.
Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY 19,661 miles since Sept 17,2002
Steve (k2we) Dobbs Ferry, NY 19,661 miles since Sept 17,2002
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