Is the C55 a thirsty car?
06-29-2007, 07:21 PM
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\WHY'S DOES EVERYONE WORRY ABOUT THE GAS PRICE UR DRIVEIN A MERCADES. I THINK MY C55 RUNS GREAT WITH THE FUEL CONSUMPTION, THAT'S ENTERD IN TO ITS TANK
-FUEL USED MOBIL 93
I GET ALMOST 200 MILES OUT OF MY TANK MAYBE EVAN MORE AND MOST OF THE TIME ITS AGGRESSIVE DRIVEING.
-ITS 45 DOLLORS TO FILL UP AND ON TOP OF THAT I LIVE IN NEW YORK GAS PRICE $3.49 A GALLON. -NO PROBLEM WITH FUEL
I GUESS I DONT FEEL IT AS MUCH WHEN IT'S COMPARED TO FILLIN MY TRUCK 85 DOLLORS
OVER ALL GAS FOR THE C55, GREAT!
PWR WISE- V8 IS AMAZING!
AS FOR THE C32 I HAVEENT DRIVEN BUT I SEEN SOME SERIOUS NUMBERS
-FUEL USED MOBIL 93
I GET ALMOST 200 MILES OUT OF MY TANK MAYBE EVAN MORE AND MOST OF THE TIME ITS AGGRESSIVE DRIVEING.
-ITS 45 DOLLORS TO FILL UP AND ON TOP OF THAT I LIVE IN NEW YORK GAS PRICE $3.49 A GALLON. -NO PROBLEM WITH FUEL
I GUESS I DONT FEEL IT AS MUCH WHEN IT'S COMPARED TO FILLIN MY TRUCK 85 DOLLORS
OVER ALL GAS FOR THE C55, GREAT!
PWR WISE- V8 IS AMAZING!
AS FOR THE C32 I HAVEENT DRIVEN BUT I SEEN SOME SERIOUS NUMBERS
IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY OR THE ENVIRONMENT IT'S ABOUT RANGE BETWEEN REFILLS!!!!!!!!!!!
/your Caps Lock key is the one that says Caps Lock
On a more serious note, anyone thought of a "bigger-tank mod?"
06-30-2007, 01:29 AM
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2010 E350 SP / Honda Crosstour / prior vehicles - C32 modded / C300 modded / Lincoln LS modded
My c32
I average 14 to 16 on roads, 18 on highway. I drive hard all the time, Brake hard all the time. I go thru 2 sets of rear tires a year, and replace pads and rotors at about every 10k miles, front only, rears last a long time. Its a fun car, it's ment to be driven. If your worried about gas, don't even think about what tires end up costing. If you break it down to a monthly figure. PS2's are close to 1400 + tax for the year for 2 rear sets. I have 19" Wheels. $116.00 per month. Could buy a 2 year old Honda Civic for that.
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03-28-2008, 08:45 PM
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bumping an old post. i really dont care about the gas mileage, but it seems the tank is a wee bit small. how big is it? 14 gallons, excluding reserve? i get around 200 miles per tank mixed driving, more bias toward city. i figure since the car only has 15k miles maybe the engine isnt fully broken in yet.
03-28-2008, 09:33 PM
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C55,SL55,C63
My C55 can drink gas as A college kid can chug a beer. I don't drive all that much work is 12 miles each way and then some other driving I can go though $120 a week just in gas. get on the highway and reset your trip thing and you will have a nice false sense of good gas mileage. get a smart car if you want mileage ah WTF just get AMG you will love every second of it
03-29-2008, 06:08 AM
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03 g35 coupe...........02 c32 Sold
i get around 16-18mpg city and 24-26mpg highway. I usually average around 20-22mpg combined. the gas mileage on the c32 is pretty good long as you stay under boost.
03-29-2008, 07:50 PM
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Compared to a Corvette Z06 with a 7 liter engine(15 city/24 highway) AMG should be embarassed about their MPG (CL63 11 city/ 18 highway). The Z06 is the only 500+hp car that avoids the gas guzzler tax.
03-30-2008, 02:28 AM
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C32/C55 AMG
I've been driving a newer c230 as a loaner and I average about 21 or so miles per gallon. In my c32 I average about 17 to 19 miles per gallon. The difference in the driving experiences is night and day, but the gas mileage is almost the same. I get a little better gas milegae in the c230, but it's no where near as fun and it really isn't much more than what I average in the c32. I was expecting the c230 to do more like 30mpg, but the highest I've seen was 26mpg, while in my c32 the highest I've seen is 23 almost 24mpg.
03-30-2008, 12:10 PM
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2002 C32 AMG
03-30-2008, 04:27 PM
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03 g35 coupe...........02 c32 Sold
Best way to get good mileage out of car is to make it lighter. i really doubt most corvette drivers would be driving 55mph in 6th gear anyways.
You can't compared a striped down plastic sports car to a luxury cruiser as well. Its a apples to orange comparison.
03-30-2008, 09:30 PM
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Get yourself a vette then. Btw have you owned one to really state those numbers? I had one and it was far from the numbers that GM posted. Don't always guide yourself by what manufactures claim.
