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Old Aug 28, 2003 | 03:43 AM
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Poll: Your avg mpg

recently i've noticed my gas milage drop from avg of 19mpg to about 15.6mpg testing for about 3000 miles.
How's your mpg compare?
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Old Aug 28, 2003 | 06:39 AM
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17-18 average. 21-22 on the freeway and 14-15 or less on local street.
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Old Aug 28, 2003 | 03:42 PM
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Your mileage will vary...

freeway...21 to 24 mpg;best was 26
shorter stuff/backroads...18/19 mpg
at the track...<10 mpg

I avoid driving this car unless it's enough to get it fully warmed up.Short trips and stop/go driving will not get any fuel
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One stomp on the loud pedal,however,and any mileage issues are left far behind.
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 04:24 AM
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maybe there's something wrong with my car.... i do a lot of freeway driving. I've had a lot of tranny problems where it upshifts too early causing loss of power and torque and i realy need to step on it too move sometimes....
dealer can find any probs....
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 09:32 AM
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Re: Poll: Your avg mpg

Originally posted by c32brabus
recently i've noticed my gas milage drop from avg of 19mpg to about 15.6mpg testing for about 3000 miles.
How's your mpg compare?
Hey, my mpg is way down also...I'm thinking it's because it has been 95+ degrees and I've had the AC running non-stop.

I've been doing more city type driving also.

Let's see what happens as it starts to cool off...

I see you might be having tranny problems...I wonder how much power the tranny can suck up ?

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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 05:33 PM
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Re: Re: Poll: Your avg mpg

Originally posted by C280Sportster
Hey, my mpg is way down also...I'm thinking it's because it has been 95+ degrees and I've had the AC running non-stop.

I've been doing more city type driving also.

Let's see what happens as it starts to cool off...

I see you might be having tranny problems...I wonder how much power the tranny can suck up ?
My a/c is almost always on full power. SoCal is hot. That didn't seem to affect my mpg tho.
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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sean, you're more lead foot than I am...haha
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Frank let me drop your car, I got a new C32 kit comming in a few weeks from Intrax.
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Its around 8MPG when I really drive..LOL
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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I hit around 7mpg when im on it....
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 10:07 PM
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Originally posted by N.M.M.
I hit around 7mpg when im on it....
the first two month before I reach 1000 miles I was getting around 9-10 mpg on local streets. It was a horrible experience.
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Old Aug 30, 2003 | 12:26 AM
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It's one of my old picture when car is at 6000 mi. Now with 11000mi, the avg is 21.8mpg
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Old Aug 30, 2003 | 04:46 AM
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Originally posted by DL_AMG
It's one of my old picture when car is at 6000 mi. Now with 11000mi, the avg is 21.8mpg
how much of that 420 miles are freeway? if you say half and half then damn, you got great mpg.
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Old Aug 30, 2003 | 11:48 PM
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Originally posted by FrankW
how much of that 420 miles are freeway? if you say half and half then damn, you got great mpg.
Yap, it's half and half. I commute with my car and the traffic is always bad on 101FWY. I also take Old Topanga Canyon when the FWY traffic is really bad, at least 2-3 times a week.
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Old Aug 31, 2003 | 05:56 AM
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Yap, it's half and half. I commute with my car and the traffic is always bad on 101FWY. I also take Old Topanga Canyon when the FWY traffic is really bad, at least 2-3 times a week.
canyon road, I see. There must be very little stoplight in order to achieve such high mpg.
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Old Aug 31, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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About 18 MPG.. 3/4 stop and go city w/ backed up freeways in So-Cal.. The 405 just sucks between the 22 and the 55 in the mornings going south

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Old Aug 31, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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Stock - 17.5 mpg average, 50/50 city freeway.
Stage I - 17.2 mpg same route
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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24.5 going to vegas?? damn vadim, you must be goin pretty slowly! ehhehehe :p

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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 01:59 AM
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Old Topanga Canyon..

Originally posted by FrankW
canyon road, I see. There must be very little stoplight in order to achieve such high mpg.
I'm ranging between 12-26mpg. It all depends how hard I drive thru those turns. People seems to drive pretty fast on those Canyon road between Malibu and Woodland Hills. :P I bet most of them are locals.
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