E55 guys, how bad is your gas mileage
04-13-2007, 09:25 AM
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E55 guys, how bad is your gas mileage
Pretty much self explanitory...I'm thinking of buying one....what's the damage at the pump like? Obviously for the people that can't keep their foot out of the firewall it will be different. 
04-13-2007, 09:27 AM
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Its not that bad...but then again I drove mostly highways... i usually got 15mpg average..
04-13-2007, 09:45 AM
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My avg is 17 ... with ASP pulley ... with normal pulley it was 18 ...
Highway now can get close to 20 ...
But seriously you should not be using gas milage as a consideration to buy this car ... I think you can get 300-350 miles on a full tank...if u baby it... but how many people baby their beasts?
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Highway now can get close to 20 ...
But seriously you should not be using gas milage as a consideration to buy this car ... I think you can get 300-350 miles on a full tank...if u baby it... but how many people baby their beasts?
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04-13-2007, 09:56 AM
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My avg is 17 ... with ASP pulley ... with normal pulley it was 18 ...
Highway now can get close to 20 ...
But seriously you should not be using gas milage as a consideration to buy this car ... I think you can get 300-350 miles on a full tank...if u baby it... but how many people baby their beasts?))
Highway now can get close to 20 ...
But seriously you should not be using gas milage as a consideration to buy this car ... I think you can get 300-350 miles on a full tank...if u baby it... but how many people baby their beasts?
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04-13-2007, 10:09 AM
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I think I cud get ... 22-3 if I drove like a granmother at 65mph. At this speed S/C will grow some cobwebs though ...
Typically I drive 80-90 and get 18-19 on freeway. But there are at least 4-5WOT blasts included in that sample...
Typically I drive 80-90 and get 18-19 on freeway. But there are at least 4-5WOT blasts included in that sample...
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04-13-2007, 10:59 AM
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WOW... U guy are getting 14mpg and more..... I am only getting 10mpg average, and highway about 13mpg. I am in the San Francisco... and on top of that...I dont drive fast.....
04-13-2007, 11:03 AM
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well, the wagon is heavier, right? plus, you may have junk in your trunk that weighs it down more.
04-13-2007, 11:22 AM
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E-ZGO 53hp., 1999 E 430 sport, 2004 E 55, 2008 Tahoe LTZ on 24"s
Highway 19.9 @ 74 mph, crusise control, A/C on, Florida turnpike, temp 80 F, windows up, no baggage, 1000 mile average.
In town 12-13 mpg A/C on all the time.
My driveway 2 mpg A/C on, yellow triangle on.
04-13-2007, 11:33 AM
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Trips to Vegas net me 22 MPG, however regular mixed driving I get 14-15 MPG. I only drive it on weekends though and I am usually driving fast. But honestly if one can afford an E55, does the gas expense matter?
04-13-2007, 11:54 AM
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Who cares about gas mileage when you are driving such a great car!
My Z06 greats about 22mpg in the city and 28-30mpg on the highway. Almost an economy car lol.
My Z06 greats about 22mpg in the city and 28-30mpg on the highway. Almost an economy car lol.
04-13-2007, 12:24 PM
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04 E55, 89 MR2 S/C
I spend about $59~ every 2.5 days, about 247~miles for the full tank. I actually should start driving my dd, gas is ridiculous, but just can't get enough of the beast.
04-13-2007, 02:35 PM
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Not too good! The interesting thing is that it does not seem to matter if I am always "in it" or "out of it" I always get the same driving range (+/_ 5 miles to the tank)...
I would be interested to see gas drip to about $1.50 a gallon, though
TK
I would be interested to see gas drip to about $1.50 a gallon, though
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04-13-2007, 02:46 PM
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Thankfully...mpg has never been a consideration in driving the Beast.
04-13-2007, 03:24 PM
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21mpg on the highway on trips
14.5 in the city with a little spirited driving
and 12.9 in the city when I'm drivin' like I stole it
as others have said, I didn't buy it for the mileage though
14.5 in the city with a little spirited driving
and 12.9 in the city when I'm drivin' like I stole it
as others have said, I didn't buy it for the mileage though
04-13-2007, 07:36 PM
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Man you are too slow (i am joiking)..when I used to leave in UK...it took me 23 minutes to get from London to Oxford
I had C36 at that time...I get about 380-400km out of the tank...but our roads are wide...its usssual that I go over 100-110 every day...my beast like it
04-13-2007, 08:38 PM
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What is gas mileage? Honestly, I didn't even consider gas mileage when I was looking at a 55k. When I get down to two bars left on the gas guage I fill it up.
The difference between 14mpg and 21mpg is 50% right? So that means if you fill up a 14mpg car every week ($60, for our ROW friends it's even much more!) then you would fill up a 21mpg car every 10 days, so you would go through one tank more per month in a 14mpg car than a 21mpg car.
So ask yourself, would you pay for an extra tankfull of gas every month to drive an E55 or any other 55k car? I would say HEYL YEAH !!
Just my .02
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The difference between 14mpg and 21mpg is 50% right? So that means if you fill up a 14mpg car every week ($60, for our ROW friends it's even much more!) then you would fill up a 21mpg car every 10 days, so you would go through one tank more per month in a 14mpg car than a 21mpg car.
So ask yourself, would you pay for an extra tankfull of gas every month to drive an E55 or any other 55k car? I would say HEYL YEAH !!
Just my .02
Cyrus
04-13-2007, 08:48 PM
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^^^ +1 
When you actually calculate the true additional dollar spent, it seems very small.... a little saving in my starbucks & dine-out expenses should offset the difference way more than enough.
When you actually calculate the true additional dollar spent, it seems very small.... a little saving in my starbucks & dine-out expenses should offset the difference way more than enough.
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I get (2005 C6) 13-15 city --heavy foot, 20-25 freeway at best 26 being EZ on the GO pedal...
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