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Gas Milleage #1409604 10/12/05 06:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 126 Erie, Pa S Strictlyfocused7 OP CEG\'er
OP Strictlyfocused7 CEG\'er S Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 126 Erie, Pa	What does everybody get, i got 34mpg on my last long drive 99 Contour LX MTX, Cone Air Filter, Custom Grille 95 Neon ATX Intake, Ractive Muffler, Green Painted valve cover, fuel rail, and intake, b/w painted interior, white exterior trim, shaded tail lights

Re: Gas Milleage #1409605 10/13/05 02:51 AM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 14 F frozone New CEG\'er
frozone New CEG\'er F Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 14	My 99 mystique squeezed out 35 mpg last month on a trip from tacoma ,down the oregon coast and back.

Re: Gas Milleage #1409606 10/13/05 12:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT B BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
BrApple_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,910 Enfield, CT	average about 29 mpg with a 165 mile round trip to an from work with traffic, otherwise cruising at 70~75 I did hit 34 mpg before once and search as there have been numerous topics on this - 95 Mystique LS - Zetec/5spd - 99 Contour SeVT Sport - Duratec/5spd Official NE-CEG Contour/Mustang Family

Re: Gas Milleage #1409607 10/19/05 07:05 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT E ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
ExDelayed_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,335 Ogden, UT	Average over the last five fillups (Sept-current) has me at 26.62MPG, city only. · Jon Miconi · Coming Soon! · 01 Cougar · 98 V70R

Re: Gas Milleage #1409608 10/19/05 07:38 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California C contourfreak22 Hard-core CEG\'er
contourfreak22 Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,505 Prunedale, California	im getting around 27 but if i do highway miles i get 375 on a full tank of gas i sometimes hit 385. 1999 Ford Contour SE Zetec with 137k miles. AIM Name: ContourAlf Yahoo IM: Contour_Freak

Re: Gas Milleage #1409609 10/19/05 02:26 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 536 Glendale Heights, Il (for now) S striker2 Veteran CEG\'er
striker2 Veteran CEG\'er S Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 536 Glendale Heights, Il (for now)	wow you guys are lucky. im only getting about 22 mpg city and about 29 highway. of course that could be from having 205000 miles on it. unless you guys have any other ideas why mine sucks gas so bad. its a 97 gl mtx. i know the upstream o2 ssensor is going bad and im going to replace it as soon as the new comes in. i hooked up a vacuum gauge and ive only got about 20 inhg at idle. i thought it should be closer to about 30. any other ideas would help. 97 contour gl mtx front & rear upper strut tower braces 19mm bat sway bar Koni struts w/GC knockoffs

Re: Gas Milleage #1409610 10/26/05 03:59 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 536 Glendale Heights, Il (for now) S striker2 Veteran CEG\'er
striker2 Veteran CEG\'er S Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 536 Glendale Heights, Il (for now)	so does anybody know why my gas milage sucks so bad? i get about 23 city and about29 highway. 97 contour gl mtx front & rear upper strut tower braces 19mm bat sway bar Koni struts w/GC knockoffs

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