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Hey all, I'm from Toronto and own a 97 Contour LX V6 5 speed and was wondering how many Kilometers you ppl get off of a full tank of gas. I can usually go about 400 maybe a bit more, I do tend to shift a little high every now and then and since gas prices seem to keep rising and not deciling, well if your from Toronto you know what I mean about gas prices.
Thanks Jeff

Well...

In normal commutes, I go about 380-400 before I fill up but thats with close to 1/8 - 1/16 or so left. There is a lot of stop and go and some open streches. Recently, with a fair bit of highway driving, I was average 515 or so for 3 weeks with some very high sprints in there for fun...hehe..

alessandro
99 sILvER FROSt

I've been tracking my mileage since I bought my SVT more than 2 years ago and I use 8.8 to 9 litres per 100 km. I usually get about 530-550 km per tankful, when my fuel light comes on.

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Black 98.5 SVT w/ KKM intake,73mm MAF,ASP pulley, & Superchip

Recently I've been getting about 570km's per tank (right mt,all highway). In the colder months I find this to drop to about 540-550km's.
"98 Mercury Mystique GS 5spd"

There's a fuel light? I've had my needle below empty and I've never seen one! I typically get 400km/city and 500km/hwy, less with the air on. I have a V6/ATX.

I usually have a 50/50 mix of city/highway and I'll get a little over 400 before they fuel light comes on, though I can do a lot better shifting sooner or with more highway (assuming NOT going 140 at 4K rpm :oP )

Best mileage with my 99 SVT was 7.5 l/100 on a run to the USA. Tire pressure plays a huge role I find. Recently I have been getting about 500 - 520 on a tank. Bit of a lead foot in the city.

Fern

0, zip, zero. You've read it right! I can go '0' with one tank. Why you ask? That stupid broken VSS spindle is stuck inside on the speedometer driver pinion and I cant get it out for the new VSS! So my speedo, odo, tripo don't work!


AK

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AirKnight (Dominic Ho)


My Contique:
1995 Ford Contour SE MTX
2.5L V6 Duratec
Electric Red
Power Everything with Sunroof

Current mod's:
KKM True Rev Induction Kit for Duratec
KKM Pedal Covers
Sidemarkers (don't know what brand it is, came with the car)
Hub Cabs removed with Painted Hub (don't ask, it came with the car)
Painted Brake Caliper (don't ask again, it came with the car)
Chrome Dual Tip Muffler (again, it came with the car)
Mobile One 5W-30 Oil
K&N Oil Filter
Voltimeter (again and again.....)
Fog Light Mod (almost broke my neck doing this, lol)
Alarm System with Keyless Entry
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The most ive ever seen with my svt is 550 kms, and it was all highway, i was doing 140-160 though

On average i get about 450ish with mostly city miles

First the first time in the history of ownership of my SE did I see 30mpg. That was to and from Niagara Falls from Brampton doing an average of 130kph, up to 150kph (chosen safe limit) while the other 3 were sleeping. And that's with 4 occupants and all the performance mods. Usually only see a maximum of 26mpg or about 450km's on a tank.



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95 Contour SE (200HP all bolt ons)