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Originally posted by sigma:
As for Kremit's mileage, I will say this -- In the entire time I owned my '97 Contour (ATX Zetec just like Kremit's) I got my best mileage driving in excess of 80mph. Time in and time out I could reproduce it. The best tank I ever had was just over 493 miles on a tank (and it wasn't quite dry, I fit just over 14 gallons in it), driving through empty South Texas with the AirCon on and going between 80 and 95mph the entire tank. Why, I haven't the foggiest idea...
I gotta chime in on this one. I have also set a record w/ my Zetec MTX at high speeds.
Long-story-short: had to make an emergency trip from Phoenix to Albuquerque. Filled up the tank and took off. Drove 80+ the entire way with more than one occassion where I stretched her legs to 100. Actually had to turn around and come back into Phoenix about 20 minutes into my trip because my passenger realized he had an early-morning appointment and couldn't go.
Anyway, I filled up just outside of Albuquerque with 505 miles on the tripometer!!
I've come close to matching it (~475 miles), but never have. Please keep in mind the stretch on I-17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff includes an elevation increase of around 4,000 feet.
Unfortunately, this method does NOT work on my van. I made it from Roswell, NM to Phoenix on one tank, but I was taking it easy. That's something like 630 miles.
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yeah but sometimes there are people that are traveling at a pretty decent speed sometimes over there. i would feel bad for them... oh well, im over that, i tried to feel bad but it just wouldn't work. 
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Originally posted by Majisto:
Yeah let's keep increasing the speed of the highways until we all kill ourselves or over-work the already near full output capacity oil refineries. I don't sit in the left lane, but this is still encouraing the problem of speeding. *gasps* Problem...Speeding is a big problem!?
Yes. Until our roads are built better, and some scientific breakthrough comes along that actually INCREASES mileage as your drive faster (Yeah, right), I will continue to go 62 on the 65 MPH speed limit highway, because we all stop at the same red light anyway. Everytime I see someone pass me at 5-10 or more MPH over the speed limit, I just laugh (Especially if it's an SUV). I got 30.5 MPG on my last fillup, and that included sitting an hour in rush hour traffic. EPA says I should get 21 in the city. I have smashed those secondaries open racing a car to 60, and still got ~28. I live on a hill even.
We all zip around the crowded roads trying to get nowhere faster. Increasing the speed limit is not the answer. Traffic accidents stop traffic completely. Then you really ARE getting nowhere. 
Speed kills more than just gas mileage...
*Edit* Oh, and if you want to fix the traffic problems, stop letting the road authorities place traffic lights at every single intersection on highways. Suburbs and the commuters they bring are destroying what used to be a decent road system in Austin. I'm sure this happens elsewhere. Atlanta was a disaster. It has its own problems with roads. Speed limits don't exist in that worthless town. You got lanes ending once you leave town, and everybody expects you to know it.
You have no idea what you are talking about. Do a little research before you bray your opinion here.
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Originally posted by Corbett:
55mph is optimal for gas mileage.
Not true.
Optimum gas mileage is more then just a specific speed.
It is a answer derived differently for every vehicle based on final gearing, engine powerband, & coefficient of drag. The final "MPH" range can vary considerably depending on those factors.
For instance my SVT get's better gas mileage at 70-80mph then 55-65mph. It is a fact that has repeated itself countless times. Over 80 or under 65mph has always dropped gas mileage. Because of drag or dropping out of the optimum rpm range respectively.
The wife's Z24 gets it's best gas mileage right at 70-75 MPH. It always pulls in ~33mpg.
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back on topic...
I certainly hope every state finally enforces this seldom used law! It would be about freakin' time!
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