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I drive in dc which is 99% bumper to bumper driving on my SVT contour. I seem to be getting little under 200miles on a tank. Its really killing me. Maybe something is wrong with my car.
What is everyone else gettin?
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if i dont go above 70mph i can get 280 to a tank
98 svt sil/blu 3.0 oval heads full P&P, msds headers,bat kit,2,1/2exhaust 30 inch glasspack and 2 spintech mufflers 14.78@94mph
with my mechanical arm i can shift gears in less then a twentieth of a second for sale $7000
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Nope, that sounds about right....you aren't moving, which isn't making the engine perform as effeciently as it could be...I got 340 out of a tank after performing a basic "tune-up" of sorts.
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formerly owned 2000 SVT Contour, with all kinds of goodies;)
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Originally posted by AutoX SVT:
I drive in dc which is 99% bumper to bumper driving on my SVT contour. I seem to be getting little under 200miles on a tank. Its really killing me. Maybe something is wrong with my car.
What is everyone else gettin?
I drive mainly highway, not much traffic, and I get around 280-300 miles per tank. I'm not in an SVT, just a regular V6 though. It seemed to get a little better this past week, since I installed my new K & N conical filter. I'm probably just trying to justify the cost in my mind... ? 
MUST SELL - ECM computer new for a 98 V6 mtx + pats
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I want to say I'm seeing about 240 to a tank in my '97SE MTX, in Northern Virginia mostly-commuting traffic.
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I've gotten as high at 420mpt [in a cougar]. I average about 31-32mpg [with several freak occurances over 35mpg]. but all my driving is uncongested highway.
yes... I am a cougar owner trolling on your board.
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The past three tanks i've managed to get between 280-300 miles with maybe 75 of that being highway...it's a pain in the ass shifting at 1500 rpm though...and at fill up it took 12.4 gallons
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I used to get around 320-340 miles per tank when I had a primarily hwy commute, now I get around 260-280 miles in mixed driving.
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i get 340\tank in the city i got about 3-5mpg from a tune up and intake\exhaust. 
99 SE V6\5spd - 156 HP\157 TQ 15.166-90.84
Totaled 02/12/06
99 SVT # 1571 - 175 HP\153 TQ 14.999-91.88
Born 3/24/99 Reborn 3/18/06
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I get 280-300 miles in an almost all city commute back and forth to school. I try to get the Contour up on the highway on the weekends to stretch its legs.
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