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Originally posted by Jeb Hoge:
I want to say I'm seeing about 240 to a tank in my '97SE MTX, in Northern Virginia mostly-commuting traffic.
Same here except i have a 98 atx...I have never seen very close to 300 
I average 21/22 a tank, doesnt seem to shirt a whole lot in either direction if I beat on it or go easy... 
Originally posted by Chickens:
Religion can't do much for ashholes (unless you are an alterboy)
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98 E0 SVT~ sold
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since im 18 i tend to drive a little harder than some but with my SVT im gettin about 240 on a tank
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In mostly city driving I get 250 miles from 11 gallons. (typical fill up cycle)
My MPG is 21-23 city and 28 highway. Pretty good considering my driving style and larger engine.
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
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On mostly open Interstate I average 27 to 28 MPG, or 300 to 350 miles before it says "E". Usually there are 2 gallons left on that range. I do very little city driving, but mileage seems to fall off pretty quick on long trips averaging over 80MPH (around 3500 RPM).
Used to get 29MPG highway before roughly 170,000 miles on the odo.
'98 E0 Contour SVT
245,000 miles and counting.....
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The way I figure it is, I check my mileage religiously on every single fill-up, and I pretty consistently average 23 mpg, with little variation (although once a year it starts to go down, which tells me to clean my K&N). So I figure that the tank is what, 14 gallons, right? So I know that conservatively, I'll be safe to 280 (which works out to 20 mpg), and if I wanted to stretch it, I could push up toward 300.
But I usually get scared around 230-240 and fill 'er up. A few summers ago, I bombed down to N.C. in around 10 hours and was getting 300+ per tank, and I kept it right around 80-85 mph the whole way down.
Old car: '98 SVT T-Red
K&N air filter; Ford Focus RS shift knob. Off to be auctioned off somewhere.
New car: 2003 Honda Accord DX Sedan, 5-speed.
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335 was the most I ever got, filled up today @ 322.
1999 Toreador Red SVT, DOB 4/22/99, 2005 Of 2760.
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you guys are lucky
if my car got 200 miles to a tank of gas i would be crying tears of joy....
i get about 250kms to a tank (Sorry, grew up metric)
which is roughly 155 miles.
stupid car.
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The best i ever remember out of a tank is 278, but i usually try not to fall under a half tank, and i hate going under a quarter because these cars, or mine at least, has the most inaccurate readings under a quarter tank.
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I have a 97 SE, and on a recent road trip got about 34mpg, averaged over 750 miles. I've never actually seen mileage that good before on that particular drive, but I think the combination of a new fuel filter, fuel system treatment (some $1.99 / bottle stuff from autozone) and no congestion on the highway added up.
I get the feeling that they may not actually have been inflating the truth that much when the guys at my local Valvoline recommended a fuel treatment to me. Of course, theirs was incredibly marked up...
~ Mike
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