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21 or 22 in the city, 34 (all time best earlier this month) on the highway at 75. MPG really goes down after 75.
No light on my car. I went 340 miles and decided it was time to fill up. To my surprise, it only took a hair over 10 gallons. Return trip I cruised around 78 and got like 32.9 MPG. Drops even faster after that... 85mph cruising got me 29mpg back in January.
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My tour does between 26-29 with a mix of city and highway. On a trip about a month ago I peaked at almost 36 MPG with the rest of the trip running around 29-32 MPG. While we're on the subject, what's the most miles anyone has got out of a tank??? Can anyone beat 400 miles?? ------------------ Brad Wilson 1998 Silver Frost SE brantleyiii@earthlink.net Photopoint Album-(Updated 4/20/01)
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I did a little experiment when I first got the car. First to tank gas pedel went to the floor. I pulled 17-19 mpg. But when When I babied her to the extreme I pulled 28. So it does matter how aggresive of driver you are. I will ussally pull between 25 and 26 mpg. I found out that I get the best gas milage at around 80 mph. ------------------ 1996 Mercury Mystique stock (so far) Cybiko code- CC0130 use it it gets me cybucks at www.cybiko.com
1996 Mercury Mystique stock (so far)
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i have a 1998 se 24v now, but before i had a 1996 gl with a zetec and a 5 speed. on a particular trip to chicago, IL from muskegon, MI and back with random city driving in both cities and along the way i got aprox 397 miles on one tank of gas. this is with mostly highway driving with the cruise set at 80 or 85. with my new se with a v6, the most miles i have gotten per tank is around 290. the highest mpg i got with the se has been around 24 and the highest with the gl was almost 34. so... i like the SE 24v 1,000,000 times better! with the coming gas price hikes though, my bike will see alot more use.
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I used to get around 30, now I figure I get around 20. Argh....
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Born on 12/3/98
KKM Intake
Removed Resonator
35% Window Tint all around
Tinted Tail Lights
ElKy Mesh Grilles
HID
Dyno'ed at 175.3HP/155.5TQ
"How much must I live through just to get away..."
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Mine is '97 Contour GL, manual (66k mi) I get ~26 in city and ~33 on highway (factory data, I think). And I was told that my driving is 'grandpa style'  Just installed K&N filter, new wires, plugs & fuel filter: I'm curious what they'll do. T.
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2.0L zetec on UK Mondeo, with extensive engine mods to take it to 200BHP
28 mpg round town
40 mpg cruising on motorway at 90mph
average aroung 34 mpg with heavy foot
95 ron gas at $8 a gallon in London
Mad Mole Visit Mad Moles Mondeo Madness 2L Zetec, Cams, Stage 2 head, Valve work, Powerflow, Unichip, AEM Ram, K&N, Ecotek, 75mm Lower etc. 192 BHP, Faster than a speeding Duratec!
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$8 dollars a gallon, jesus, i thought $2 was bad, Oh yeah, do the 95's have a low fuel light
1995 2.0L Zetec GL ATX
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Im getting around 25 mpg dor my 1997 GL 2.0 ....i wish it was more with the gas $$$ the way they are tho .....
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Said goodbye to the Tour and hello to the ZX2..best decision Ive made to date!!!
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Dang!! You guys got some mad mileage! Maybe something's wrong with mine. -98 Mystique Zetec ATX This last trip I was averaging 260 miles per tank @ about 76-80mph. Sheez, I only wish I could get close to 400 per tank. John P.S. Perry, don't say a word. ROFL!!
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