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Re: mpg #299624 06/10/02 09:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,950 Chitown L LoCo Member
LoCo Member L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,950 Chitown	I don't really care. When it gets around a 1/4 of a tank I fill it. 2000 Contour Zetec ATX Hector Mods...I got em' "Contour grills, Contour bills, check out the oil my Contour spills." 2.SLO = 17.6 at 80mph My profile

Re: mpg #299625 06/10/02 11:39 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 448 65583, USA T Tom Moderator
Tom Moderator T Joined: May 2000 Posts: 448 65583, USA	I drive close to 100 miles a day...all highway. I'm a pretty impatient driver, so I do a lot of passing. Even with frequent downshifting & lead footing, I average at least 32 mpg. When I was living in St. Louis City, I was lucky to get 17. 97 sport MTX zetec inside profile

Re: mpg #299626 06/10/02 08:29 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada M mbb41 Member
mbb41 Member M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 803 London Ontario Canada	Best tank was just a hair short of 700km's. I think that converts to roughly 440m's. That was mostly highway though. I always get over 500k/300m in the city on a tank, hunter green 96 mystique mtx, sabb side markers deep tints car bra., K & N filter, hyper white low beams, after market fogs, JVC Kameleon head unit, 600 watt amp with 2 10" kicker subs, soon to come new rims New adition 01/11/2002 The original 95SE in Midnight Red all the toys including traction control Fog light mod, lightmoonroof switch from a focus, power antena (still wiring it up) post 98 sail panels, new water pump , Bosch quad plaitnum plugs, and a new Cat.

Re: mpg #299627 06/10/02 09:14 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 55 Wormtown S SMcD Member
SMcD Member S Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 55 Wormtown	I get about 28mpg with a fairly heavy foot,even with 165,000 miles on it "I'm here for a good time, not a long time." '96 GL Zetec ATX Bucketloads of miles

Re: mpg #299628 06/10/02 11:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 101 9 96champagnegl OP Member
OP 96champagnegl Member 9 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 101	well my fuel guage reades empty at arounf 180 milesbut i can keep going till 225 if im lucky 1996 Champagne GL 4-banger (ATX) (I miss you baby) AIM:DJT81185 Replaced with 1998 Neon Coupe DOHC 5-Speed R/T 1.084 60' 2.549 330' 7.112 1/8 10.872 MPH 65.15 1000' 14.111 1/4 16.825 MPH 83.12

Re: mpg #299629 06/10/02 11:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 101 9 96champagnegl OP Member
OP 96champagnegl Member 9 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 101	well heres some more info i have platinum plugs in there now and my car shakes while in drive at stoplights and sometimes stalls when i shift it from park into drive. The dealer said they put new wires on but the belts they put on blew my timing belt tensioner apart. I dont know there is still a lot wrong i think 1996 Champagne GL 4-banger (ATX) (I miss you baby) AIM:DJT81185 Replaced with 1998 Neon Coupe DOHC 5-Speed R/T 1.084 60' 2.549 330' 7.112 1/8 10.872 MPH 65.15 1000' 14.111 1/4 16.825 MPH 83.12

Re: mpg #299630 06/11/02 11:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 137 SE Michigan L LiLMaN Member
LiLMaN Member L Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 137 SE Michigan	ok i dont know if i love my fuel gauge, or hate it... i put in a whole new tank o gas yesterday, and tonight i was drivin it, ive put about 62 miles on it, and it hasnt passed the F yet!! So im like, yeaaaa full fueltank, then im like, noooo i know youre lying to me! 96 Contour Sport Mostly Stock CTA Intake(CAI) JL Audio & MTX Setup

Re: mpg #299631 06/12/02 08:36 AM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah E ExDelayed Member
ExDelayed Member E Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,934 Somewhere in Utah	I usually sit around about 23-27. I usually have a small freeway trip in each tank. City driving really eats up the gas for me though. Winter I stay about the same. The worst I have ever seen my car put out was 17.5. I fixed it though. Plug wires were shot. � Jon Miconi � 96 Contour Zetec ATX � 80 Ramcharger 360 ATX � 77 Ramcharger 440 ATX

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