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I am in MD right outside of DC and my daily drive is a 1 hour (each way commute to rockville mostly highway with a little backroads before I get to the highway) and my typical speed is about 65-100 (depends on the cars in front of me) and I get about 24 MPG (I have the complete stats at home but nothing I have done seemed to change them much (switching to mobil 1 did not make any difference that I noticed in my gas mileage unlike what other people have shown) my highest I ever got was about 26 (not sure what I did that time but I think it was all highway driving) and I have a 2000 V6 MTX.
2000 Silver SE Sport V6 MTX, B&M shifter, SVT exhaust, 75K on the clock.
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I usually get between 23-26 this time of year, depending on my driving. That usually includes bouts of shifting at redline and highway cruising at about 75.
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still in my mid 15 mpg range...kinda wish I had kept record of it at the race track to see how low it went..oh well
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I usually get around 24-26 mpg with my mixed driving. I actually got the 28mpg on the sticker a couple of times when I first got the car. Haven't been able to do it again though. I put my foot into it too often these days.
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usually 21-23 mpg om my VA to DC 30 mile commute. A few weeks back I cut my tire and was on my spare for 4 days(a tankful) and i did 28.5mpg...hmmm.... nah...it cannot be my driving technique...must have been the tires LOL
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98 SVT EV0 silver frost -bone stock
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21mpg ALWAYS unless I go to the 1/4 mile and put in about 10-15 runs with some 15"s on the front then I get 23mpg How fakin wierd!! ------------------ Garrett Stines (sponsored by Duct Tape) '99 SVT Silver Frost~#925-2760~01/21/99~painted Rear valance silver~18" Masitaly's~Kumho Rubber~Eibach Springs~OMP Strut Bar~Carbon Fiber sail panels~SCA CAI~K & N dual stage filter~Series 5 superchip~Bosch +4~SVO Tach~B & M Edge Short Shifter~Richbrook Knob~Pedals~Razo Dead Rest Pedal~Side Markers~lots 'o Carbon and Chrome~Boomin Tunes~and more THE RIDE!
Garrett Stines (sponsored by Duct Tape) '02 WRX Sedona Red Pearl ...I Have a Turbo... Trolling it up in SO. Cal! SOLD IT'99 SVT Silver Frost~#925-2760~01/21/99 THE RIDE!
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For anyone getting less then 30 mpg that is a non-svt check your parking brake and get the upgraded one. I ended up riding for a year to notice a 50% increase in gas milege. I had to fill up twice to get from Ottawa to Toronto - 400-450 - km. Anyways, I get there and have a 1/4 tank left now. It pissed me off that I spent twice on gas for entire year. This is one thing that you should check as soon as you get any contour.
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For anyone posting on a 1 year old topic... :rolleyes:
Get you calender changed. It's 2002 now... :p
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LOL.. i got an email notification
Alcohol is my friend
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Worst I ever did on a tank was 13.8 mpg towing a 1200 lb trailer for half a tank at highway speeds.
Best I ever did was cruise control for the whole tank, average 70 mph, 31.3 mpg with 2 people and a full trunk of luggage.
Average over the life of the car (I track it in a big spreadsheet) is 20.6 mpg on 91 octane gas.
All mpg measurements are adjusted for your U.S. gallons.
The EPA fuel economy ratings, for our cars, were 24 city/35 hwy (Imperial gallons) or 20 city/29 highway (U.S. gallons).
My average fuel cost over the life of the car, at the prices I have paid for gas, is 8.1 cents (Cdn $) per km, or approximately 8.2 cents per mile (US $).
1.0 gal US = 0.83 gal Imperial
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91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
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