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somewhere around 32mpg at 80mph
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Just changed out my faulty 02 sensor, and I'm taking a trip to Niagara Falls next Friday, so I'll be better able to determine that when I get back :p
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Originally posted by DconNavi: i only get about 200 miles to a tank with mixed driving. i think that something is wrong with my fuel system. Even driving grandma style i only get like 220. 
I get about 200 if I mash it alot, and 220 if I don't... definitely something wrong, but can't find ANYTHING "OOTO"... Any help out there for us two? Ray s_r_haralson@sar.med.navy.mil AIM: midnghtflm YIM: midnghtflm
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Best I ever got was close to 33 MPG going from NYC to Buffalo.
450+ miles one way on ONE TANK of fuel.
Made the whole trip in 6.5 hours too !
The Contour Owners Manual says our fuel tank holds 16.5 gallons of fuel.
Pete... 98.5 SE Sport Duratec ATX (P66L) Black Clearcoat on Greystone DOB 11/21/1997 DOP 12/25/1997 PIAA 510 Super White Driving Lights SVT CAT-BACK EXHAUST (No Resonator) DiabloSport Chip (LPQ4) - Engineered To Raise Hell Too many other mods to list... Sounds sweet, runs quick... Crazy Horse Dyno @ 121.4 WHP/129.6 TQ
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I got 16 MPG driving from Boston to New York one time. It is about 220 miles from my girlfriend's ex-apartment to Garden City, Long Island. I couldn't even make it on a tank of gas. I was following an S4 and he was doing 95 to 105 the whole way. So, the secondaries were opened up most of the trip.  But I made it down there in about 2 and 1/2 hours.
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Originally posted by RoadRunner:
The Contour Owners Manual says our fuel tank holds 16.5 gallons of fuel. It's a misprint. The fuel tank has been 14.5 gallons since the first one rolled off the assembly line. -Lance
Lance Kinley
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Come on Lance, you know you can squeeze a little more than 14.5 in there if you have to.  I put in 14.65 once driving on fumes.
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Got 26.9MPG going to Ft. Irwin then to Lake Havasu. Not bad considering I driving kinda fast on the I-40 and there was three people and a keg in the car 
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I once got 420 miles out of a tank of gas in my SVT, but I was REALLY pushing it, couldn't find a gas station for miles..
I averaged 320-350 miles per fill-up on the highway, and anywhere from 225-275 in the city, depending on how I was driving..
Ray - Might be time to replace your fuel filter, and clean your air filter, if you're getting such bad mileage. And maybe a bottle of fuel injection cleaner while you're at it.
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Originally posted by David Z: Got 26.9MPG going to Ft. Irwin then to Lake Havasu. Not bad considering I driving kinda fast on the I-40 and there was three people and a keg in the car did the keg ride shotgun?? i've never put my tour on longer than a 99 mile drive for the most part at any one time but i usually around 280 or so to a full tank running to near empty....i think the mileage sucks but it is a v6 with a hole in the floorboard from my right foot going thru it all the time....the car is so much fun its just hard to stay off the gas im planning on doing the parking brake repair and see if that frees up the rear wheels and hopefully ups the mileage a bit
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
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