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#1574986 05/22/06 01:51 AM
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Drove up to Tobermory this weekend. Managed to get 585km out of the tank before the fuel light came on. That's driving at a speed of no more than 110km/h. I think with the mileage on my car, that's pretty good. Wondering what everybody else are getting?


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@ over 300 thousand kms I'd say that is still pretty good. Been a while since I last did a long trip in the Contour but it was usually about that point when I needed to fill up. Mine runs very rich though and I tend not to be able to keep the speed down that far for too long.


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Originally posted by BARTECH:
fuel light came on.




I thought our cars didn't have fuel lights


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#1574989 05/22/06 04:21 PM
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Originally posted by SnafuFlux:
Originally posted by BARTECH:
fuel light came on.




I thought our cars didn't have fuel lights




Apparently, the only thing us pre-98's didn't get.


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534kms before light came on..
and since it always comes on early I might go 600 before I probably really need to fill up :P

keep in mind this is 90% highway at 95-100 km/hr coming to/from Port Elgin

hope the car lasts for a couple more years


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yup filling it up at 600k.. this is the second most k I got on the Tour..

other time was 640 going to Montreal..

now if only I got that in the city


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Got 400km today ... 100% city


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Originally posted by Christian:
Got 400km today ... 100% city



and your unhappy with that

I get 280km - 320km 80% City(short trips)/20% Hwy
has been like that since I bought the car back in '99.
I will be dealing with the injectors soon, me thinks they might be leaking.


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i get like 550-600 in the summer

500-550 in the winter.

thats with about an 85% highway 15% in town ride.

Most I ever got was from home to kingston...720 kms.


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Originally posted by chongo:
Originally posted by Christian:
Got 400km today ... 100% city



and your unhappy with that

I get 280km - 320km 80% City(short trips)/20% Hwy
has been like that since I bought the car back in '99.
I will be dealing with the injectors soon, me thinks they might be leaking.




Only unhappy that it's 100% city.


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