I actually took the plunge today and drove my Evo to work (130 miles round trip). I filled up yesterday evening, and then again when I got home. The tank took $17.53 to fill (that's a little over 5 gallons at $3.50/gal). I then calculated that I got a little shy of 26 mpg. I stayed out of boost the whole time and did 3K shifts, cruising at 62 mph on a flat two-lane highway. With all of that conservative driving, it will still cost me about $350/month for gas to stay with the Evo. So back to Neon I go .

 

i guess there are few ways of saving gas. one way is switch gears every 3k and try not to let the turbo spool. another way could be a lil pricey, some of the evo drivers i know bought a aem ems or other types of engine management system and set the evo to take 87 octane.

 

dumbest thing ive ever read on evoM. congrats

yeah, i guess you could get 26mpg at 60mph. i have to drive interstate though, which means 80mph. ive done it for a full tank and best i got was 22mph, no boost, just a few stop and gos and interstate.

 

I drive my girls toyota truck, 87 miles to work and back is killing me on gas. Were looking to buy a honda fit to save on gas a bit.

 

I'm in outbound sales. I have no choice but to drive all day long. It's part of the job. This hike in gas prices is a kick in the fugging *** to my bottom line. My employer is slow to react. In fact our monthly car credit has been the same since 2001 when gas was a $1.55/gallon.

 

i just shrug it off... i'm in the boost all the time, and i'm broke as heII

 

I just skip eating to fill my tank, another form of weight reduction, better et's. LOL

 

Luckily, my company pays for my gas....and, actually, the car and insurance as well....!

Unfortunately, the POS Honda Odyssey sucks gas like a pig, so the family bottom line is still effected.

 

I am just gonna do like alot of others and buy a motorcycle

 

just to let you all know, i get about 12 to 13 MPG in my evo now with all my mods and i drive 35 miles to work and 35 back home. I pay about $3.68 a gallon and i know this is gonna **** people off but... i could care less. i could get 2 MPG and gas could be $30.00 a gallon and i would fill that Evo up every 28 miles... just cuz i love my car. honestly i cruise for more miles then i drive to work and back. i bought my car brand new 8 months ago with 7 miles on it, as of yesterday i have little over 16,000. thats only 2000 a month, not to bad. but to answer the main question... i am dealing with the price of gas just fine. if you can afford an Evo you should be able to afford the gas too. you pay $30,000 or more for a car and cant afford the gas??? that is like having a baby and not being able to afford food.... that is just stupid to me.

thats my opinion atleast

 

from what I have read my driving seem to be the most. I drive a 1000 miles a week. I average 200 miles a day, give or take a few miles. I had to buy a beater just so I don't put so miles in my evo. stupid me, I am also modding my beater which is a 95 hatch with a k20a type r motor. now i drive the evo only on the weekends

 

TDi beetle is now the beater. 48 mpg w/ out a/c on, 47 with a/c and running 80 mph on the highway.

 

I just returned from the Bahamas to discover gas prices went up twenty cents (we're now the highest in Florida) and it now takes over $40 to fill the tank. The Bahamians are paying $5 a gallon though. I'm reimbursed .30 cents a mile through work (sucks) and I've managed to put 18K on my car since the end of September 05. It's really had an effect on my personal budget and the way I drive. I'm at the point where I'm making it a game to get 300 miles out of a tank, LOL. Boost is only for special occasions or when absolutely necessary. Let's hope the Evo X has a flex fuel option.

 

I dont care about it i just drive i dont have any other option's.

 

I just got 400 miles on 17 gallons of 93(added 3 gallons at half a tank). I traded in an 02 325i which got about 420 on a standard 17 gallon tank. I figure 400 miles on 17 gallons is pretty damn good. But I did do what a lot of you guys stated by shifting at 3000RPMs and staying out of boost for the most part.