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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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28mpg, 70 mph average highway, 37psi front /rear for the tires. No aftermarket stereo and minimum throttle mashing. But if you are concerned with mpg, buy a Prius. The Porsche 914 gets 10mpg at 120mph. An EVO is not an econocar. Enjoy it, as it will return the favor. P.S. Get the car tuned by someone who knows what they are doing. Mellon=more power and more mpg. Ask and you shall receive...power. Welcome to EVOM.net
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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My concern isn't the MPG it's self. My concern was the sudden decrease, as if something was wrong. The car is known for poor MPG in the first place, and in my opinion 230-250/tank is poor MPG, and I was ok with that. But the fact that it suddenly got worse with no change in driving caught me off gaurd, that is all. So please, don't tell me to buy a Prius.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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the most Ive gotten on a tank is 160 miles...I usually do between 115-140 hahahaha. But Ive only filled up like 6 times
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Are you guys honestly thinking about decreasing headlights useage to increase mpg? Go in a diet. Take off your wing. Increase your tire pressures all around. The alcohol content in gasoline increases in the winter so don't be alarmed. Just, please, dont blame the headlights.
I was going to see my gf tonight and I actually started thinking about it, but it really makes no sense.. lol
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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We're both on the same page on when our cars hit open/closed loop, if you read my last post I stated you hit open loop above 3k.

Where we disagree is that you think city driving involves not shifting above 3k, which is impossible for me as I rev over 3k all the time. I wish I had the discipline you have.
its easy to get the discipline, think of it this way... everything time I floor my car unnecessarily, I am wasting miles I can travel.

I try my hardest, I shift between 3-4 mostly 3k-3.5K but I don't accel like I am trying to beat every car at the light. I have to admit I got like this after I started to watch my boost gauge, the funny thing is that now I do not have a boost gauge but the custom still remains
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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tire preassure and use chevron gas...techron has best mpg..
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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You guys must look so funny driving your evo's all slow.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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^ I'm sure my Evo looks just fine going at roughly the speed limit, which pretty much everyone else is doing.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoJedi77
You guys must look so funny driving your evo's all slow.
I drive it a little faster than the traffic, just to get away from any possible person sleeping on the road, i dunno my dad and mom told me that a fast car looks sweet when its going slow; its fast and has nothing to prove until the time comes at the autoX or something
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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i'm still getting around like 180 per tank around town
i think it's about all right.. just drives me crazy when i hear some people getting almost 30mpg
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:40 PM
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^ yeah I dunno what the do..
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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^ Who has gotten 30 mpg in an Evo? I figure the best I could ever do, realistically speaking, is probably just under 27 on a fantastic day. And that's with a lot of restraint, as observing all speed limits on a 200+ mile round trip yielded 26.22 mpg for me.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:05 PM
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Couple months ago when I got my IX new, I drove it around like a grandmother and I probably got 30 mpg or even a little better.
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Old Jan 20, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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Not to be a jerk but "probably" doesn't mean much, unless you can provide numbers. The only reason why I say that is because there were other times when I was driving very conservatively and based on how I drove and where the fuel gauge needle was, I was "probably" getting X mpg, though when I actually calculated it, I was still far from what I thought I'd get.
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 09:00 AM
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wow im suprised that alot of people are getting 230+ dang i havent seen that since i got my car LoL..i can barely get 200 of a Full tank, maybe i should stop boosting but then that takes the fun of driving an EVO oh well whatever
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