Another Mpg Thread?!?!?!?! Seriously?
I get between 170-190 miles to my tank. How the hell are some of you claiming 300? I get that mileage while driving out of boost and I shift at or below 3k RPMs. Maybe my tire pressures are whacked, but it still doesn't seem as if it would make THAT much of a difference. Do you drive only on the highway and even then like a grandma?
I tend to get between 260 and 280 miles per tank here in SoCal. I've gotten as little as 230 on a tank while I was having more fun with the boost. I did manage in an attempt to get as good mileage as possible during a road trip to get 360 miles on a tank. That was straight highway cruising with no traffic, no AC, and absolutly nooo boost.
My best MPG yet was on the way to MOD. Even with sitting in traffic on 355s for an hour I hit 24.5mpg for the trip. I was flying at 100-120 most of the way down there.
True story though, I had a free factory oil change that I cashed in and I started getting really poor gas milage this winter. I was averaging 22.5mpg very consistently on IL ethanol, but dropped to about 19.5-20 after that oil change. I couldn't figure it out and just changed back to to amsoil 10w-40 and the car not only sounded/felt better, but my milage jumped up to 23.5mpg for 2 tanks. Go figure. I don't have any scientific proof but that sure sounds fishy to me!
True story though, I had a free factory oil change that I cashed in and I started getting really poor gas milage this winter. I was averaging 22.5mpg very consistently on IL ethanol, but dropped to about 19.5-20 after that oil change. I couldn't figure it out and just changed back to to amsoil 10w-40 and the car not only sounded/felt better, but my milage jumped up to 23.5mpg for 2 tanks. Go figure. I don't have any scientific proof but that sure sounds fishy to me!
I just had a great tank of gas... bone stock IX SE with ~10,800 miles on the clock.
293.3 miles / 10.975 gallons = 26.73 mpg (my best to date)
I was really surprised, since I had the A/C running for roughly 200 of those miles, and I was sitting in traffic a few times. I must have the magic touch.
293.3 miles / 10.975 gallons = 26.73 mpg (my best to date)
I was really surprised, since I had the A/C running for roughly 200 of those miles, and I was sitting in traffic a few times. I must have the magic touch.
I just got back from a trip and got my best MPG to date. I got 300 miles which equated to around 25 MPG. I was doing this averaging 85 MPH. I was extremely surprised with this result because I usually average around 200 miles between fill ups.
i think its something like 75% off gas consumption is dependent on drivign style aka boost or no boost , i never boost use mobil one , 95% highway , no headlights on 275-290 a tank?
when i drove from kentucky to washington i was hitting 230-250 through the built up areas around chicago and indianapolis but in south dakota and montana i was getting 275 to 280 and i was hammering on her on I-90. i did get some bad gas in western iowa and it was so bad the car wouldnt even idle at a red light, i threw some dry gas in it and ran the **** out of it till central south dakota and after that everything was fine. i also drove the entire way with my head lights and fogs on so i dont think they were a factor.
i drive about 55-60 miles a day to work and back and average 240 miles till the light turns on... 90% of that time is stuck in traffic, no headlights, no a/c... i go through about 5 tanks of gas a month on average. usually i fill up right when the light turns on and it takes about 12 gallons to fill up meaning i still had another 2 gallons in the tank.
yeah, tire pressure is key - since I DD, I keep my tire pressure with the heavy winter tires at 35psi all around. . .and I am happy to get something like 250 to a tank.
But I have a mini-tank by everyone's standards, something like 10 gallons? LOL
But I have a mini-tank by everyone's standards, something like 10 gallons? LOL



