Car & Driver April 2010 Issue
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From: Florida
That article is strange. How the hell did they get 16k miles out of the tires? I'm just about done with my second set of advans and I'm at 16k on my car. I do not track it either.
And I've gotten way better mileage than 19 when driving above 75mph. I made a good 10 hour trip, often pushing far above 100mph, and was still getting 23mpg at the WORST.
And I don't know if it's different, but in the manual for my car, it explicitly states that the gas tank is 15.5 gallons, not 14.5 like noted in the article.
They should have done the test somewhere else...
And I've gotten way better mileage than 19 when driving above 75mph. I made a good 10 hour trip, often pushing far above 100mph, and was still getting 23mpg at the WORST.
And I don't know if it's different, but in the manual for my car, it explicitly states that the gas tank is 15.5 gallons, not 14.5 like noted in the article.
They should have done the test somewhere else...
the point is that don't have to replace the stock advans with more stock advans. there are cheaper alternatives that will give you the same or better grip levels. maintenance costs on these cars is not bad at all. i've spent about the same money maintaining my EVO as i did my 2000 honda accord EX back when i had it, maybe less.
