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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 10:06 AM
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I think that having a Manual and Having an Auto will give some difference in what type of mileage you will get from your car but i dont think its drastic.....
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 11:17 PM
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I have tried Arco , mobile and shell and i have gotten better and more consistent milage off mobile gas, i know arco has the highest content of water and burns faster Hince the low price
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Old Jul 28, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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'03 OZ 5-spd
only mods under the hood are k-bar,hose kit, grounding kits..
and since i dun have any engine mods or wutsoeva, I only use 87 octane..

Average 320+ miles/tank for local/fwy.
Best mileage was 400+ miles/tank which I used up in one day...

hints:
stay between 2500~3000 rpm
ac off
lock in gears all time, avoid cruising in neutral..
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 04:04 AM
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With a auto tranny on regular unleaded I filled up yesterday and got 27 MPG. This was mostly city driving and some with the A/C running.
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Old Jul 29, 2003 | 10:53 AM
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I can average about 350 miles per tank which is about 31 MPG overall.
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 05:39 AM
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i get between 240-300 depending on how i drive and the traffic and stuff. when i'm in bumber to bumber crap in NJ, and get annoyed and usually enjoy hitting corners solid and accelerating out of them, i get around 240. if idid straight highway driving, i get around 300 +
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 07:19 AM
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i drive about 100 miles a day, mostly highway and i am getting 350+ out of a tank of gas. drive a 03 5spd oz with no mods as of yet...
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 11:49 AM
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I'm not totally positive, but ever since I installed my RMR intake on monday, I swear I am getting worse mileage than I was before hand. Before I was getting roughly 280 per refill.. When I installed the intake I had about 25 miles into the tank, after intall I've put on about 170 miles and right now my needle is sitting on 1/4 tank... if you do the math thats not 280. Shouldn't an intake improve mileage somewhat because of leaning out the mixture a little more cause of more air? Seems like my car is running rich, but without any signs of running rich.. besides the needle looking like its going lower quicker! Any opinions?
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Old Jul 31, 2003 | 06:07 PM
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today filled up and checked and i got 240.
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Old Aug 2, 2003 | 10:42 AM
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got this 02 Es as a rental and at half tank so far i have 176 miles with A/C on everyday due to my daughter.
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Old Aug 3, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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Just got back from NC, drove 294 miles before I had to make the "pit stop" and figured I would fill up at the same time, I was just below 1/2 tank. I was driving between 75-80 mph on the interstate and used 7.68 gallons to fill. This worked out to............... 38.28 MPG. I about **** when I saw that!!! No A/C, just windows down.
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Old Aug 4, 2003 | 11:23 PM
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i just drove 255 miles on 1/2 of a tank...
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 04:22 AM
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I read somewhere that if you are going over 40-45mph, its more fuel efficient to use the A/C due to the drag your car causes when the windows are down... it could be wrong, but I know I did read it somewhere!
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 09:07 AM
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Originally posted by psionic98
I read somewhere that if you are going over 40-45mph, its more fuel efficient to use the A/C due to the drag your car causes when the windows are down... it could be wrong, but I know I did read it somewhere!

I read the same thing. Sounds reasonable.
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:27 AM
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I get about 550 Km/ tank
not quite sure how that measures up in miles.
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