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first 250+ mile road trip in the 'stang

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Old 10-23-2006, 12:03 AM
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Default first 250+ mile road trip in the 'stang

~22 mpg; ~270 miles on a full tank of 92 oct. Ave. speed 68 mph dealing with moderate traffic for the 1st half of the drive; kept it between 85 and 95 whenever possible for the 2nd half and 100+ a few times when the road opened up. Seat is very comfortable. She handled nice in the mountains, accelerating up 6% grades with ease. Turned more than a few heads, was NEVER PASSED, and the radar detector saved me once.

I think I'll keep her
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Old 10-23-2006, 02:20 PM
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yea it gets decent miles on the highway....i drove from kansas city to san antonio for school....first half of the trip i was getting about 26 mpg going about 75....second half about 22 with the a/c on going about 80-85....i opened her up a few times....mine was on 87 though
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Old 10-23-2006, 10:15 PM
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Ahh yes. I had just picked her up in Dallas (N Richland Hills) and drove her back to Houston. About 25 mpg on 87 oct. cruising about 75-80 the whole way. I had to resist opening her up at one point... I had 2-3 miles of straight highway with not a car in sight ahead or 1/2 mile behind. I just did not want to twist that motor with less than 150 mi on her. But I was very tempted!
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