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Old 03-03-2007, 04:15 PM
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Yeah, slightly larger tank and running it like you said I guess I could see how you got that good of mileage.

Just don't expect to see that once you start having some fun with it

Oh yeah, I think I forgot to say congratulations earlier. Have fun with it
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:20 PM
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thanks guys......i drive like a old lady 95% of the time...and i dotn plan on doin any mods to it ....its just a decent car to have and i've always wanted a cobra.....and hopefully the gas mileage will stay good lol...if not...i wont complain with getting 22-24 either lol.
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:21 PM
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wow!!! I get a lil more than that on a Full Tank. If ur tank is about 14 Gallons. Half is 7. 250/7=35.7mpg Are u sure????
I don't think he is, because my stang gets about 14 mi / gallon... and like you said, with the math that is 36 miles per gallon!? My Vette gets 30 hwy miles per gallon and the Vette is known for its performance and economical driving record.

I think he is a little off on this one.
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:44 PM
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I think he is a little off on this one.
well lemme put it this way...those are the numbers i got, and i definately aint blind
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Old 03-03-2007, 11:06 PM
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just see how much you get on the whole tank and these guys will know whatsup then, that is quite high but i don't see why someone would fib about mpg..i still need to figure out mine..
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Old 03-04-2007, 12:42 AM
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yeah. that kinda seems unreal. maybe your spedo is off?
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Old 03-04-2007, 01:41 AM
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I think that the speedometer has to be a little off. My GT goes right below half a tank at 190 miles and I usually get about 320 to a tank driving like an old woman.It obviously isn't truly half empty.
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Old 03-04-2007, 02:51 AM
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Gents, you are all mustang owners. Come on, you know that the first half of the tank goes by slowly, I know mine does. Not 250 for half a tank, but I have reached 220 mi. at around half a tank. And then, the needle is moving down so fast you can almost see it. He probably isn't lying, but he will get around the same mileage we all get with these cars. Here, this is a link that will show you how a gasguage works and explain a little about why they do the whole slow for the first half and fast the second half thing:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-gauge.htm

This will tell you why the fuel guage does that. Also, by the way, this site is really friggen cool. You can find out all sorts of stuff from here.
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Old 03-06-2007, 12:02 AM
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im a firefighter and i have to run my gt hard and i can go about 100 miles on a half a tank so he could
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