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Old 05-19-2008, 05:15 PM
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^^ sweet.. im trying it out tonight.. time to waste $30 in gas... [&:][][:@]
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Old 05-19-2008, 11:22 PM
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How are you getting 330 miles to a tank!!! im only getting 220 maybe
Being able to get330 miles to a tank involvesa combination of things, such as,servicingmyvehicleregularly (i.e. oil chgs, maintaining tire psi, wheel balancing, etc.), avoiding stop and go traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours by keeping my distance, addingsimple performance mods (i.e. CAI, exhaust, etc.), anddriving efficiently (i.e. travelling the speed limit, slow acceration, shifting at low RPMS, etc, etc.).

Also, there are things that we normally don't notice which wastes gas, such as, sittingor iding for long periods of time.
I'm sure many of us have been to the drive-thru at a fast food restaurant or bank. The majority of the time, you're sitting and idling and just wasting fuel. It's better to shut off the vehicle,go inside, andwaste human time rather than waste fuel sitting in park.
Also,rail road crossings or draw bridges, I HATE getting stuck at those places because you're just sitting for at least 10 minutes or more waiting and waiting and waiting wastingfuel. The best thing to do,shut offyour car.

Me, I have no sympathy for SUV drivers who haul a$$ going 80+ to 90+ MPH on the interstates and highways and, yet, they complain that they have to pay $100s of dollarsto fillupbecause they get crappy MPG. Well DUH!If they can't slow down, that's the cost theyhave to pay for arriving at their destination in ajust few minutes earlier.WOW!Whathuge time savings.


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Old 05-19-2008, 11:40 PM
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I'm pretty certain the car has a buffer of a gallon or so past when it says it is empty. I've never been able to get more than 15 gallons of gas in any of my s197s and I've never run out of gas, despite going below empty on the gauge numerous times.
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Old 05-20-2008, 12:29 AM
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Just put in 15.520 gallons at 372.5 miles, and I could have gone farther. I felt like Kramer taking the car on a test drive from Sienfeld.
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