what are you getting for MPG
05-09-2006, 11:00 PM
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what are you getting for MPG
This is a question for the stangs with the IUP that tells you your MPG and Litres per 100km (for us canadians)
Right now I am getting a sad 23 MPG or 10.4 Litres per 100 km and that is Highway.....My car has 650 Miles on it and its all stock except for the Drop in K&N air filter....So is this normal or am I driving it wrong? lol I use cruise control and keep it in 5th gear...its 60km of flat highway to work every morning...granted its been a bit windier then usual here but still..I was told these cars could get 30MPG on the highway.
What is everyone else getting?
Right now I am getting a sad 23 MPG or 10.4 Litres per 100 km and that is Highway.....My car has 650 Miles on it and its all stock except for the Drop in K&N air filter....So is this normal or am I driving it wrong? lol I use cruise control and keep it in 5th gear...its 60km of flat highway to work every morning...granted its been a bit windier then usual here but still..I was told these cars could get 30MPG on the highway.
What is everyone else getting?
05-09-2006, 11:07 PM
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RE: what are you getting for MPG
No one in the US advertises 30MPG for this car more like 26. That said, somewhere in the manual it says not to try and guage your gas mileage until after "x" miles because of the break in period. It's either 1000 or 3000 miles.
05-09-2006, 11:15 PM
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RE: what are you getting for MPG
I don't have the IUP thingy, but I chart my mileage closely. I've just completed the 1600km break-in period, and my five-tank average has been 12.17 L/100km (or roughly 23 Imperial MPG). The manual recommends not keeping track until after the break-in, so I'm hoping for slightly better mileage in future. My driving is mostly 70-90 km/h (45 -55 mph) using mostly 3rd or 4th gear, with occasional stops.
With gas prices on the rise, I know I made the right decision regarding V8 vs V6.
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With gas prices on the rise, I know I made the right decision regarding V8 vs V6.
Ken
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05-10-2006, 12:30 AM
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RE: what are you getting for MPG
best tank ever was 31.8, worste was 19.5. WIth all the mods i have now, which is .... all of the boltons lol. im gettin 23-25mpg mixed driving (bout 70/30 highway/city but i have 3.73s so highway hurts my mileage now)
05-10-2006, 01:20 AM
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RE: what are you getting for MPG
Drive it like you stole it 
I'm getting 19.5 city/hiway mixed. 6k miles on the speedo.
Gas is cheap ! When I was pumping gas at night, going to school during days, (1973) gas was 29cents a gallon. Adjusted for inflation it should be around $3.50 a gallon here in midwest. Min wage was $1.25 and cig's cost $2.90 carton.
Oh yea and the car I drove, a 1950 chevy w/327 V8 and a 3 speed manul on foor was getting about 8 mpg.
Your doing great on the gas milage, don't let all the hand wringers tell you otherwise.
I'm getting 19.5 city/hiway mixed. 6k miles on the speedo.
Gas is cheap ! When I was pumping gas at night, going to school during days, (1973) gas was 29cents a gallon. Adjusted for inflation it should be around $3.50 a gallon here in midwest. Min wage was $1.25 and cig's cost $2.90 carton.
Oh yea and the car I drove, a 1950 chevy w/327 V8 and a 3 speed manul on foor was getting about 8 mpg.
Your doing great on the gas milage, don't let all the hand wringers tell you otherwise.