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How real is the MPG on these things?

Old 08-09-2005, 11:32 PM
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I gave up on good gas milage, this car is too fun to drive. I drive like I stole it!
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Old 08-20-2005, 11:16 PM
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I just got back from a 600 mile trip at 85 mph I ran not quite 22mpg,at 70mph it ran up over 28mpg,I love my yellow stang!
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Old 08-20-2005, 11:23 PM
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I'm only getting about 16-17mpg in the city. I use the A/C quite a bit and drive it hard though.
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Old 08-22-2005, 10:50 AM
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I have just over 1000 miles on mine. Put a K&N filter in this weekend and drove home through the mountains of West Virginia. Made it from Pittsburgh to Richmond, VA on one tank. Just over 400 miles before a fill up. I figure that's about 26 mpg....and that's going a steady 75 with some stop and go in a small town.

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Old 08-22-2005, 10:59 AM
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i got about 500 miles on it now and i filled it up three times now (including a free fill when i brought it) so its around 15 mpg damn gotta switch to the brakes more often.
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Old 08-22-2005, 11:43 AM
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Ive only been doing "city" driving.
Im getting 14 mpg, which really sucks.
gas $2.71 per gallon !!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 08-22-2005, 01:34 PM
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Yeah I've got the AC on a good chunk of the time, though today I left the top down it was rather nice this morning. hope it stays nice.

it doesn't help to be the whitest of white. I have too colors, red and white and I love convertibles. heh.

Still averaging 19MPGs, but shifting at red line probably isn't the best method of driving around town/highways heh, not to mention the occasional 'get the hell out of the 3rd lane if you're going to go under the speed limit' shift from 5 to 3 and floor it to get around method of passing people.

Oh well, still a blast to drive. Just was hoping for a bit more MPG. Glad I didn't get a v8 i'd be just as broke as I was with the Audi.

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Old 08-29-2005, 09:56 PM
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I don't care how expensive gas gets, im still getting a Mustang and driving it hard.
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