What kind of gas mileage are you getting???
11-08-2005, 04:52 PM
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What kind of gas mileage are you getting???
What kind of gas mileage are you seeing in 05/06 V6. Our 04 is getting 18 MPG and wont get out of its own damn way. slow *** POS. Might be because im use to my Mach, but damn this bitch is slow. A Kia will prob beat it. I test drove 05 and they are ALOT stronger. Now question is gas mileage. Let me know guys and girls.
11-08-2005, 05:04 PM
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RE: What kind of gas mileage are you getting???
I have yet to drive conservatively in my 06 V6 but here is what I am getting...
19 MPG (US)
23 MPG (Imperial)
8 KM/L
I just installed my MMR CAI with high flow tube, so we will see if there is any change. I onlky have a little time left before the snow comes.
I have to say when I drove my friends 02 V6 after driving mine...I got that same feel you are talking about, I kept looking in the side mirror to see if a city bus coming to pass me.
19 MPG (US)
23 MPG (Imperial)
8 KM/L
I just installed my MMR CAI with high flow tube, so we will see if there is any change. I onlky have a little time left before the snow comes.
I have to say when I drove my friends 02 V6 after driving mine...I got that same feel you are talking about, I kept looking in the side mirror to see if a city bus coming to pass me.
11-09-2005, 02:51 AM
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RE: What kind of gas mileage are you getting???
I get about 19 average, with about 50/50 highway/city driving, and I live around a lot of construction so my 19 mile commute takes 45 minutes. If I do just highway driving and dont try to drive over everyone, I get close to 25.
11-09-2005, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Antonio, TX
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RE: What kind of gas mileage are you getting???
It might be just me, but on long highway trips, like San Antonio to Biloxi, I averaged in the 29 to 30 mpg range. I drive to work, which is combined city and highway, and I usually end up getting like 24 mpg. It is all in how you drive. I don't need to take off like a madman from every light, b/c it just plain wastes gas, espcially when you get to the next light and the idiot who took of has been sitting there for like 3 minutes while you have caught up and then the light changes as soon as you get there. The taller gears in a V6 should help you on the highway anyway. I regularly drive like 85-90 and I don't have to gun it all the time. Plus if anyone has noticed,thes cars will coast at like 80 for like 3 minutes, before requiring throttle to maintain speed. It's not about how fast you drive, it's about how much speed you can maintain.
