gas mileage?
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Instructor
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From: Puyallup, WA
lol awesome! what was i thinking when i owned an SSR? i traded in my SSR for an expedition and it helps alot but i need to stick with sports cars. they have always been my passion. u guys might laugh at me but i am single and no kids so i shouldnt be driving around in a gas hog that big. it is a long story but i can say that i thank my x-wife for it.
Race Director
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From: Newberry FL
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St. Jude Donor '07
Well, my AUTO has 3:15s (came stock as an option) and I was getting 29.5 mpg on the interstate, but since I installed my heads and cam, my gas mileage is a bit lower. 
Pro
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From: Detroit mi
4.10 gears, on the drive to and from the dragstrip the other day in 88 degree heat 2 hours each way i got 32mph with AC on at 70mph...
Around town beating the **** outa it from light to light i get 16-20
Around town beating the **** outa it from light to light i get 16-20
Safety Car
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From: Louisville KY
My 03 mn6 gets great milage. The milage a car gets depends upon the amount of pressure the right foot applies to the go pedal.
I basically drive mine in a conservative style, I will get 20 to 21 in what I call in town driving, side streets, and expressays. I always get 30 to 32 on the highway (running 70 to almost 80, and no hard rev's up the ramps). All my calculations are done by math, so I am giving real numbers not the higher numbers of the DIC.
Yes, I have driven mine is a more aggressive style and then the milage does drop drastically. I do enjoy the torque thrust of my car, but I do not nail the go pedal everytime I start up or go up a on-ramp. I just do not want to give more profit to the oil companys than I have to, nor do I want to buy rear tires unnecessarily.
I basically drive mine in a conservative style, I will get 20 to 21 in what I call in town driving, side streets, and expressays. I always get 30 to 32 on the highway (running 70 to almost 80, and no hard rev's up the ramps). All my calculations are done by math, so I am giving real numbers not the higher numbers of the DIC.
Yes, I have driven mine is a more aggressive style and then the milage does drop drastically. I do enjoy the torque thrust of my car, but I do not nail the go pedal everytime I start up or go up a on-ramp. I just do not want to give more profit to the oil companys than I have to, nor do I want to buy rear tires unnecessarily.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2006
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From: Tacoma WA
Originally Posted by RebelVette
what kind of CD's do you all listen to... with AC/DC my mileage tends to drop in the single digits... 
My DIC is usually about 2mpg high. I reset the Avg MPG and the Trip Odo, each time I refill. Then I divide the trip mileage by the amount of gas I put in the next tank.
With a 10mi daily commute, 7 on freeway, 3 off, I average about 24-26mpg. I normally shift around 2,200 RPM’s but I’ll take it up high every now and then, for some ‘Spirited’ leg stretching.
0.50:1 6th gear helps too… lol
Oh, and B&B Bullets hurt my mileage pretty bad for a while... taking it up to 4k RPMs just on normal shifting is SO WORTH IT!!!
But i gotta keep focus on mileage... 
Dan
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From: Rockbridge OH
2000 A4 very w/3.15. Cruising around town I average 18.5-20.0 MPG (per my DIC, which I reset before the weekend cruises).
On trips, I use the Cruise Control and always average 28.5-31.5.
For sake of comparison, my company car is a 2006 Doge Magnum SXT w/AWD & 3.5 V6. I AVERAGE 18 MPG on the highway, worse in town (which isn't often in THAT car).
Our other car is a 2004 Jeep Rubicon - oh well, I didn't buy that one for the fuel economy!
No one believes me when I tell them the most fuel-efficient car I own is a Corvette!
BTW, I always reset my DIC before a trip.
On trips, I use the Cruise Control and always average 28.5-31.5.
For sake of comparison, my company car is a 2006 Doge Magnum SXT w/AWD & 3.5 V6. I AVERAGE 18 MPG on the highway, worse in town (which isn't often in THAT car).
Our other car is a 2004 Jeep Rubicon - oh well, I didn't buy that one for the fuel economy! No one believes me when I tell them the most fuel-efficient car I own is a Corvette!
BTW, I always reset my DIC before a trip.
Melting Slicks
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From: The second childhood is the best one of all.
Originally Posted by steveblonde
I average around 17 city but i never change gears at 1500 rpm - whats the point of having a sports car if you gonna drive it like an old lady go buy a Saturn or a Honda Civic 
go buy a Saturn or a Honda Civic
5th Gear
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From: abilene texas
I have a 6 speed. On the hwy I avg between 31 & 33 mpg at approx 85 mph. Around town I only get about 24. I have a Dodge Ram 2500 with a Hemi that gets about 11 around town and 14 (maybe) on a trip. The Vette is the most fuel efficient vehicle in our family. People don't believe us!!!
Team Owner
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From: SoCal
Mine is an A4 with 3.42 gears and a 2400 Torque converter....and H/C
If I take it easy on the fwy I can get 26
My average is 20-21 with mostly fwy and spirited street.
This is going by the DIC........I am going to start checking with actual gas consumption!!!!!
DH
If I take it easy on the fwy I can get 26
My average is 20-21 with mostly fwy and spirited street.
This is going by the DIC........I am going to start checking with actual gas consumption!!!!!
DH
Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area CA
I see 18 to 27 per tank. The more city driving I do the more likely that the DIC is showing an inflated number (say 10% or so). The more highway I drive the more accurate it is. On a recent trip to Tahoe from the Bay area doing 80mph throughout I got 24 mpg on the way up and 26 on the way down (lot more traffic on the way down so slower speeds). Those numbers were calculated at the fill up and the DIC was only off about .5 mpg.
If you want mpg shift early and run it around 1200-1500 all the time. If you don't care drive it like you stole it, much more fun
Fej
If you want mpg shift early and run it around 1200-1500 all the time. If you don't care drive it like you stole it, much more fun
Fej
Le Mans Master
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From: Tampa FL
19-21 in town is fine by be .. come drive with me someday .. i'll show you how I baby it.
.. on hwy [only] .. i can range about 4 and change from a tank .. if im not in florida and going 70ish .. i can squeek 500 out of a tank.
.. on hwy [only] .. i can range about 4 and change from a tank .. if im not in florida and going 70ish .. i can squeek 500 out of a tank.