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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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I get around 20mpg in town, and on the higway I get 30.5 on average.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by XtremeVette
I dunno, is it possible to actually get 30 mpg out of our vettes on the highway...maybe. But for the majority, I think the 25 mpg reading is dead on.
Before the switch to ethanol, my '02 Z06 regularly did over 30 on the highway. Since ethanol, that dropped to 27 - 28.

More stupid liberal policies for all to see...
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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02 Vert, with 47k miles on it, no mods with original 2.73 and A4. 19-20 around town. 28 hwy with foot, 29-30 using cruise at 65MPH on 93 octane. For comparison my 02, 4cyl PT Cruiser gets 21 local and 25 hwy (on regular and usually in the rain or snow).
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