MPG ////Shifting and AC
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1/4 mile/AutoX
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From: Buffalo Texas
MPG ////Shifting and AC
WOW posts on MPG by shifting or the AC on or using regular fuel !!!!!!!! I don't know about the rest of you but I didn't buy my C 5 as an economy car !!!!!! All though I was surprised by the the mileage and I like it, I bought it for a Corvette. I drive the crap out of mine to the floor on almost every on ramp, running in 5th at highway speeds on occasion(in heavy traffic) I don't like to bog it. Now all that said I do average 26 mpg,and that is not by the DIC and my speedo is off 2 mph at 75 (slower)
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From: Redondo Beach CA
To each his own, but I would agree that running this car on incorrect fuel is idiotic.
I guess I will have to drive faster, I get only about 15 mpg around town.
Most performance discussions require efficient gas burn to be brought into the conversation at some point, so I never object to fuel conservation in discussion, even though I am not into big speed on the street, or anywhere else, for that matter. When you get old, damage repair takes a lot longer, and the repairs are never as good as it used to be. Fear of broken bones aside, efficiency is power.
I guess I will have to drive faster, I get only about 15 mpg around town.
Most performance discussions require efficient gas burn to be brought into the conversation at some point, so I never object to fuel conservation in discussion, even though I am not into big speed on the street, or anywhere else, for that matter. When you get old, damage repair takes a lot longer, and the repairs are never as good as it used to be. Fear of broken bones aside, efficiency is power.
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1/4 mile/AutoX
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From: Buffalo Texas
To each his own, but I would agree that running this car on incorrect fuel is idiotic.
I guess I will have to drive faster, I get only about 15 mpg around town.
Most performance discussions require efficient gas burn to be brought into the conversation at some point, so I never object to fuel conservation in discussion, even though I am not into big speed on the street, or anywhere else, for that matter. When you get old, damage repair takes a lot longer, and the repairs are never as good as it used to be. Fear of broken bones aside, efficiency is power.
I guess I will have to drive faster, I get only about 15 mpg around town.
Most performance discussions require efficient gas burn to be brought into the conversation at some point, so I never object to fuel conservation in discussion, even though I am not into big speed on the street, or anywhere else, for that matter. When you get old, damage repair takes a lot longer, and the repairs are never as good as it used to be. Fear of broken bones aside, efficiency is power.
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From: Anaheim CA
Sounds about right, although I've found it matters little whether I putter around like a grandmother in a Cadillac or blast from stoplight to stoplight.
Ditto for freeway, where steady at 60-65 gets about the same (high 20's) as 75-80.
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I bought my Corvettes as performance cars. I have modified most of them to be a little faster and corner better too.
However, I want it all. I want a good running sports/muscle car but I am also happy that it does so well for mileage. Where I am at now, it runs in the 12's and still gets over 30 mpg on a trip. That is a win-win to me.
However, I want it all. I want a good running sports/muscle car but I am also happy that it does so well for mileage. Where I am at now, it runs in the 12's and still gets over 30 mpg on a trip. That is a win-win to me.
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I don't beat on my Corvette every time I get in the car, and do enjoy getting very good gas mileage when I'm out cruising around. That's not to say I don't enjoy pushing the car a bit at times - and the gas mileage definitely goes down. 
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