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Old 01-15-2011, 03:57 PM
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Default Went through my first tank of gas.....the fawk?!

195 miles and I was damn near empty. ( Insert don't go below a quarter of a tank speech)


Anyways. Less than 200 miles to a tank. Only an intake/exhaust car.


**** ME SIDEWAYS.


I guess fuel injector cleaner, fuel filter, air filter.

Anything else to help this issue out?

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Originally Posted by Black1995Z28
Anything else to help this issue out?
Yeah, buy a different car or a larger tank.
Old 01-15-2011, 04:04 PM
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If you want to play you gotta pay $
Old 01-15-2011, 04:06 PM
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-Insert- My truck in my sig only gets 11mpg city, 17highway ( WHEN IT WAS STOCK) -Exit-


Not worried about it. Just didn't know if under 200 was normal for these cars or not.


Company gas card pays for my gas. I don't. Just was seeing what the norm was
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Try all of that stuff, maybe need some new tires
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200 is average. $40 full tank, 200 miles, 13-14 gallons per fill.
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Originally Posted by 96azz28
Try all of that stuff, maybe need some new tires
It's got good tires on it..So that's not it. I'll just do the above.

Originally Posted by LSWHO
200 is average. $40 full tank, 200 miles, 13-14 gallons per fill.

Lucky!

Gas was $3.59 here, so about $50 for the tank.

Good to hear 200 is average. Thanks. Just wanted to make sure I shouldn't be expecting more
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Some that average. With intake and 3.42 on a4 mine got about 23-24 highway. That was babying it though. I never let it get below a quarter either. It also jade new plugs, wires, opti, and filters.
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Keep your foot out of it. My car can get 25mpg on the interstate if I take it easy, but as soon as I put my foot into it a few times (or alot) I've gotten as low as 10.
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My M6 gets 25+, cam and all... 300+ mi to a tank minimum.
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That's the main problem is. This is ALL city driving too.

I rarely if ever go on the highway since I only work a few miles from work.
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Originally Posted by gregrob
My M6 gets 25+, cam and all... 300+ mi to a tank minimum.
2 more gears and a much more efficient drivetrain will do that.

I'm A4/all city... crappy stall
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Originally Posted by LSWHO
2 more gears and a much more efficient drivetrain will do that.

I'm A4/all city... crappy stall

Same I'm A4/allcity/Stock stall
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im a4 stock 2.73s with cai and borla exhaust and i can average about 19-20 mixed driving but majority highway.
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I get like 16/22 city/highway I go through my tank in a week I tend to fill up every weekend it could last longer but I like driving my car
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On a 9 hour highway trip in 2008 my bird got 27mpg with A4 and 3.23 gears, including 3 pulls over 150mph...



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