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Old 12-22-2003, 06:11 PM
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i get about 19 mpg if im lucky in the city. u have an auto or manual? i found out i need to ride in a lower gear cuase the motor bogs and eats more gas. also how much traffic u sit in? when i go to classes and sit in a little traffic i get about 15 mpg. as long as all the maintenance is done and everything checks out....try and just drive the car easy and not in traffic for a day and put about 50-100 miles on it and then fill up and see what u got. fill it up before u go and try and remember the time. u wanna try and do it at the same temp at the same station. let the pump click one time, u know how it clicks when its "full" after that stop and ride. next time u fill up, i would wait til the next day at the same time when the temps are about the same and let it click. record your mileage and gallons and figure it out....this is a good way to get a true reading...
Old 12-24-2003, 09:53 PM
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With mods shown below, I get 29mpg with AC off and 25mpg with AC on.
This is cruising at 70mph on cruise control.




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