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Old 04-26-2006, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by stickman
Bunnygirl, you must have sails on that thing to get over 23mpg, either that or you got the optional pedal package. I assume you do a great deal of highway driving at very moderate speeds.
Actually, drove up to Seattle from Portland. I had about 75 miles of suburban/city driving on it and the rest highway. I-5 at speeds generally 75 MPH although at one stretch I was just keeping up with the other cars and looked at my speed and saw that I was going 84 so I slowed down.

Hey, must be that Teflon coating.
Old 04-26-2006, 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by PWRCLOSER
No way!! Ive never been able to get over 16 mpg and thats with DSC and traction control OFF but Im not sure if even that helps.
Are you talking around-town/city driving? In city driving I get ~17 mpg. In long distance highway driving you always get better mileage, especially with cruise control, and especially if the route is relatively flat.
Old 04-26-2006, 11:46 AM
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Yippe!
$44.12 spent at the pump.
$3.39/ gallon (premium)
12.979 gallons.
239.3 miles driven.
18.4 mpg
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Old 04-26-2006, 05:59 PM
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Well, my driving is roughly 60% city and 40% highway, typically I get 18-19 mpg which is okay for the driving I do. Haven't had it on a good long highway trip yet so maybe it will go to 23 or so then. I just may try that teflon!!!
Old 04-27-2006, 07:31 AM
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i drove half city and half fwy got roughly 22mpg
when i first got my ride i got about 14mpg it got better...didn't do anything to it...kinda strange.
Old 04-27-2006, 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by badhazard
Hey everyone this is my first post. I been readin the site for a bit now and i plan to get a rx8. i just curious about what people thought about gas. I was listening to the radio and they said that gas might be 4 dollars by the end of the year. I could care less what the mpg. i dont mind paying. but just wanted to know what people thought.

I think there must be like 4000 gas threads here now. But I'm hoping on the bandwagon. My prediction, in <2 years gas prices will be back down to 1.50. Remember this same exact thing happened in 1981. Gas was 3.00 a gallon then too and 3.00 was worth a lot more back then! And I remember getting gas in 1998 in OK for 0.96 a gallon. It will go back down. It has too.
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16.5 mpg all highway driving
Old 04-27-2006, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Wurmfist
I think there must be like 4000 gas threads here now. But I'm hoping on the bandwagon. My prediction, in <2 years gas prices will be back down to 1.50. Remember this same exact thing happened in 1981. Gas was 3.00 a gallon then too and 3.00 was worth a lot more back then! And I remember getting gas in 1998 in OK for 0.96 a gallon. It will go back down. It has too.
lol, keep dreaming?
Old 04-27-2006, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Raptor2k
lol, keep dreaming?
Like I said, just a prediction. It will go down.
Old 04-27-2006, 09:33 AM
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The gas hike we got right now is somewhat different than the 1981 one.

and I kinda doubt that gas will go back to like 1.5 per gallon.

Anyway, what Im seeing now is .... 3.41 at my local BP ...
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