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Old 05-11-2007 | 06:24 PM
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Help! Is something wrong?

I took a picture to show you guys...




I averaged 23.4 mpg....whats up with that?
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:31 PM
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Blown Seals.
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:32 PM
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Definitely engine problem, i think you need a new engine.
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:35 PM
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He may have accidentally got a piston stuck in there.
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:36 PM
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after the second part of the recall my car has done the same thing...were you driving mostly highway miles? or city miles? because i was driving on the highway for the majority of the time...i'm getting a little freaked out now ...fyi there has been no difference in performance
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:39 PM
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ya...i drove on the highway...cruise set at 80 though....about 80-100 miles....
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:39 PM
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Maybe if you stop driving at 36 mph would lower your mpg?
Old 05-11-2007 | 06:43 PM
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hahaa there was a car in front of me
Old 05-11-2007 | 07:01 PM
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LOL, for a second I thought you were referring to the "oil pressure guage". I thought to myself, "oh no, not another one..."

you must have been on fumes when you took that picture
Old 05-11-2007 | 07:39 PM
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good job
Old 05-11-2007 | 08:12 PM
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Your throttle is blocked. You drive like a granny. There's enough carbon in your engine to cause global warming. There's no money flying out of your exhaust. You'll soon join the new engine club.


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Old 05-11-2007 | 08:33 PM
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HaHa! Nice work! You need to start doing some track days to bring your gas mileage back in line with the rest of the group.
Old 05-12-2007 | 12:34 PM
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did you just forget to reset your trip computer at the last fill up?
Old 05-12-2007 | 12:46 PM
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Old 05-12-2007 | 12:49 PM
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I got just over 24-24.5 MPG going highway at 70MPH recently.
Old 05-12-2007 | 06:20 PM
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HaHa! Nice work! You need to start doing some track days to bring your gas mileage back in line with the rest of the group.
haha...I don't think this tank is going to last as long....you have to chase after that fish lol
Old 05-12-2007 | 08:22 PM
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I dont know whos full of **** and whos not!
Old 05-12-2007 | 08:59 PM
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I dont know whos full of **** and whos not!

Just another day on the forum.
Old 05-13-2007 | 10:54 PM
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Just another day on the forum.
Seriously, what is wrong? Is anything wrong with the car? Someone please be serious.

Did you actually go over 300 miles on a tank of gas????? Did you really get 23 miles per gallon?????
Old 05-13-2007 | 10:55 PM
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I got just over 24-24.5 MPG going highway at 70MPH recently.
Really?

Or are you kidding?

Anything wrong with your car?
Old 05-13-2007 | 10:59 PM
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maybe its time to get another car.

Mazda probably *mistakenly* put a piston into your 8 !

Go ask them for an engine replacement. or lemon your car :P
Old 05-13-2007 | 11:00 PM
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I've done 300 miles (hyw) on a tank.
Today I got <10MPG on the track.
Old 05-13-2007 | 11:06 PM
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My highest ever was 335 of regular city \ highway driving and I filled up 14.7 gallons.

My lowest was 205 and I filled up about 13.0 gallons.
Old 05-13-2007 | 11:57 PM
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the responses in here are golden

I think you are low on blinker fluid, I see a light coming on.
Old 05-14-2007 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by racefan
Really?

Or are you kidding?

Anything wrong with your car?
i have done 350 miles on a tank... i just did not shoot a photo of it..

70k miles.. high mpg 24. low 18.

no track days..

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