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Old 10-08-2007 | 12:19 PM
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i just thought i'd share my personal best mpg!! i was stoked - 23.7mpg!!!!! i hit 330 miles on the odo. i've never broken 300 before. maybe the epa rating of 24 IS possible!! my previous record was 21.6mpg.

it was about 98% highway, and of that it was about 90% cruise control between 65 and 70. i was TRYING to get a record mpg, so i wasn't driving like i normally do - no downshifts to 3rd or 4th to pass on the highway! i was driving from austin to dallas, and i ended up making it back down to waco in one tank. i think i could have broken 24mpg if i didn't have: a second person in the car, ac on constantly, the golf clubs, and all the other weekend stuff we had loaded up in the trunk.

anyway, just thought i'd share.

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Old 10-08-2007 | 12:22 PM
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My highway best was about 23.3 or 10.1 litres/100km
Old 10-08-2007 | 12:24 PM
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Good Job .........

I 've never gotten to 300 in a full tank , so thats good. I stop trying , it take the fun out of driving the car.
Old 10-08-2007 | 12:36 PM
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Dam, that's good to know..

The best I've gotten was 270, but I've never purposefully tried for a high mpg..
Old 10-08-2007 | 12:40 PM
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I hit 320 going to Florida but that was pushing it. i guess i need to do the 2 cycle oil mix too bad i found out after the trip
Old 10-08-2007 | 01:58 PM
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340 once, but I have an AT and that was when I was "cruising" at about 100mph (which is 4k rpm in 6th gear) back from where ever speeddemon's house was I cant remember........
Old 10-08-2007 | 02:05 PM
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only had mine since february so I am still having "fun"... once I am done with that, i will do a mpg run and see what I can do. I am heading to florida from michigan in february.. might be the perfect time to do it.
Old 10-08-2007 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by reaper1
Good Job .........

I 've never gotten to 300 in a full tank , so thats good. I stop trying , it take the fun out of driving the car.
i agree, it definitely takes the fun out of driving it. i only "try" or worry about mileage when i'm doing a longer trip like that - driving on a boring highway like I35 isn't fun no matter what, so i might as well try to get the best fuel economy i can!!



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