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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:37 PM
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Gas Mileage

I know this depends on how u drive, weather your auto or manuel and so on. But what kind of Gas Mileage do you all get with Premium?
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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premium is a must, but for a mix for me is 19-22 or so, mostly city/stop go though.
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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This thread is dumb and so are you. Why not just look at the 20,000 other threads on fuel economy instead of starting this waste of time?
Old Mar 30, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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This thread is dumb and so are you. Why not just look at the 20,000 other threads on fuel economy instead of starting this waste of time?
hmmmm, sorry you don't approve. feel free to leave at anytime.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:01 AM
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Use 87 octane. Anything higher is a waste of money. If you don't get 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway there is something seriously wrong with your car and you should sell it immediately and only drive your motorcycle.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:07 AM
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Use 87 octane. Anything higher is a waste of money. If you don't get 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway there is something seriously wrong with your car and you should sell it immediately and only drive your motorcycle.
Motorcycles use too much gas. I heard bicycles are very fuel efficient. I heard people getting like 120 miles per gallon (of water)! Do you know how cheap water is?!
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:25 AM
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You've got a point there. I wish I had thought about that. How much does it cost to run a bicycle? Do some take more water to pedal than others? My bad, not too with it when it comes to bicycles. Are unicycles better - they only have one wheel.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:37 AM
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Well you know how 6-speeds are better than 5-speeds in cars? Bicycles have 21 speeds! They are slowest, slower, slow, somewhat slow, not really slow, kinda slow, slow, less than slow, okay decent speed, just plain old decent speed, quick, fast, faster, fastest, even faster, even fastest, HOLY CRAP THAT'S REALLY FAST, warp 7, hyperdrive, lightspeed, and honda civic speed.

That took way too much thinking.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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Well you know how 6-speeds are better than 5-speeds in cars? Bicycles have 21 speeds! They are slowest, slower, slow, somewhat slow, not really slow, kinda slow, slow, less than slow, okay decent speed, just plain old decent speed, quick, fast, faster, fastest, even faster, even fastest, HOLY CRAP THAT'S REALLY FAST, warp 7, hyperdrive, lightspeed, and honda civic speed.

That took way too much thinking.


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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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hey brent, yeah i get about 19-22, depends on how hard im driving, but ill get 275 if i baby it in the city---as for the DAVE guy-he seems to always be dissing on peoples threads, I dont think he likes himself and im sure he has serious insecurities from his childhood
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:36 AM
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Maybe he was sexually abused, lol!
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:04 AM
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Use 87 octane. Anything higher is a waste of money. If you don't get 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway there is something seriously wrong with your car and you should sell it immediately and only drive your motorcycle.
It isnt a waste of money to use anything higher. 91 is what is reccomended... why you ask? Becuase our cars need the higher octane to function properly. We have higher compression than some other cars on the road. Sure you can use 87 octane fuel, but your maxima will run into what we call a "safe mode" to prevent detonation, which basically retards the timing. So you're missing out on the 20 or so horsepower you could achieve with 92 or 93 octane. Don't beleive me? search the forums. Theres a dyno backing up this information.

By the way, its what, $3 more a fillup to use premium? It's worth the extra bucks.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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i get about 22mpg, i keep her wound up though.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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Yes, being honest I average in the low twenties. I gotta go easy on her for one tank to see what she can be capable of.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by IWishIHadADub
Motorcycles use too much gas. I heard bicycles are very fuel efficient. I heard people getting like 120 miles per gallon (of water)! Do you know how cheap water is?!
FYI, bottled water is costlier than gas ... and you can't go on freeways and you can't go at 65 mph on bicycles
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rmurdoch
Use 87 octane. Anything higher is a waste of money. If you don't get 27 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway there is something seriously wrong with your car and you should sell it immediately and only drive your motorcycle.
are you driving a honduh accord or toyota camry to get those 27/36 mpg figures ?!?
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:38 PM
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use sunoco ultra 94, why not pump that baby with the **** it deserves, i havent had a problem with my maxi and im sure majority ppl here now that i havent taken care of it properly and it still hasnt ****ed up
if u live in canada, stay away from petro-canada,
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maybe it's a 5spd and he coasts downhill, both ways to work and back.

Also, using a lower octane has been linked to wearing out your ks faster.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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For those of you not smart enough to figure it out, I was being facetious (the word is in a dictionary). I routinely get over 500 miles (29 mpg) on a tank on the highway, with the highest being almost 550 (over 31 mpg). In the city its another matter, 350 miles or 19 and a bit on a good day in stop and go etc. My car is a 95SE, 5-speed, with 57,700 mostly highway miles on it. The only performance enhancements are a K&N panel air filter and a Budget y-pipe, both installed last June.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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I got 292 miles on my last tank.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Last road trip: 31 MPG. It was nice to not stop for gas the whole time
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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95SEs rule, lol! Oh, I see that the originator of this thread is running for president in 2020. Good luck, hopefully you'll have more success with your gas mileage.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:39 PM
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Don't go with what people say about their gas mileage. Some people make mistake on how much they get on a full thank. I also get lower then 20 to a gallon for city drive. I don't believe what others say. Some people say they get 450 for a full tank. Come On!!!! Unless you drive like a old person that is not possible.

For example go to this link and see what I am talking about.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ht=Gas+Mileage
Come On!!! Get Real 400 Mile my A**.......
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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Some bicycles now come with 30 spds, not 21. And the guys in the tour de france approach speeds of around 70mph in the mountains
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I would say 20 or 21 mpg is regular for city driving, that's 350 miles to a 16.8 gallon tank. I drive too fast on the highway so my highway mileage is not much higher than that, probably around 25-26 mpg.

I can hit 70 mph on my bicycle...............right after I fall off of the mountain!
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by way2fast95
I would say 20 or 21 mpg is regular for city driving, that's 350 miles to a 16.8 gallon tank. I drive too fast on the highway so my highway mileage is not much higher than that, probably around 25-26 mpg.

I guess you drive like a old person.......

I go like 30 mile all over the city i get bout 26 Mile per galon. Come on Stop with this Gas Mileage miss informed information....
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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if people have to complain about fuel efficiency with pointless threads they should by a honda hybris and be happy. i have never cared about fuel efficiency you drive a stock max its fine a modded max + a cheap person = sold maxima
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SiCkBLaCKMaX99
if people have to complain about fuel efficiency with pointless threads they should by a honda hybris and be happy. i have never cared about fuel efficiency you drive a stock max its fine a modded max + a cheap person = sold maxima
I 100% Agree with you.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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No, he gets out of town which would take you about a month to achieve living in New York. When people repeatedly say how far they can drive on a tank what part of that don't you understand? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to set a trip odometer. Calcualting mpg it appears is another matter open to conjecture.
Old Mar 31, 2005 | 01:59 PM
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No, he gets out of town which would take you about a month to achieve living in New York. When people repeatedly say how far they can drive on a tank what part of that don't you understand? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to set a trip odometer. Calcualting mpg it appears is another matter open to conjecture.

There is no way in NYC Area you can achive 23 MPG, unless you drive like A old person, Very old..... It's bunch of
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negative, actually most of my family and coworkers can't believe I haven't been in an accident yet as fast as I drive everywhere. Are you in an automatic? 5spd's almost always get better mileage in the city.

Cystum,

I am just telling you the way it is for me in my car here in Dallas, TX, not in NYC. I have never been to NYC, but from the looks of it on tv and in magazines you have nothing but traffic and stop lights, so yeah I would guess you would be lucky to get 15-18 mpg. But here in Big D, I drive 20 miles to work everyday (Mckinney to Plano) and stop at maybe 10 lights.
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negative, actually most of my family and coworkers can't believe I haven't been in an accident yet as fast as I drive everywhere. Are you in an automatic? 5spd's almost always get better mileage in the city.

Cystum,

I am just telling you the way it is for me in my car here in Dallas, TX, not in NYC. I have never been to NYC, but from the looks of it on tv and in magazines you have nothing but traffic and stop lights, so yeah I would guess you would be lucky to get 15-18 mpg. But here in Big D, I drive 20 miles to work everyday (Mckinney to Plano) and stop at maybe 10 lights.

I see, well drive safe.
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My best-ever mpg was 32.7 on a road trip through IL. I routinely get 30-31 on the hwy. I do drive like an old person, though.
Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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i average around 23mpg. also Dave isnt being a ****, hes pointing out the obvious, you are a moron for posting the 41349813948139 thread on gas mileage. Why dont you just donate, and be able to search? stop wasting out time.
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i feel like **** now, im lucky getting 18 mpg, with the rims and weight of the system, etc. maaann....
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I'm glad i live in NJ. Cheapest fuel.


Wait a minute, we have the most expensive insurance rates.
Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:23 AM
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Since when does low octane gas wear out a KS? I didn't even know a KS is a wear and tear item. As far as me being insecure and sexually abused, sure, why the hell not. I mean cause I tell it like it is there must be something wrong with me, either that or your ego is so small that the smallest bit of truth makes you shed a tear. It's the internet, get a spine you pansy.
Old Apr 2, 2005 | 06:42 AM
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I would say anger management therapy is in order, lol!
Old Apr 2, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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Anger management is needed when you show anger regularly. Cause I sound like an *** on a forum doesn't mean I need anger management. I'm a nice guy sut some people are just so dumb and ignorant that unless you tell them they are they'll go on living looking like they're brain dead, just like the dude who started this thread. You really have to be to start a thread just like the one that was a few threads down the line. I point out that you don't bother to skim a page or two or just that you don't give a **** and all the newbs jump on me. I'm used to it and I feel sorry for all of you.
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Since when does low octane gas wear out a KS? I didn't even know a KS is a wear and tear item. As far as me being insecure and sexually abused, sure, why the hell not. I mean cause I tell it like it is there must be something wrong with me, either that or your ego is so small that the smallest bit of truth makes you shed a tear. It's the internet, get a spine you pansy.
KS works like a Resistor. When you use low grade gas the KS works most of the time. KS sits on top of manifold where there is a lot of heat in that area.



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