I tried something new on my last tank of gas. I went from an average of 360/tank to this 435-mile tank! Wanna know what I did?

I drove the posted speed limit on every road I drove. Cruised at 55 (admittedly, sometimes took it up to around 58-59) on the highway, and went easy on the accelerator when starting from stop, and at all other times, for that matter.

75 miles ain't bad for 5 extra minutes per trip in the car I love so much.

 

why would you pay for a 200 HP car and then drive it like a civic?

 

Because when you NEED to, you CAN drive faster

200hp? you got the special edition?

 

YOU SO CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!

 

Do you have significant mods? I got 463 miles out of one tank driving at an average of 77 MPH. If I drive 55, I should get over 500 MPG.

 

I wish. FSTB and Redline 5W-30 and MT-90.

 

My car idles at 55MPH

LOL

 

So that means you get about 1000 MPG.

 

i only get about 270 mpg, ive never stretched it really far into empty because im not really sure about the tank size... oh yeah , is there a light that comes on when you need gas , i havent had my max that long , and i still dont know the little things that a normal person would take the time to find out. i also cruise at about 100 mph... that might be the problem ,,, but does anyone else know what might be the problem, if there is one ? i have a 95 gxe ... id like to get 370 mpg,,, save some money for more mods.

 

I wish I could get 270 MPG at 100 MPH.

 

im not on the highway that much , being that im only 17 , i dont go very far more than once or twice a week when im going out on the weekend. the rest is just regular town roads.

 

I am poking fun at you. There is no car that can get 270 MPG but I know what you meant.

 

ha , i didnt even notice what i wrote , oops ... you never know , honda and toyota have been comming up with some pretty good gas milage , maybe they should focus on some cars that can beat 74 mpH as opposed to 74 mpg.

 

How the HELL do you people get 300+ miles on a tank?

Does anyone here drive all city? And I mean serious city driving, like NYC like myself perhaps?
What do you guys get in strictly city, stop and go, 15 mile per hour traffic jam NYC driving?

I seem to get no more then 13-14 miles per gallon driving ont he Belt Parkway at 50 mph.

 

I get about 350 a tank, and thats with my uh, spirited driving. When we went to LSP, I still got about 320 on that tank. And there is a lillte yellow light that glows under the gas guage needle when you have two gallons left in the tank.

 

yeah i thought i saw a little spot that didnt quite match the rest of the guage , thats good to know , now maybe ill find out how far i can really go .

 

I get about 350/miles to a tank & that's with a mixture of stop & go & freeway. That's a helluva lot better than my 200 miles to a tank on my 91

 

I live in NYC and I only get about 170 Mile to a tank.....
And belive me I drive pretty slow to save gas.. It's hard to get a break in traffic.. but I still pray for them....
I think i need one of those honda for my daily driver...

 

I go threw gas like soda, filled up monday now wed filled up again but i get free gas thanks the heavan, well anyway i get like in the high 200s for a half a tank and being a kid i floor it constinly and drive fast on my country back roads soo u better check something out maybe a hole cause i get about 475 to 600 per tank

 

I usually can stretch it to 350 miles on a tank from my frequent trips from Boston to Upstate NY, and thats driving at about 90 the whole way, and some very spirited driving on the twisties upstate. But it doesnt really matter the price of gas that much, I go to the Indian Reservations and pickup the premium $hit for $1.65! But then again they do get the money I saved cause I loose it all at the Casino!

 

i put in about $1 a day b/c i never have enough $$.. sheit.. the last time my car got a full belly... is when they gave me a voucher for a free tank of gas when i bought the car..... AAA have me on their blacklist or something cuz they've been bringing me spare gas for like ages. And does anyone know how to turn off that little orange round light next to my gas tank meter... that thing never turns off

 

Damn I never get more then 330 miles per tank, of course then again i never wait for the light to come on. Then again having a heavy right foot never helped hehe =)

 

You guys make me feel really damn good about getting 463 miles out of a tank. I can go from MA to DC (about 460 mles) on one tank and the light still doesn't come on.

 

Meaning all highway right? I think most people who are talking about getting 300-350 are driving a mixture of stop-and-go and highway.

That's what I do and I get about 320/tank. Just over 20mpg.

 

Turning Stone? They have thousands of my dollars.

 

Turning Stone is cool... you feel like a celebrity going in there with all the protesters around with signs like "dumb white man, smart indian" I robbed them blind last time... well not really.. I walked out with $60 more than I went in with (and I ate)

 

My last trip to DC, I was stuck in Boston traffic for about 10 miles. Then when I got to NY, I was stuck in traffic on the Saw Mill Parkway (stop and go). It was mostly highway driving. I usually don't count the city mpg. I am mainly concerned with highway mileage because I travel so much.

Off topic for a moment, How is your car? Do you have any pics after repairs?

 

what octane gas do you use...i noticed that i get more miles per gal. if i use 93 or 94

 

I use 89 but I do notice my car running better when accelerating with the use of 93 octane.

 

Sheesh, the saw mill parkway is not traffic! You want NYC traffic?? Try the Cross Bronx Expressway during the day, or Major deegan and FDR drive at 7-9 AM. The saw mill stuff you must have experienced were baby steps.

By the way, if you're going from Boston to DC, why even bother with the Saw Mill??

DW

 

I was trying something new from RT84 and I didn't want to tell my girl I "f"ed up. It was in rush hour traffic so I think RT15 would have been the same one I hit NY anyway. I still got there in 7 hours tho.