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Old 11-28-2004 | 11:00 PM
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How many miles do you get per tank of gas?

I'm getting just under 300 with my automatic.....
Just curious what others are getting...
Old 11-28-2004 | 11:39 PM
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avg about 300
Old 11-28-2004 | 11:50 PM
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250-280.........
Old 11-28-2004 | 11:51 PM
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getting pretty close to 360'ish
Old 11-28-2004 | 11:58 PM
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Last time I filled up I went 350 miles and still had 1/4 left. 70% highway, 30% city driving. Rather heavy-footed quite often though.
Old 11-29-2004 | 12:41 AM
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280-300...
Old 11-29-2004 | 12:42 AM
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I get about 344 on the automatic, depends on city or freeway but it's about combo of it.
Old 11-29-2004 | 12:52 AM
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i ahve an auto and i get about 250 with little to no freeway driving but if it is stictly free way i get 551 i love my Injen CAI
Old 11-29-2004 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by steaLthyMax
280-300...



mine too
Old 11-29-2004 | 01:23 AM
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That's a tricky question because different people fill their tanks at different levels. Some people go beneath ¼ tank and some fill up at or before that. I usually fill up at ¼ tank when I have about 4-5 gallons left.
Old 11-29-2004 | 01:24 AM
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Somewhere between 290-340 depending on how heavy my foot feels. I usually have to put in 15-16 gallons per fill-up.
Old 11-29-2004 | 01:47 AM
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I'm ususally right at 16 gallons and I average right around 310-325 miles per tank (automatic).
Old 11-29-2004 | 03:10 AM
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320ish automatic. Way better when i go to houston and am on the freeway with cruise on.
Old 11-29-2004 | 03:57 AM
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280-300 with about 15-16 gallon fill-up
Old 11-29-2004 | 04:49 AM
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380 - 400 miles
Old 11-29-2004 | 05:45 AM
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ehh like 300-320 im only 17 i drive hard : )
Old 11-29-2004 | 06:20 AM
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I guess the right answer would be in miles per gallons (mpg) or in gallons per 100 miles, since nobody fills its tank when its entirely empty.

i'm at 22.5 mpg with my 2000 Maxima SE (manual tranny).
converted is 4.464 gallons per 100 miles.
Old 11-29-2004 | 06:39 AM
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360 HWY 280city
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:05 AM
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280-290 mixed hwy/city
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:17 AM
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On a 6 hr cruise between Chicago and Pittsburgh i got 400 to the tank in 6th gear at 75mph.
In the city I get about 290.
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:21 AM
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About 300-320. I have a 5-speed and most of my driving is short highway trips at about 80 MPH.
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:28 AM
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i get 551 i love my Injen CAI

551 on a tank
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:36 AM
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i get like 260ish to a tank 90% city driving and i fill up around 12-14 gallons
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by blkmaxx
i get 551 i love my Injen CAI

551 on a tank
His injen cai may has some hybrid magic
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:49 AM
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I'm averaging 24.3 mpg with a good mix of city and highway driving. I think the dte reading when I filled up last was around 380. Is dte how you are figuring this out or are you muptilpying your average mpg by how many gallons the tank holds?
Old 11-29-2004 | 08:59 AM
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Right about 400-410.
Old 11-29-2004 | 09:09 AM
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22 mpg... 60% highway 40% local (bearing in mind that I did drive hard a little here and there on the highway, ie. shifting at 5000+ rpms)
Old 11-29-2004 | 09:41 AM
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I get anywhere between 300 - 400 miles depending on whether it's stop and go driving or the highway.
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:01 AM
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I'm getting about 260-300 when I fill up at 1/4 tank level with an auto. This is about 80% city/20% highway. All depends on how heavy my foot is that week.
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:04 AM
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290 to a high of 356 on my '01 5-speed, usually fill up with 12.8 to 13.8 gallons
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:14 AM
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300-350 with 75% hwy but 50% stop and go traffic with my 6sp
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:21 AM
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Close to 400 city/highway combined. That's with trying not to go over 3k rpm.
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:22 AM
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close to 300. city mostly
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:35 AM
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I get about 520-540 70% highway 6spd.
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:47 AM
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380-400 almost everytime i fill..majority of my driving is highway
Old 11-29-2004 | 10:50 AM
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For my job, I had to do a lot of idling and driving slowly. On the way to and from the job site, I went through the big dig, ie big traffic. Ended up getting about 220 miles to the tank.
Old 11-29-2004 | 11:01 AM
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350-380 in town
480-500 highway
Old 11-29-2004 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by bgates1654
I get about 520-540 70% highway 6spd.
i had no idea that was even possible
Old 11-29-2004 | 11:40 AM
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im at 185 miles with a half a tank left, ill check my mpg on the next fillup
Old 11-29-2004 | 12:06 PM
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I get ~360-380 per tank. I have gotten as much as 425, and it filled with 17.3 gals, so it was nearly out, we have 18.5 cap. Usually i find about 23-24mpg, however i have gotten 28 on the highway, and as low as 21.6 after a night of launches in the crisp 40s, the cooler air will use more gas, as the engine will richen to compensate for the added oxygen being drawn into the motor.



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