Dr. Roy

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I knew I was pushing it and planned to stop earlier (and forgot), but with 457.2 mi on the trip odometer....... I found the bottom of my gas tank.

somtimes i can be such a dumdass, Gota love AAA

crispykid717

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It's always good to know your limits.

AKOGAN

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Weird question.Does that mean your car goes 457 miles on a full gas tank?

Lontar1

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mine did 24mpg after the tranny flush.. coincidence...don't know but it was doing 20-21 mpg before

Kevon1

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I would give a ******** for 457.2 to a tank I have not sniffed 300 hundred miles to a tank ever from my maxima. And there is not a better maintained Maxima on the org than my own.

Dr. Roy

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yea, usualy fill up a little after 400, just kept forgetting, the car has close to 80k mi, best mpg ever was on a trip back up from Fla, it was pouring real bad almost the whole way up so i set cruise controll to 60 mph for a whole tank 28mpg, but i stil was getting 24mpg on the way down there and the majority of that ride was 100mph +

Perps

What are you talking about.. 1100 mile road trip.. filled up 3 times and still have 3/4 of a tank... 400 miles to the tank.. 425 pushing it.. But 457 is nice!! Everytime i go to the gas station i check gallons.. most i ever put in was 15.4.. maybe 457 is reachable.. but i dont think i want to really find out!

piglit

You were driving 100+ on I-95, er, the majority of I-95? You'd be lucky to get a ticket @that.

I am going to have to vote BS on that one.

-piga

Zog

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I got 460 one time. The display went from "dte 31" to a blinking "dte ---". I quickly pulled over and filled 'er up.

Y2KSilvahSE

I always wantedx to try this...just to see what I'd get out of her....Don't think it would be 450 miles tho...

GreenSeMax

I second his ride, i made it from richmond to mile 150 in NC never dipping below 130, so it's possible. that was a 15:06 run from melbourne to cheshire. you just need to time it right.

Qmax03

I-80 never seen cops except for once so i dont douobt you can pull on the I-95, i was dong 100+ on the I-80 for about 150miles +

03blk6mt

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It's not necessarily the maintenance, it's the driving style. I can watch my mpg go WAY down once my right foot starts to get itchy! Although, I did get 26.2 mpg on my way back to NH from Dallas when I bought the car...never slower than 85.

adithius

457.2 Miles on an 18.5 gallon tank means he got about ~24.71 miles per gallon. That doesnt seem too off.

CoolMax

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150 miles/25mpg = 6 gallons x $2.00/gallon = $12
You'd give up your ******** for ~$12?

That's quite an assertion that your Max the best maintained Max on the .org...

spiromax

My driving style is a mix of conservative and spirited driving, and I clock a lot of in-town miles as well as highway miles, so my fuel economy isn't as good as what you guys are quoting from your long highway trips, but I did see an average increase of about 1mpg after my last oil change. I went from whatever cheap dinosaur oil the used car dealer picked to Mobil 1 Supersyn 5w30. Hopefully when I buy and install my new intake, that will improve fuel economy just a little bit more.

spiromax

I'm sitting between classes, reading the org on my laptop and wishing that I had eaten something before leaving my apartment. I would give my left nut for a sandwich right now.

Puppetmaster

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Haha... don't ya think that's in terms of what ya wanna do with your nuts?

luniz97

i only get 310 miles to the tank...what the hell...how do u get over even 350???????????

Puppetmaster

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I've gotten between 360-380 on a drive between DC and and Detroit... was driving in 6th gear mostly and at around 80 mph average...

spiromax

It seems like there's a lot of variation among us when it comes to fuel economy. I'm one of the poor bastards who has crappy fuel economy, but that's probably because I do a lot of in-town driving, and I don't always succeed at driving conservatively (*cough* leadfoot *cough*).

Back when I used to commute to work in my Maxima, I noted MUCH better fuel efficiency on the highway than I ever see in town. Driving with the flow of traffic, I was hovering around 30mpg. Now I'm hovering around 20mpg. It's sad to say so, but I was really pleased with myself when my average mpg jumped up to 21 after I switched to Mobil 1 Supersyn.

Puppetmaster

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But to complete the story... my city driving only gets me around 280-300 a tank... so I'd say 310 is okay...

03blk6mt

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Just for the record... I wouldn't give my nuts up for ANYTHING, let a lone gas mileage or a sandwich!!!! LMFAO

takkar

I've touched 32 mpg once in winter driving...and 29 in summer driving (with A/C on)...I drive conservatively ( 65-70mph tops)

Kevon1

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All I was getting at was that maintnance is not the issue with my Max as far as gas mileage. Hell it might just be the best maintained as far as I know. I am a bit of a obsesive compulsive. Mobil 1 syn motor oil every three months. Mobil 1 ATF syn every 20,000. Coolant flush every 20,000. Tire pressure checked weekly along with rotation at 5,000. Both belts were changed at 40,000. Throttle body & Air filter cleaned along with a bottle of BG44K fuel injector cleaner along with engine detail once a year or at 10,000 miles which ever comes first. Spark Plugs & PCV Valve changed at 40,000. As far as paint cleaning, clay bar, polishing, waxing , & interior steaming at least 4 or 5 times a year. And I do all the work myself. With the exception of the belts. When your married with children & your wife is nagging you you look for any reason what so ever to go into the garage just to get a little quiet time. 2000 Maxima SE & I just turned 50,000 miles.

Kevon1

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If your married..............sorry to tell ya this but you allready gave them up.

CoolMax

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I place more value on my nutz than any pangs of hunger.
I'd spot you the $5 for a sandwich if I could..but I won't.

Quicksilver

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Except for mine. I've now had several 500 mile tanks on my '03 GLE (which is an auto). Maximum MPG is slightly over 31 (and no, not using the very off trip computer). I regularly get 350+ on in town driving, and I drive agressive.

aliti19

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I don't know about you guys, but do you really think letting your gas get so low is a good idea? I don't want any sediment crap built up at the bottom of my tank to get sucked through and maybe mess up the filter.

Quicksilver

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I flush out my tank every year. It's part of my yearly routine for all vehicles I own...

Eenis

How do you do this, and what do you use to do it?

Zog

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I never let it get that low anymore. Rarely do I even get to 1/4 tank. I do lots of 1.5-3 hour trips, so I'm always filling up when I have just under 1/2 a tank. Mileage is dropping now anyway because of damned winter gas.

Cutler

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460 is the best I ever got in my old 95, bout the same in my 2000 max I had. My accord now gets 33mpg on the highway, and yes it's the v6 on 87 octane....

Perps

You have to be very lucky pulling that **** on i-95 south!

2kprlmax

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dam that is a lot on the mpg I have gotten 300-330mpg

roll4life

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lol damn man you get 330 miles per gallon?

03blk6mt

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Was.........................but now I have my nuts back!!!!!!!

2kprlmax

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My bad I did that on a full tank of gas

Dr. Roy

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To clairify this stament, the 100+ mph was in the southern states from a little into virgina onward. the sun had just come up providing the perfect time and place. anytime i am on a highway in the daytime w/o alot of cars = 100mph+.

I dont have a radar detector, so i always try to use the buddy system, since most of time you can find another car that will speed with you, on that particular drive it was me a nd ajeep grand cherokee through virginia and most of No.carolina, then i hung w/ a escalde and 325i towards the bottom so.carolina into fla.

DAP

Any issues getting the car restarted or did it started up right away?