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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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Confusing yet poor mileage?

My friend and I were taking a short road trip last night? I was complaining to him that my Maxima get very poor mpg.. he said it was the way I drive. So we decided to take the car slow. We drove about 40 miles normal highway cruising not much traffic.. and hes like wow cause the gas tank went down a quarter tank quick.. anyway we were getting late much later that evening. So we had to jet back. which means forget mpg just go.. we just blazed.. 4-5k off the line.. we even hit some traffic.. and the gas tank didn’t even budge.. wtf, I don’t get it.. I can’t see any logical explanation.. do other people experience this also. Or is my Maxima special…
Old Nov 21, 2002 | 06:08 PM
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You ever notice how the feul gage moves slowly from full to half, but much faster from 1/2 to empty? Could that be it? Anyways, I think the gage was designed that way, so you pay more attention to the gage as the tank gets to the bottom.

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