34.5 mpg
05-06-2002, 07:09 PM
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34.5 mpg
Came to Branson Missouri from Indy....picked up my brother in Effingham IL. 520 Miles on 15.2 gallons of gas! TLS....all nice and slicked up with 2 coat of Zaino before I left Indy. 70-75 MPH almost all the way...(couple of forays up to about 100-100). I was soooo surprised.....best mileage Ive gotten yet!
05-06-2002, 07:29 PM
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This MPG is entirely possible to all the doubters and I have come close to this myself, although not surpassed it! I think my best was 33.7 MPG during a 500 mile round-trip journey.
05-06-2002, 07:54 PM
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Indy and Vandy,
Are you guys having any fun when you drive your TL?
All jokes aside, I get an average of 17-18 MPG living and driving around in the NY Metropolitan area
. I have made one trip to Boston and got 27MPG on that one trip.
A big difference IMO, simply shows what that 5th gear (overdrive.......the 2nd one) can do
. I simply didn't have a chance to get better then 27 due to my often heavy right foot:p.
Are you guys having any fun when you drive your TL?
All jokes aside, I get an average of 17-18 MPG living and driving around in the NY Metropolitan area
. I have made one trip to Boston and got 27MPG on that one trip. A big difference IMO, simply shows what that 5th gear (overdrive.......the 2nd one
) can do. I simply didn't have a chance to get better then 27 due to my often heavy right foot:p.
05-06-2002, 08:03 PM
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Okay Okay. I admit it! I did baby the car around but only because my family was with me. It was still a great drive and no matter how I am driving, I always enjoy my TL-S.
05-06-2002, 10:01 PM
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This car is easy on gas, as long as you're on the highway - I got 31+ mpg on our last trip.
However, if you're a bit heavy on the pedal around the city, low 20's and even high teens aren't out of the question
However, if you're a bit heavy on the pedal around the city, low 20's and even high teens aren't out of the question
05-06-2002, 10:11 PM
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Congrats on the awesome mileage. Though most of my driving is city, I don't remember the last time I saw 300 miles on the trip meter before the low fuel light coming on.
It's worth it, though
It's worth it, though
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05-06-2002, 10:37 PM
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Do you have the stock intake? Can you get better mileage with a performance intake? Anyone use a K&N replacement dropin filter? A guy at an Acura/Honda shop said that the CAIs do not perform well when the weather is warm. Anyone have any problems with them?
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What do you guys consider as easy driving though? Keeping it constantly at 55mph (we all know how hard that is)? I admit sometimes I'm gas pedal happy, but like someone said here, I rarely see it pass more than 300 miles before the refill light comes on. I once reached 350 miles a few months ago, and it was right after an oil change.
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05-06-2002, 11:02 PM
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Originally posted by jofunk
Do you have the stock intake? Can you get better mileage with a performance intake? Anyone use a K&N replacement dropin filter?
Do you have the stock intake? Can you get better mileage with a performance intake? Anyone use a K&N replacement dropin filter?
For everyone else.....I had the cruise on most of the time. This car has a big disparity in mileage...city to highway. Around town, I get about 20 to 21.
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