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09-16-2002, 10:50 AM
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What kind of gas do people put in the TL-S? Also, how many miles do you get to the tank. My car drinks so much gas. I put Exxon Super and I have to fill up at less than 300 miles and I do about 90 % highway. I dont understand.
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09-16-2002, 11:31 AM
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ANy 93 Octane will do. 300 miles is not bad... Light foot will push you into 320-370 miles easily.. Also on long trip I can hit 385+ miles.
ANy 93 Octane will do. 300 miles is not bad... Light foot will push you into 320-370 miles easily.. Also on long trip I can hit 385+ miles.
I average around 300 miles per tank myself... however, that's driving around 80-90mph. If I ease up a little bit (around 70-75mph) I can get over 300 miles per tank which equals over 25mpg..... right now I'm averaging about 24.5mpg the way I drive.. so I'm happy with that....
Oh and i use Sunoco 93 octane....
09-16-2002, 12:16 PM
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Do they use oxygenated fuels in NJ? Probably- it's quite prevalent in the Northeast. If so, you can count on your mileage being 10-15% lower than mine (we don't use that here).
Check the pump for a sticker next time you fill up. If it says MTBE or Ethanol or something about oxygenated fuels, that's where your mileage is going.
Yes, these fuels are a scam. They're supposed to clean the air, but don't, and yet they DO pollute the water. Nice.
Todd
Do they use oxygenated fuels in NJ? Probably- it's quite prevalent in the Northeast. If so, you can count on your mileage being 10-15% lower than mine (we don't use that here).
Check the pump for a sticker next time you fill up. If it says MTBE or Ethanol or something about oxygenated fuels, that's where your mileage is going.
Yes, these fuels are a scam. They're supposed to clean the air, but don't, and yet they DO pollute the water. Nice.
Todd
09-17-2002, 02:49 PM
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I can only get up to 91 octane here in Bay Area California, and my mileage is so bad, that I never hit above 22 gpm, I average about 19 to 20, it sucks compare to the # which you reported. I did mix of highway and street driving.
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09-18-2002, 10:46 AM
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...I get about 340MPG to the tank (on average)
...and my mileage is so bad, that I never hit above 22 gpm, I average about 19 to 20...
Yeah, I know both were probably typos but I found them funny nonetheless, given the context of this thread.
09-18-2002, 10:54 AM
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my mileage sucks. about 200 gallons to a tank. hopefully its due to the break in, as im only at 900 miles right now. when did you guys start noticing your gas mileage reaching normal consistent levels?
09-18-2002, 11:23 AM
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Man... you guys who get less than 300 miles / tank must be gettin' on it. I thought I drove fast. I can easily get more than 400 miles / tank going 70-75 all highway. Any faster and the mileage drops off significantly. City... I average around or over 20 mpg... which usually translates into 300+ or so miles / tank.
I rarely fill it up with less than 300 miles on the trip, and I rarely put much more than 15 gallons in it. The damn fuel light comes on way too early... around 4 gallons left, and then I have to listen to my girlfriend "You're gonna run out of gas!". Give me a brake!
I get better overall mileage than my Accord V6 did, but that's because of the extremely tall 5th gear.
I can't complain... I typically use Shell 93 octane.
I rarely fill it up with less than 300 miles on the trip, and I rarely put much more than 15 gallons in it. The damn fuel light comes on way too early... around 4 gallons left, and then I have to listen to my girlfriend "You're gonna run out of gas!". Give me a brake!
I get better overall mileage than my Accord V6 did, but that's because of the extremely tall 5th gear.
I can't complain... I typically use Shell 93 octane.
09-18-2002, 07:37 PM
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I always use Premium, typically I get a MPG in the low 20's or about 300 miles to a tank.
I just took a trip to Michigan and back, and driving at 80-90 with trips into the triple digit range I actually got 30.5 on 1 tank of all highway driving on the way there, and on the way back I got 32.5 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do have the Comptech Dropin filter, headers and Iridium plugs, but I still think thats damn impressive mileage, especially at those speeds.
I just took a trip to Michigan and back, and driving at 80-90 with trips into the triple digit range I actually got 30.5 on 1 tank of all highway driving on the way there, and on the way back I got 32.5 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do have the Comptech Dropin filter, headers and Iridium plugs, but I still think thats damn impressive mileage, especially at those speeds.
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