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Mar 4, 2005 | 09:17 AM

#41

fsttyms1

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Originally Posted by mkeevil

That doesn't make any sense to me? Drive Harder. I thought the best way to get better gas milage is to keep the RPM's DOWN.

it doesnt seem that way on the tl

i drive hard and get way better than the feather foots here

Mar 4, 2005 | 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by fsttyms1

it doesnt seem that way on the tl

i drive hard and get way better than the feather foots here

i feel the reason mine is so bad is that it all city driving i cant remeber the last time i got the interstate for and extended period of time i usually just get on and get off 2 or 3 exits later and i do have a lead foot (i love the way this car pulls at higher rpms).

Mar 4, 2005 | 10:54 AM

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SK2003TypeS

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From: LI, NY - Sector 7G

fsttyms1,
what kind of tires are you riding on and what pressure ? Are you the one here who runs like 40 psi ?

Mar 4, 2005 | 02:21 PM

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silver01TL

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Originally Posted by MikePA

No offense, but what kind of miles per gallon do you get?

Are you stating that you drove 100 miles and when you filled up, it took 8.5 gallons?

The gas gauge in my '99 is not all that accurate, so trying to use it to determine what kind of mileage I am getting is a waste of time.

My gas gage is very inaccurate also. I ussually hit half with about 120 miles on the tripometer and ussually get 330 miles until the light goes on. That is living in LA with 50/50 city Hwy. My best was almost all highway and 415 miles until the reserve light.