How many miles in a full tank?

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Old 06-03-2004, 04:02 PM
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How many miles in a full tank?

Just happy to see how my car perfomed...

I rode it to LA, which is about 430 miles...had one full tank and got in LA with about 3.4 gallon left...air conditioning is on all the time...anybody has the sam experience?

btw...mine is 2003 TLS
Old 06-03-2004, 04:05 PM
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btw...

speed was about 75-85 all the way
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I got close to 460 miles before I filled up. I think I could of pulled 480 or even 500 before the light came on. This was from Toronto to NYC doing about 75-85 all the way.
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recently did 430 80 hwy/20 city
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Originally Posted by cma2180
recently did 430 80 hwy/20 city

I just did 280 city driving ( the light was on)
Who knows how many miles we can do in the city with the gas light on?
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the best I ever had was 400
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GGGJJJJWHAAAAT?!?!?!how do you all get this big numbers??? all highway miles?

duds, i average from 19-20mpg (i calc mileage of EVERY TANK since 01/02, but i dont average mileages, this is what i usually get...i've done 14mpg a buncha times!!) the most i can get out of a 13gallon fillup is about 250mi... and when i push it at a 15.1+gallon fillup, i barely make it to 300... only ONE time i drove up to Orlando,FL i got 27mpg, driving at 95+mph all the way... but after i got off the highway i couldnt reach the 350mi mark!!!

i'd like to know what do you do to your cars to get 430mi out of a tank? you'd save me a lota money.
i use 93octane on my '99.
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Originally Posted by etxxz
GGGJJJJWHAAAAT?!?!?!how do you all get this big numbers??? all highway miles?

duds, i average from 19-20mpg (i calc mileage of EVERY TANK since 01/02, but i dont average mileages, this is what i usually get...i've done 14mpg a buncha times!!) the most i can get out of a 13gallon fillup is about 250mi... and when i push it at a 15.1+gallon fillup, i barely make it to 300... only ONE time i drove up to Orlando,FL i got 27mpg, driving at 95+mph all the way... but after i got off the highway i couldnt reach the 350mi mark!!!

i'd like to know what do you do to your <A TITLE="Click for more information about car" STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: medium solid green;" HREF="http://search.targetwords.com/u.search?x=5977|1||||cars|AA1VDw">car</A>s to get 430mi out of a tank? you'd save me a lota money.
i use 93octane on my '99.
I'd like to know how you guys get these numbers too,i only get about 235 miles on a FULL tank(alot of stop and go)
Old 06-03-2004, 08:33 PM
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I usually get 19/20mpg with regular driving (80cty/20hwy). Best I've gotten to date was 27mpg all hwy. Oh, so somewhere between 230 and 260 miles per tank (13.5 gallons) when the light comes on.
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Originally Posted by SK2003TypeS
I usually get 19/20mpg with regular driving (80cty/20hwy). Best I've gotten to date was 27mpg all hwy. Oh, so somewhere between 230 and 260 miles per tank (13.5 gallons) when the light comes on.



So I think 280m per tank in the city is not so bad...
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A mileage reading includes many factors such as hills/road conditions/# of passengers/etc.
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Regular driving I get about 230miles averaging 19/20mpg city driving and then all highway 34/35mpg?? or something like that.
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Well over 400 miles at roughly 75-85mph here too.
Old 06-03-2004, 09:31 PM
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on highway, there isn't much work to do for our 3.2 liter engines. Its fuel efficiency jumps into a completely different state, like a typical 4 cylinder engine! Just be happy that you don't have an 8 cylinder!

great numbers!
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Originally Posted by 1st timer
I'd like to know how you guys get these numbers too,i only get about 235 miles on a FULL tank(alot of stop and go)

230 for city traffic sure, but like I stated I got 430 with 80% of hwy driving, there is a huge difference esp. our cars. When I home I'll be lucky if I get 250 on a full tank. Hwy driving with cruise control doesn't eat up much gas. If you ever take a long trip in your car you'll see. Other factors could be a/c, windows down, grade of gas.
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~410 miles with an average speed of ~90-100 mph, all highway.

~200-250 miles for city driving
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I ran from Chicago to New York in 12.5 hours running 75-80 MPH for a total of 940 miles stopping only once for gas. I got about 33 MPG.
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i have gone as many as 460 before acouple of times. i just got 400 with mixed driving
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i usually hit 300-350 day to day drivin, but my dad took the car out to san francisco and back and then we did more highway miles within the area i just hit 415 before the light came on.
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400 miles
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did I mention 430 miles for 5 people and 3 big luggages at the trunk?...i really meant fully loaded car with a couple of 1-4 degrees slopes during freeway run between SF to LA...I'm seriously amazed with this car man....plus air conditioning...plus everything....it's just amazing
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Originally Posted by beetzbat
did I mention 430 miles for 5 people and 3 big luggages at the trunk?...i really meant fully loaded car with a couple of 1-4 degrees slopes during freeway run between SF to LA...I'm seriously amazed with this car man....plus air conditioning...plus everything....it's just amazing
wow thats insane!
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