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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 21 2010, 07:48 PM (997 Views) | |
| Turbo Dan-O | Nov 21 2010, 07:48 PM Post #1 |
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Woot! She was running good tonight. That's not the tank average but a 20 minuet trip going 35-55. The car is still all stock with low compression on two cylnders! These cars are great... Dan-O |
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| JellyBeanDriver | Nov 21 2010, 08:49 PM Post #2 |
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Doesn't count! I've gotten 400MPG coasting on the freeway in neutral going down Conejo Grade for 2-3 mins but I'm not going to write about it. |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Nov 21 2010, 08:55 PM Post #3 |
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Dan-O |
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| JellyBeanDriver | Nov 21 2010, 08:59 PM Post #4 |
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Sorry Dan, didn't mean it to come out mean. What has your tank average been? There's sections of my commute where my instantanenous MPG is quite high for miles and miles, but overall if I don't baby it, I get 46 - 48MPG'ish. Milk it and my best tank was 53.8MPG. |
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| bennie442 | Nov 21 2010, 09:00 PM Post #5 |
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Well, Dan-o, thats great.! Now for the bad news. You had a short road trip that got exceptional mileage. We all have had these "Wow!"trips, but, alas, they are short trip driving, and nothing more. At the end of the tank, when all things are combined, don't be too surprised when your mpg falls back to what it was. After all, nothing you did was a dramatic change from your last tank correct?Don't it suck when someone comes along to bust your bubble? |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Nov 21 2010, 09:15 PM Post #6 |
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I make this trip a few times a week and never get that kind of FE. It is almost all city driving and not much coasting. You guys are right, my tank average is nothing to brag about but I am still impressed. The colder weather has hurt but I am still getting 47-48. Best tank was 54. Hey, I still a Metro newbe! Dan-O |
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| JellyBeanDriver | Nov 21 2010, 09:20 PM Post #7 |
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Sorry again for my negative post. FWIW, my current tank of gas - my mileage sucks. Had to go out to a customer's facility to drop off product yesterday morning - hilly and freeway speeds. Today did some city driving AND very short freeway driving consisting of just accelerating and decelerating quickly. Averaging 40.5MPG right now. Still better than most other cars on the road. |
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| Turbo Dan-O | Nov 21 2010, 09:35 PM Post #8 |
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Haha just messing with you. No offence taken. Yea, I had to laugh at myself the other day after I was bummed out my tank average was 47mpg! Dan-O |
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| bogs | Nov 21 2010, 10:48 PM Post #9 |
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Duct tape heals all wounds
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Something you would only hear from a Metro owner right there, bummed out that his average was only 47 mpg
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