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Old 12-09-2012, 05:33 AM   #1
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Best highway for a full tank was 30 on 2003 S. High 20's consistently on the highway (70-75 on cruise control).

Best mileage when I can find pure gas (no ethanol)

Never check it otherwise.
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Old 12-09-2012, 06:48 AM   #2
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Mine is just a summertime toy, so I could care less about mileage. I drive it to get a huge permagrin on. It's really cheap therapy after a crappy day.
Regardless, it does much better than my old Mustang GT ever did! My worst one-tank mpg calculation on that beast was 9 mpg.
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Old 12-09-2012, 12:05 PM   #3
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Mine is just a summertime toy, so I could care less about mileage. I drive it to get a huge permagrin on. It's really cheap therapy after a crappy day.
Regardless, it does much better than my old Mustang GT ever did! My worst one-tank mpg calculation on that beast was 9 mpg.
My question has nothing to do with concerns about the cost of gas and everything to do with wanting to know if my car is sorted. It has seemed short on performance and long on consumption since I've owned it. I'm glad you don't care, but I do...an overly rich engine is not a happy engine.

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Old 12-10-2012, 01:26 PM   #4
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My question has nothing to do with concerns about the cost of gas and everything to do with wanting to know if my car is sorted. It has seemed short on performance and long on consumption since I've owned it. I'm glad you don't care, but I do...an overly rich engine is not a happy engine.
Hey, fair enough. If my car was running rich, I'd like to make sure everything was sorted out too.
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Thanks hossuk, that's an interesting data point.


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Hey, fair enough. If my car was running rich, I'd like to make sure everything was sorted out too.
No worries Steve, I just didn't want you to think that I bought my P-car for the gas mileage.
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