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SD987 · 04-21-2006, 08:38 AM

"Not enough freeway driving I guess..." - Eslai

"About 340 miles one-way. with cruise set at 82mph, I was getting approx 32mpg" - Mach Schnell

That's what I notice most about the fuel economy in the 987, in that the deltas you see on other convertibles, i.e. top-down vs. top-up or highway vs. city are much wider in the Box.

Driving around town with the top lowered I can watch the fuel gauge go down between intersections, but on the highway, with the top up the Box is a Porsche Prius. On this theme, have you guys seen the low fuel message in the 987 OBC? It says "Consider Remaing Range". I thought it was pretty amusing.

04-21-2006, 08:38 AM	#31
SD987 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 874	"Not enough freeway driving I guess..." - Eslai "About 340 miles one-way. with cruise set at 82mph, I was getting approx 32mpg" - Mach Schnell That's what I notice most about the fuel economy in the 987, in that the deltas you see on other convertibles, i.e. top-down vs. top-up or highway vs. city are much wider in the Box. Driving around town with the top lowered I can watch the fuel gauge go down between intersections, but on the highway, with the top up the Box is a Porsche Prius. On this theme, have you guys seen the low fuel message in the 987 OBC? It says "Consider Remaing Range". I thought it was pretty amusing. __________________ http://i7.tinypic.com/24ovngk.jpg http://i7.tinypic.com/24ow0id.jpg 06 987S- Sold Carrara White / Black / Black/Stone Grey Two-tone 05 987 5-speed - Sold Midnight Blue Metallic / Metropol Blue / Sand Beige 06 MB SLK350- Lease escapee Iridium Silver Metallic / Black We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true. - Robert Wilensky