439 miles to the tank!
09-28-11, 01:03 PM
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The way I drive daily (90% highway 65-70mph), I really think I should be over 30mpg.
My 390+14 isn't bad though, compared to some that sit in traffic.
I'm coming up on my 60K maintenance. Hoping that will give me the little bump over 30.
My 390+14 isn't bad though, compared to some that sit in traffic.
I'm coming up on my 60K maintenance. Hoping that will give me the little bump over 30.
09-28-11, 01:33 PM
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^ that's what i said. i used to get about 14mpg in the city and 21mpg during the freeways until today. i decided to see if i can actually achieve 400 miles per tank after seeing the thread here so i took it slow and cruised at 70 mph and my average started to slowly climb up. i was at 29.7 mpg and was hoping to go over 30 but there was a truck to my right sending me presents (sand.. rocks..) so i had to floor outta there and my mpg dropped down to 29.2! i'm hoping to go over 30 mpg on my way back!
09-28-11, 01:42 PM
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Too many factors go into how your gas mileage turns out. A heavy foot, driving up hills, shifting the car at higher RPMs, having an AWD, using cheapo gas/non-premium, engine wear, city driving, extra weight in the car and so much more that makes it all different lol.
09-28-11, 06:03 PM
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My record is 487.4 miles / 15.049 gallons = 32.4 mpg on a roadtrip from PA to NC in my 250. I'm waiting for someone here to crack 500 miles! I could've safely done it on that tank because I still had 2 gallons left. But the most I've ever used was 15.869 gallons before I chickened out (only 447.7 miles on that tank).
09-28-11, 08:10 PM
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I pretty frequently manage to get about 30+ mpg out of my 350 in highway driving. Cruise control, going about 70-75 mph.
EDIT: This is going both by an approximate calculation from the tank needle and miles driven, and going by the LCD's value. Both gave me about the same number.
EDIT: This is going both by an approximate calculation from the tank needle and miles driven, and going by the LCD's value. Both gave me about the same number.
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09-29-11, 06:41 AM
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Pics or it didn't happen....
The OP was 439.
I stated I drove 390 miles + 14 left on my range on my tank.
09-29-11, 02:49 PM
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