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Old 05-12-13, 05:23 AM
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I DD mine about 1,000 miles a month.
1% aggressive (sport mode, flooring it through one or more gears)
19% sporty (sport mode, accelerating hard from stop lights but backing off, or making passes on the highway)
80% normal (sport mode off, simply commuting my normal 5-9mph above the speed limit)

My morning commute doesn't lend itself to hard driving. I can get on it a bit more on the way home from work because a take a different route back and traffic is much lighter.
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Originally Posted by Just F Me
5% racing someone eh? So........when you fill your car with gas...do you only fill it half way?
I only fill mine half way... also you have about another 20 miles once your dash says you have zero miles left. Well at least that was all I was willing to push it it could be more but i chickened out.
Old 05-12-13, 07:18 AM
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I drive it like my women. Fast & Hard. 3000 miles a month. .
Old 05-12-13, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JcISF
I'm curious what you drive on the weekends.

DD - 7 days a week
50% sport
40% normal
10% aggressive

Living in the Bay Area makes it hard to drive fast. 101, 880, and 280 are all impacted freeways Tons of potholes and crappy roads as well.
Family SUV on the weekend. Lol. Honda Pilot
Old 05-12-13, 07:43 AM
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I drive mine daily to work and back ~25km

Percentage.
Aggressive: 20%
Sporty: 30%
Normal: 50%
DD? Y
Old 05-12-13, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by zapa
I only fill mine half way... also you have about another 20 miles once your dash says you have zero miles left. Well at least that was all I was willing to push it it could be more but i chickened out.
Was this done while driving on D? I.e. 8th gear?
Old 05-12-13, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Defratos
Was this done while driving on D? I.e. 8th gear?
I would say 16 of the miles were on the highway and another 4 miles in the city trying to find a Shell (only type of gas I use).
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DD mine about 1000 a month unless its snowing or just generally crappy out then I drive the beater

Aggressive 10%
Sporty 70%
Normal 20% - (this is usually my 5 mile commute to work where the car isn't even warmed up yet)
Old 05-12-13, 10:58 AM
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Aggressive 20% (Not many ISFs on my commute, so there are lots of people who want to try and pull it :P)
Sporty 79%
Normal 1% (Waiting for the car to warm up to 3 bars kills a small piece of my soul every minute it takes)

Daily driver? HELL YEAH!!!

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Old 05-12-13, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by zapa
I only fill mine half way... also you have about another 20 miles once your dash says you have zero miles left. Well at least that was all I was willing to push it it could be more but i chickened out.
Thanks Zapa. I always wondered how far we could go. I chicken out with 10 miles left

Originally Posted by GriMan
Family SUV on the weekend. Lol. Honda Pilot
Haha. I was expecting Ferarri, Lambo or Porsche. I understand though. I'll probably do the same once I have kids.
Old 05-12-13, 01:04 PM
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I've been driving about 15k miles every year for the past 5 years, I'm on my second ISF. This car was meant to be driven hard, otherwise you'd buy an IS250 for half the price.

95% driving hard!
5% driving while on the phone, drinking some water, or with a kid in the car.

I average 14 MPG driving 70/30 HWY/city.
Old 05-12-13, 02:45 PM
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I take it out a couple times a week and always use it for long trips or going out. I put it in sport mode and use the paddles, going full auto only when in stop and go traffic. I can't do fast shifts till the oil warms up, and have to take it easy when the wife is in the car, except for merging on the highway. I love to merge.
Old 05-12-13, 03:02 PM
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I'm about 70% normal (too and from work), 20% sporty (running errands) and 10% aggressive (weekend fun). I would drive more aggressively more often because this car feels so good when you're on it, but it's pointless in the overcrowded bay area with all the cars on the road. I average ~23mpg a tank if that's any indicator. I can't ever seem to take her above 3rd gear wide open before I'm staring the bumper of a minivan or hybrid, so I usually end up tossing her in snow mode and going with the flow. Lately I've realized the car is a very smooth operator in snow mode, perfect for ~27mpg work commuting and heavy traffic stop and go.
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Old 05-13-13, 09:17 AM
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First time I hear about the snow mode being good for fuel economy. Where can I find more info on this? Just curious.
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