The real shame about the MPG issue, in my opinion, is that besides that, I consider this a perfect car! It has the outside looks, the inside look and feel, the great drive (I don't care about the HP, especially since I don't have a dyno in my garage)...

but then I see the gas needle drop a notch every time I rev past 5K, and my smile turns into a nervous frown.

Isn't there ANYTHING at all that we can figure out to fix this?!? My brother said maybe a high-quality air filter could boost it by 2MPG.

Anything else? C'mon, all you mechanical geniuses out there!

mazda should make the tank bigger...

HA-HA-HA, you kill me man, I'm dyin' ova hea...

(in case you don't get it, that was unamused SARCASM)

could always be worse... I mean at least the 8 gots the looks and a modicum of power... All TOO many cars out there right now are WAAAYYYY worse off! And for more money no less!

Originally posted by sjt
could always be worse... I mean at least the 8 gots the looks and a modicum of power... All TOO many cars out there right now are WAAAYYYY worse off! And for more money no less!

Any examples of what other cars are getting? I just checked out a 350Z board where people were claiming 18-27, actual MPGs.

I do know that the new H2 Hummer gets 8mpg.

Brand new 2004 Audi S4 six speed clocks in at 15/21...

Originally posted by BillK
Brand new 2004 Audi S4 six speed clocks in at 15/21...

Don't forget 345hp, AWD, and $54k sticker.

Originally posted by Lex
The real shame about the MPG issue, in my opinion, is that besides that, I consider this a perfect car! It has the outside looks, the inside look and feel, the great drive (I don't care about the HP, especially since I don't have a dyno in my garage)...

but then I see the gas needle drop a notch every time I rev past 5K, and my smile turns into a nervous frown.

Isn't there ANYTHING at all that we can figure out to fix this?!? My brother said maybe a high-quality air filter could boost it by 2MPG.

Anything else? C'mon, all you mechanical geniuses out there!

C'mon guys, can't we stay on topic for even one or two posts. Let's get back to the question, to wit: "Isn't there ANYTHING at all that we can figure out to fix this?!?"

I agree we should have at least a 5 gallon bigger gas tank!

Duplicate thread, closing...

---jps