thats right, i got 330 miles to the tank before my low fuel light came on. This never happens to me before, i usually get 200 miles to the tank with average driving and 25o miles if i baby it. im not really sure how i got an extra 80 miles out of it, i put in the usual type of gas but i was at a much higher elevation which was also about 20-30 degrees cooler then the car is used to. anyone know if elevation and temperature can increase gas milage?

well, I live at about 8000 feet and I get about 310 miles to a tank so it may be the altitude but I cant say for sure as I have never driven it anywhere else.

Well, air is thinner at higher altitudes, so to keep the engine from running too rich it adds less fuel. The result should be less hp but greater fuel mileage. At least thats my hypothesis.

I'm sure some1 can elaborate more on this but when the air is colder it's more dense and that allows more air/oxygen to enter into the engine on intake stroke. In combustion since you have more oxygen available to combust with the fuel, the fuel gets used more completely. That translates to better performance by ur engine and u end up not being on the accelerator as much.... I<3cold lol

Oh my GOD another MPG thread...

I think I'm going to :tear: :crying:

I can see the crying whiners now......


Where in the Hell is a real Moderator when ja need one?

:Eyecrazy:

Yes, elevation (higher) and temperature (colder) do increase mileage.... For both the reasons listed above.

i love these MPG threads!!

Pics of the chick in your sig plz.

:Eyecrazy:

enjoying the weekend with their families.

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The main reason for better MPG at altitude is the thinner air has less drag on the car. That is one reason the airplanes fly at 30K feet and higher. Actually they commonly climb to higher altitudes as fuel (weight) burns off to get better mpg. Before EFI cars got worse milage at altitude as there was no adjustment for the thin air, so the engine ran poorly. But now with EFI it is a new game.

A few years back I was in south east Oregon and northern Nevada at high altitude and running 80~90 with my wife's Dodge Intrepid (3.2L engine) (full size car) and actually got just under 30 mpg!

mpg i all in your head, fiction if you will. there is no real way to calculate mpg mathematically.

mpg i all in your head, fiction if you will. there is no real way to calculate mpg mathematically.

LOL! :hahano:

sort of better that the people bitching about their mpg and switching cars... sorry for the language Zoom44!!

^ban stick for u

^ban stick for u

hey, isnt that a little excessive? hahaha. maybe i deserve it... :bootyshak :)

Yeah, you need to watch your fucking language!

/hides

All your mpg are belong to oil companies

All your base are belong to us! :)

Yeah, you need to watch your fucking language!

/hides

they'll come after you.... better look around every corner on the club...
haha, i'm going to hide too... its safer that way..

All your base are belong to us! :)

way to ruin the joke... :spank:

^lol

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way to ruin the joke... :spank:

:Wconfused: What?! How'd I ruin the joke? You should give me credit for even getting the joke . . . that doesn't happen too often with me! :D: :beerchug:

who else has broken 300/tank?

I did on a recent trip to Florida . . . using premix for the whole trip. ~310 miles I believe was my best tank. Usually 14.5-14.8 gallon fill-ups, 90+ degrees, AC on always, highway cruising anywhere between 80-100 mph the whole way. Avg for trip was 21.5 mpg.

Before using premix my best tank might have been 280's and 20 mpg.

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Ouch!

I think the onset of the seasonal TPMS warning light and frothy dipstick threads are getting to Zoom.... <g>

I saw my "low fuel" light for the first time 2 days ago. Filled up the tank within 10 miles from there and had 262.8 miles.
330??!! wow!!

oh, and Raptor is right: Need pics!!

I get arould 580 miles before I have to fill up.









On my 8, around 350 is about what I get, which is around 23mpg. Highway of course.

The main reason for better MPG at altitude is the thinner air has less drag on the car. That is one reason the airplanes fly at 30K feet and higher. Actually they commonly climb to higher altitudes as fuel (weight) burns off to get better mpg. Before EFI cars got worse milage at altitude as there was no adjustment for the thin air, so the engine ran poorly. But now with EFI it is a new game.

A few years back I was in south east Oregon and northern Nevada at high altitude and running 80~90 with my wife's Dodge Intrepid (3.2L engine) (full size car) and actually got just under 30 mpg!

My mom and I used to regularly take road trips to visit her mom in Wisconsin probably twice a year. She usually got 36 mpg in her Protege although driving through Northern Idaho and parts of Montana would get over 40 mpg, presumably due to the higher altitude.

who else has broken 300/tank?

Me. Regularly, too. :)

do you have kids? i used to take my parents car all the time and fill up some gas after im done using it :p sometimes they tend to get exception mpg cause of it hehe

i just filled up at the 1/4 mark with 280 miles on... didn't think it was a big event -shrug-

(my record is 27mpg)

mpg i all in your head, fiction if you will. there is no real way to calculate mpg mathematically.
And I thought it was miles driven divided by fuel used.

i'll upload a couple of the pics i took of her

this is the closet thing i have online right now, im not at home so i cant upload them but here are a couple more, all the pics i took myself

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/Deuse/people.jpg

drive home and upload more....those look promising!!

Man I'm crying for JOY!

:tear:

Hee Haw

way to ruin the joke... :spank:
Agreed.

I laughed when i read your origional post... then I saw the next one....
... and my smile wasnt so happy :mad:

all my smiles are belong to- ok, I wont take it there...

-RoMeO

Man I'm crying for JOY!

:tear:

Hee Haw

haha, i'll upload some more maybe on monday

I went from Phoenix AZ to Fairfield Ca had to fill up almost 5 times i was going a good 85 to 91 even 100 i was getting about 250 miles per tank even my dads Mark LT gets better. Dont get me wrong i love my car in all but when i go put gas in my tank and top it ,which is down the street and nt even a mile from my house my tank isnt top off any more Which sucks :sad:

Which is why God made econo boxes :D
Don't tell me you expected better from this car...

At least you looked good doing it.

:crying:
'eh its the price of the 8 ;) I get that kinda milage all the time no biggie. This aint a long cruise/trip kinda car anyways for pissa milage. And as many will say "should of done 65mph to get peak gas milage"

no i knew gas wasnt that great but dam

Your comments reveal that you bought the wrong car. What did you think you were getting? An economy car perhaps? And traveling at those speeds? Sheeeeesh!

Do the calculations (you know, miles travelled divided by gallons of fuel used) and you will see that the actual MPG you are getting is within the range of EPA estimates.

But doing 65 when the I10 Speed 75 is kinda hard

no i bought the right car for me just nt taking it on any more trips again

I went from Phoenix AZ to Fairfield Ca had to fill up almost 5 times i was going a good 85 to 91 even 100 i was getting about 250 miles per tank even my dads Mark LT gets better. Dont get me wrong i love my car in all but when i go put gas in my tank and top it ,which is down the street and nt even a mile from my house my tank isnt top off any more Which sucks :sad:


How many gallons does your dad's LT take. My Tahoe goes 400 miles on a tank, but it only gets 14 MPG. Your logic is screwy.

My mom's Tribute does somewhere around there too but her tank holds a few more gallons than mine. We get the same approximate mileage though, so it's not like it really matters. Bella just needs to eat more often than Scottie. LOL

My mom's Tribute does somewhere around there too but her tank holds a few more gallons than mine. We get the same approximate mileage though, so it's not like it really matters. Bella just needs to eat more often than Scottie. LOL
'sides Bella needs to keep her girlish figure.. :naughty:
We have about a 15 gallon tank keep that in mind. Now if we had a 20 gallon tank and got those numbers then yeah alot of us would be kinda peeved.

its very easy to get over 300 miles for one tank on the highway. as another recent thread points out. 24 mpg is easy up to about 27 mpg is doable.

personally i find the car to be very good for long trips. its much more comfortable than my wifes outback wagon for instance.

hmm. i think ill merge this with that other newish mileage thread

...this is off topic but are you stationed at travis afb by any chance? reason I asked is i'vs seen a few 8's on base and I'm just wondering if one of them is yours.