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Old 03-05-2008, 10:10 AM
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gas mileage

first tank of gas in my new 08 40th anv model, 20 miles per gallon
Old 03-05-2008, 10:19 AM
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You are blessed! Welcome and congrats but without pictures.....
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that's cuz you're still in the break in period and aren't revving it like the rest of us :-P

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20 mpg!! holy god!! I got 9 mpg lol
Old 03-05-2008, 11:08 AM
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I'm getting almost 50-100 miles more to the tank of gas than my RX-7...and these tanks are smaller! So I think I'm happy.
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i need to go make sure my car got flashed to the newest version i'm getting around 200 miles to a tank which i think is a bit odd not unheard of but still seems a bit low w/ the type of driving i do. i am normally shifting at 3-3.5k most on normal driving still red line it once or more a day. but i don't drive that aggressively so i think i would get a bit better then 16mpg and i don't trust the dealer i bought it from. So the first oil change here in about 1k or so i am taking it to a better / more reputable dealer and will have them check it
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Originally Posted by Rems31
that's cuz you're still in the break in period and aren't revving it like the rest of us :-P
What he said...

Congrats on the new car and welcome. Let's see some pics when you get a chance.
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^ yea man, I did that too and i got about the same, so I tried driving harder, and I got better mpg, idk why...maybe i killed the clog on the sparkplug?
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20 mpg is good. i only get that doing all highway... sometimes...
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^ same here - long trips I'll push 21-21, but daily it's about 18.

Once you're out of the break in you probably won't see 20 very much.
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