I will be driving to Atlantic City tomorrow but before that I have to stop at rutgers university to pick up a friend. All together it should be around a 3 hour drive. Mostly highway. How will it fair in your opinions? *Gas mileage I am talking*

 

should do fine.
depends on what gear you're in though

6th gear should get you 20+ mpg

 

I've only done one highway run (about 230 miles) and got 24. It was between 5000 and 7000 feet elevation which may improve my results.

 

21.2 mpg

 

Thanks for the quick responses. So I probably wont have to fill back up until on the way back?

 

how the heck are we supposed to know that?

bottom line: the car will get decent mileage in 6th gear on the highway but depending on total miles you might or might not need to refill.

 

+1 Brilliant
ROFLMAO

 

22mpg is not decent lol.

 

For an 8 it is reputable to be sure. Even on the highway.

 

sure its good mileage as far as an 8 goes. Its just not decent mileage:P

 

When i head up to boston I drive about 120 miles, all highway, and i only average 19mpg (according to fuelly).

 

You do know that there are service areas on the Garden State Parkway these days and they even sell gasoline! If you bring some money or debit / credit card they will sell you some fuel and even pump it for you.

When one drives in New Jersey you should never assume that a trip of any distance will be free of traffic which will effect your MPG. They are in fact doing about 20 miles worth of construction on the Parkway after exit 80. By the way place $10 on 34 Red for me please

 

Thanks for your explanation! Nice writing.

 

Don't pick up your friend. The saved weight will help your mileage a lil.

 

It's fare, not fair. Fair is what you might need if you run out of gas in the middle of nowhere.

 

Almost. Actually, he'll need fare in nowhere, too. Fair is where you ride the Ferris wheel and get six-dollar funnel cakes, which isn't fair, nor is my hair or my hare.

 

Depends on which year you have. In 2009, the rx8 was switched to a non-refillable design. Once you use up the gas tank, that's it. So if you have 2009 or newer, I would not waste it on this drive.

 

 

This thred is ful of fale.

 

^ how is that different from this forum:P ^

 

This forum is full of useful information.
There is just a lot of noise in the signal.
No worse than any other forum.

 

21.333 mpg, repeating of course..

 

expect your gas meter (from "F"|||||||||||||||"E") to fall somewhat between now and Atlantic City...

 

wow old thread. It "fared" well. I live in NJ but I had to go to NY to pick up the car. From NY to atlantic city I used 3/4 of the tank. Had to fill up for drive back...on the last of the money I had.