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Old 04-26-2009, 11:11 PM
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Hows the MPGs
How is the gas mileage in this car, for a 50/50 mix of city and highway driving.

I drive almost 90 miles a day, ...so mpgs are important for me
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Old 04-26-2009, 11:41 PM
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Great! get the car!
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Old 04-27-2009, 12:03 AM
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this guy again? lol....

yeah, the mpg are so good i hear that prius owners get jealous of us.
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50/50? bout 17 miles a gallon
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Old 04-27-2009, 02:57 AM
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90 miles a day.... i'd look somewhere else
probably looking at two tanks a week.
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Old 04-27-2009, 03:23 AM
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definitely!
90 miles a day=frequent trips to the gas station!
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Dont listen to them. If you put in the STP Gas Treatment at ever fillup, and drive the car under 2.5k rpm, you can get 30 mpg easy. Oh and at every other fillup, you put 4-6oz of moth *****. The moth ***** act as an octane boost to the gas. This greatly improves MPG.
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16 to 17 here
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mpg , wtf is that?
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Old 04-27-2009, 10:54 AM
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RPM > MPG


I understand that makes no sense but neither does asking how's the Miles per gallon on a sports car

Solution: Buy an Evo
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Get a 1989 Civic.
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Old 04-27-2009, 12:21 PM
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Get a 2001 non-turbo'd celica. 4 cyl gas mileage out of a beauuuutiful girls car.
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I know im new but... Crossfire?
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look elsewhere...the 8 isnt for you
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Originally Posted by dozer
mpg , wtf is that?
Exactly...shouldn't it be gpm?...gallons per mile? or gallons per minute? LOL
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If you are really looking to get a car and MPG is a deciding factor you may want to look elsewhere. But this car will be by far one of the most Fun Per Mile than many by a mile.
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on a good day 10-13 mpg and on a bad day 17-18 mpg.
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Hows the MPGs
Not entire sure what a "Miles Per Gallons" is.
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If you are really looking to get a car and MPG is a deciding factor you may want to look elsewhere. But this car will be by far one of the most Fun Per Mile than many by a mile.
yup...the car drinks what the car drinks. its worth it for the joy you get.
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Old 04-27-2009, 02:19 PM
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on a good day 10-13 mpg and on a bad day 17-18 mpg.

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driving somewhat normal I get about 16mpg in town and about 20 on the highway.


Driving like I usually do, I get about 12-14mpg in town and about 18 on the highway.
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Old 04-27-2009, 02:30 PM
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20-21 mpg no matter how I drive. Been that was since day 1, now past 91000 miles exactly the same. The only exception is a long road trip and for some reason I keep my foot out of it or use cruise, I can get 25-26mpg.
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Originally Posted by Aseras
20-21 mpg no matter how I drive. Been that was since day 1, now past 91000 miles exactly the same. The only exception is a long road trip and for some reason I keep my foot out of it or use cruise, I can get 25-26mpg.
Damn....I should have gotten a yellow 8.
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Old 04-27-2009, 03:03 PM
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MPG ive usually do 17 combined...but when you drive this car you really dont look at that. You dont get a RX-8 for the mpg but for the thrills.
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