So this weekend me and 7 of my closest friends took a trip to the Oregon Coast, Lincoln City to be exact for my friends bachelor party. Well im just astonished at the fact that the ol Pro5 got 31 miles per gallon with a carload of dudes and the a/c pumping out the whole way. its about a 5 hour drive roughly 360 miles. I freakin love it! (cabpatch) (band2)
HOLY CRAP! 31mpg
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Not bad. I never can get more than 29mpg on trips, car is loaded too much and the mountains and the high speed limits kill my milage. I usually average 31 for my commute.
Miata92, I agree. I get really annoyed that my 5 gets the same milage as my old turbocharged stang, but has way less power. And I could beat on the stang and still get the 28 mpg! My NA stang would get 30-35mpg and that's a friggin 1974 pinto motor that's .3L larger!
Miata92, I agree. I get really annoyed that my 5 gets the same milage as my old turbocharged stang, but has way less power. And I could beat on the stang and still get the 28 mpg! My NA stang would get 30-35mpg and that's a friggin 1974 pinto motor that's .3L larger!
I got 33 mpg once going slow on the freeway. A few days ago I got 28 mpg driving it hard in the mountains and going 80 on the freeway which really surprised me since I usually get 24-25 around town. I'll try a frugal freeway trip some time again to see what I can squeeze out of it.
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I turn my car off at the top of hills and coast to the bottom.
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It's your head lights, they add to much wind resistance. 
I don't think 26mpg is bad, at least not for me.
I'm thinking climate and gas blends have a lot to do with how people do on fuel economy. I've been keeping track since I got my P5 (just under a year), and in that year I've been averaging 26MPG across every tank, I keep track religiously
My mileage goes to absolute s*** in the winter (as low as 22 or 23mpg) and gets better when the weather warms up and the gas is the summer blend, I can get up near 28mpg
I know if I fill up in an area that has emissions checks/laws, there are more cleaners in the gas, and my mileage drops through the floor.
I'm thinking climate and gas blends have a lot to do with how people do on fuel economy. I've been keeping track since I got my P5 (just under a year), and in that year I've been averaging 26MPG across every tank, I keep track religiously
My mileage goes to absolute s*** in the winter (as low as 22 or 23mpg) and gets better when the weather warms up and the gas is the summer blend, I can get up near 28mpg
I know if I fill up in an area that has emissions checks/laws, there are more cleaners in the gas, and my mileage drops through the floor.
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The way I drive gives me horrid gas mileage probably, though I don't calculate it.
doctormike
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Sounds right!!
I always check mileage with every fill-up and average 29-30+ every time.....stock with K&N drop in and racing beat cat-back.....Ac on or off
I always check mileage with every fill-up and average 29-30+ every time.....stock with K&N drop in and racing beat cat-back.....Ac on or off
