And if I can't go by the gauges, what is the right way to find out my mileage.
And even if that was 20mpg, it's about how another car, same model only convertible, is getting much better mileage than mine.
It's highway cruising the entire way there.
I recently got a new air filter. Guess I should try a new fuel filter and plugs too.
....? seriously
reset your odometer to 0 next time you fill your tank drive till your tank is empty fill it up divide the miles by how many gallons you filled up with there ya go.
Ha not related, but her insurance is $80 a month on a convertible. Mines $420 a month on a couple. I guess thats the price to pay for not having to squeeze out the kids.
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Nah I live in OK.
Ha not related, but her insurance is $80 a month on a convertible. Mines $420 a month on a couple. I guess thats the price to pay for not having to squeeze out the kids.
$420/mo is outrageous. women naturally have lower insurance rates than men, but even a 16yr old male living in a suburban area near a major city, with full coverage shouldnt be paying much more than $200/mo on a 2dr car. this assuming your record is clean or fairly clean.
so you go through the half tank just going there or going there and back? because it seems more reasonable that by the time you get back you have a half tank and when she gets to your house she has a quarter and you end up confused. not trying to insult your intelligence but thats something i would do haha
To get a rough idea quickly. Fill tank to first pump shut-off, reset tripmeter, drive on next highway trip at steady speed limit, refill tank; note fill tank amount, calculate as above. Really a longer trip gives more accurate calculation, but it makes a difference what terrain is, lots of hill climbing or driving into a headwind will increase gas as will cold ,sub zero temps.
All the best Steve.
P.s. DO NOT overfill the tank since your carbon canister can be damaged if you repeatedly overfill the fuel system.
< Message edited by red3.8_96stang -- 5/4/2008 3:25:28 PM >
so you go through the half tank just going there or going there and back? because it seems more reasonable that by the time you get back you have a half tank and when she gets to your house she has a quarter and you end up confused. not trying to insult your intelligence but thats something i would do haha
Nooooo, trust me I wouldn't make that mistake. I've been driving down there every week, sometimes twice a week, for about 8 months. It's a full tank of gas there and back. Every time before I leave, I fill up my tank. I get down there and have exact half a tank every time. And every time I get back, my gas light comes on about 3-5 miles from my house.
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MPG = Miles driven / gas consumed in Gallons.
To get a rough idea quickly. Fill tank to first pump shut-off, reset tripmeter, drive on next highway trip at steady speed limit, refill tank; note fill tank amount, calculate as above. Really a longer trip gives more accurate calculation, but it makes a difference what terrain is, lots of hill climbing or driving into a headwind will increase gas as will cold ,sub zero temps.
All the best Steve.
P.s. DO NOT overfill the tank since your carbon canister can be damaged if you repeatedly overfill the fuel system.
Can't do that really =/ S197s have a stupid gas tank. Sometimes I'm at the pump a longggg time. They fumes/vapors will build up and cause repeated pump shut offs, even if I only have a quarter of a tank. So sometimes it gets overfilled because I'm not sure when I've really filled it up. What damage does that do?
Quote >>>> Can't do that really =/ S197s have a stupid gas tank. Sometimes I'm at the pump a longggg time. They fumes/vapors will build up and cause repeated pump shut offs, even if I only have a quarter of a tank. So sometimes it gets overfilled because I'm not sure when I've really filled it up. What damage does that do? <<<<<
If the carbon canister is filled with gas (from overfilling the gas tank) then when the EVAP purge cycle is started, it will possibly force gas through the canister into the purge control valve & into the engine intake. This cycle is meant to vent gas fumes not neat gasoline! Also there should be some air in the tank so that when pressure is built up in the tank (like when you fill up your tank in the hot sunshine, gasoline expands as it gets warmer) it is allowed to vent through the EVAP system. If there is nowhere for the gasoline to expand it could crack the canister or a blow off a purge line or some other similar problem.
I'm guessing you have tried to fill your tank SLowly!!! I've also heard that some gas tanks are hard to fill due to air ventilation problems while re-fuelling. Not sure there is an answer to that one, although filling through a long pipe from the bottom of the tank would work it would probably be illegal to do this at the gas station.
All the best, Steve.
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my 06 5 speed has 37,000. yours doesnt sound too far off on mpg. I usually average 80miles per quarter tank. sometimes i do a little better, sometimes a little worse. The best i got was 360 to a tank and that was cruising at 70mph the whole way.
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