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MINIz guy 03-26-2011 03:56 PM
I recently did a 100 mile round trip to Ewing, NJ, and was only able to get 21 MPG round trip. This did include 80 miles drafting semis at 65 MPH and the rest of of the mileage doing local driving. I'm very disappointed at what this truck gets; the best I've seen was 22 MPG on a 1000 mile trip doing all highway.

dragoncoach 03-26-2011 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by xnsf (Post 814368)
I'm driving an '02 3.0i. All I can say it was VERY stressful! I was purposely trying to squeeze every mile of the tank; 27 MPG :wow:. Going south in the middle of the night helps because all the semis are going north. They're usually traveling slightly less than 65, so I have to plan every move and adjust speed to pass before the person going 80+ in the left lane catches up. When I go back north, I take 101 because there's just a lot less traffic after Santa Barbara. I just set it to 65 and cruise all the way back.

As for SF, I also get about 15 MPG. I don't think there's a completely leveled street in SF :rofl:. I live near Lake Merced and getting onto the freeway is a breeze for me. I also commute to Santa Cruz (75 miles), going on the 101/85/17, best I can get is 23.5 MPG, also while trying to squeeze every mile out.

Yea, going 65 in I5 is very stressful. We just bought a house 1 block off lake Merced. We are currently remodeling and should be done in 2 months.

julezw 03-26-2011 11:08 PM
dskyers,

I know where your coming from, but its very possible and quite a relaxing drive also not to mention the fuel savings. If I drive perkier than that I'm wasting petrol as I drive mostly in busy traffic with a lot of stop starting. I don't know which engine you have but with the V8 I find the torque drives the car for me, I drive at speed and get to it fast enough without anyone swearing or overtaking me. Don't get me wrong though, after a hard days work when entering the highway I get the engine to remind me why I love it so much! :thumbup:

MINIz guy 04-24-2011 11:38 AM
I took a trip to Boston from Morris County, NJ, a ~600 mi trip. We averaged 22.1 MPG there until Boston's city driving dropped the MPG to 20.2. We had to fill up on the way back(93 costs $4.43!) on the border of Massachusetts and made the rest of the way back getting 22.8 MPG while doing around 70 MPH the whole way.

It isn't horrible but I sometimes wish I could get 20+ MPG without needing to watch the OBC. I bet I could have done this whole trip in a Civic not watching my speed and still get 25+ MPG.

dragoncoach 04-24-2011 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MINIz guy (Post 820232)
I bet I could have done this whole trip in a Civic not watching my speed and still get 25+ MPG.
But it's still a Civic. Almost any 4 cylinder car should get 25+ on the freeway. Heck, our V-8 SL gets 24+ on the freeway doing 80. I actually got into my in-law's Civic yesterday and then it all came back to me...This is the reason why we moved to German cars. The Civic has no character or soul. It's also not very engaging to drive. It's economical but your basic transportation.

Fraser 04-24-2011 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MINIz guy (Post 820232)
I took a trip to Boston from Morris County, NJ, a ~600 mi trip. We averaged 22.1 MPG there until Boston's city driving dropped the MPG to 20.2. We had to fill up on the way back(93 costs $4.43!) on the border of Massachusetts and made the rest of the way back getting 22.8 MPG while doing around 70 MPH the whole way.
What model X?

MINIz guy 04-25-2011 08:28 PM
3.0i engine.

I haven't driven a Civic before but I guess it won't be that engaging to drive. However, I don't think this X5 is very exciting either.

chuckster 04-25-2011 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dragoncoach (Post 820263)
But it's still a Civic. Almost any 4 cylinder car should get 25+ on the freeway. Heck, our V-8 SL gets 24+ on the freeway doing 80. I actually got into my in-law's Civic yesterday and then it all came back to me...This is the reason why we moved to German cars. The Civic has no character or soul. It's also not very engaging to drive. It's economical but your basic transportation.
Must not have been an SI. One of my other rides!

cfmistry 04-25-2011 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MINIz guy (Post 820518)
However, I don't think this X5 is very exciting either.
Spend more time behind the wheels of the cars I've driven (Accord, Camry, Maxima) and you'd agree! Sure it's no Boxster, but for a SUV it is suprisingly fun.

dragoncoach 04-26-2011 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by chuckster (Post 820531)
Must not have been an SI. One of my other rides!
No, not an SI but an LX. There are a lot of nice ricer SI's in the Bay Area and most are driven by kids who want to race you all the time. I've always owned Japanese cars...until I started in on German cars. The cars just drive and feel totally different. As I said, for me, most Japanese cars are very reliable but not as engaging or have as much soul. Granted the German cars cost more to maintain, but in the end, I think it's worth it. I don't mod so all my cars are stock. I don't usually race but it's funny when an unmodded SI pulls up and wants to run me in the M5.


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