[Shotimes] Fuel Milage

[Randy Smith]

Could be a part of it depending on how fast you are going.  12 still seems
almost impossibly low for these cars though.  My commute is under 5 miles
with the fastest stretch being about 1 mile at 50mph with a light in the
middle that I get stopped by every day!  Otherwise it's mostly 40-45 all the
way.  I generally take it very easy when the car is cold, not accelerating
very fast and shifting by 3k, if not sooner.  I don't get out of 4th until
I've climed the hill and I'm on the flat stretch of 50mph.  I haven't been
calculating my mileage regularly, but yesterday it landed at 10 gallons when
I topped off and I had 225 miles on that tank, so I'm right around the 22
mpg that I figured I was doing.  On the highway my dad and I generally get
27-30.  My dad's drive to work in his 95 is mostly expressway and he gets 27
all the time.

Randy
94 Moonlight Blue MTX - 167k
95 Silver Frost MTX - dad's - 172k

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>
To: "Epperly" <epperly1@optonline.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 2:06 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Fuel Milage


> Rarely get past 3rd gear in my "in town" driving.  Does that explain the
> suck-ass mileage?
>
> Kerry