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Old 10-06-2014, 07:36 AM
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I get between 9 and 10 mpg, depending on the track.
Old 10-06-2014, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Chuck S
22 commuting 28 highway at a constant 80mph. 35mpg? From a US gallon?!

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Yes 35! Back in 2008 there was a huge discussion about breaking 300 miles on a tank. There were many people who had and continue to do it often. I raised the question about breaking 400 miles in a tank. The consensus was that it could not be done. I decided to donate a tank of fuel to the cause. I planned to route to incorporate some scenery. I visited Mt. St. Helens. I drove a total of 404 miles on 11.511 gallons of Premium for 35.0968 mpg.

For some reason Stella gets good mpg. The trip to Home Coming we drove 2705 miles and I averaged 28.88 mpg. That included Nevada, let's just say we moved our average mph up 2.8 mph on day 4 of the trip.

My Cross country drive was 3488 miles and averaged 29.06 mpg. This was with the Hard Top on.
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I've seen as high as 33mpg with old lowfat. I know it will go over 300 miles on a tank, but I doubt seriously it would do 400.
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My buddy (another S owner) calls Stella a freak.
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haha freaky stella!
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We run 10% corn juice here in most of Ohio. I'm told pure gasoline will yield more miles/gallon. As will slowing down. But I'm not ready to go that far! 300 miles per tank should not even be a question!

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Originally Posted by InsaneSp
I get between 9 and 10 mpg, depending on the track.
Same for me, otherwise, I usually get around 24 mpg when cruising. Don't think I've ever gotten into the high twenties.
Old 10-14-2014, 08:15 PM
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Since June, I've gotten 27.9 MPG with my '00 AP1. 93 octane always, shifting around 3k, about 1000 of those miles were highway. I try to stay at 70mph with cruise control on. (Top always down, of course.)
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Originally Posted by JacobFatz
Since June, I've gotten 27.9 MPG with my '00 AP1. 93 octane always, shifting around 3k, about 1000 of those miles were highway. I try to stay at 70mph with cruise control on. (Top always down, of course.)
In my best James Earl Jones voice.........."IMPRESSIVE!"

Though shifting at 3K? I swear that's where my car idles and 70 on the highway top down I don't think I could hope to get even 25MPG.
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Since the end of April Stella has consumed miles at a rate of 29.4 smiles per gallon.

My Lexus shows a huge difference in mpg from summer blend to winter blend fuel. I see about a 12% decrease in mpg when winter fuel hits the stations.


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