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i finally hit 29mpg! over 300 miles in one tank!

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Old 03-31-2008, 07:17 AM
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Default i finally hit 29mpg! over 300 miles in one tank!

29 mpg over 95% highway driving for 380 miles each way. the last time i did the same exact trip, i got maybe 25 mpg, which is right around EPA estimates. however, i've always beaten those estimates in hondas (32 mpg in my RSX, 35 mpg in my TSX) so i was wondering if i could in my S2000.

it was weird seeing 350 miles on my trip odometer. in my normal commute, i get about 24 mpg and usually pump 11 gallons in at around 260-270 miles.

awesome. i'm not really THAT concerned about gas mileage, i.e. i don't drive the car like a grandma just to save a couple bucks on gas, but being able to go 320-350 miles on one tank is nice for the plain sake of convenience. in my TSX, i could go about 500 miles in all highway driving. that's NICE.
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cool deal. i went upstate this weekend, and got 24 going there, but coming back it was more of a leisurely pace, and i was able to hit 28.
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Clearly you didn't hit VTEC nearly enough.

<-- 20mpg city/hwy
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Your next goal is to go for the highest #s of VTEC in a day.
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If you are getting that kinda mileage, you arent having nearly enough fun!
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Originally Posted by villain2000,Mar 31 2008, 08:37 AM
If you are getting that kinda mileage, you arent having nearly enough fun!
haha, well how much fun can you have through ~400 miles of 55 and 65mph straightaways that are lined with cops from PA through NYS?

not much, so i'd rather just set the cruise and get to Point B ASAP.
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Originally Posted by Vik2000,Mar 31 2008, 07:48 AM
Your next goal is to go for the highest #s of VTEC in a day.
as in the amount of time spent in VTEC or amount of times hitting VTEC?
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congrats. You buy a sports car and drive it like a hybrid-Geo.
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I just figured out that I got 19.4mpg on my last tank of gas.
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ive gotten over 300 per tank numerous times. for me its a 300 mile trip plus or minus 1-2 miles. but i can get up there on 1 tank with around an 1/8 tank left


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