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Re: Decent Numbers [pat]
by rlejr66
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Jul 17, 2006 (11:02 am)
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Replying to: pat (Jul 17, 2006 9:45 am)
LOL! I hadn't been through there since around Thanksgiving of last year. But it appears they have changed the speed limit to 60MPH. That gave me the extra confidence to set it at 65. You sound like you know the area well . . . . . they wouldn't waste time pulling me over for a mere 5MPH over the speed limit, would they? 
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Re: Decent Numbers [rlejr66]
by pat HOST
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Jul 17, 2006 (3:37 pm)
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Replying to: rlejr66 (Jul 17, 2006 11:02 am)
YES, they WOULD!!!
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Re: Decent Numbers [pat]
by rlejr66
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Jul 17, 2006 (3:51 pm)
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Replying to: pat (Jul 17, 2006 3:37 pm)
Yikes! Mental note made! Tread lightly on US58 in VA!
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Re: Decent Numbers [rlejr66]
by pat HOST
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Jul 17, 2006 (3:54 pm)
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Replying to: rlejr66 (Jul 17, 2006 3:51 pm)
Yeah, between Emporia and 85, but particularly in Emporia. Haven't ever been burned myself, but that's because I know too many people who have been. 
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Mileage at 7.5K on M35x
by james27
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Jul 18, 2006 (1:33 pm)
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Overall, since I got the car, I've gotten just over 20mpg over 7.5K miles. This is mostly commute traffic (95% highway). Around here, highway runs 65-80mph. There's only one trip about 400 miles each way - essentially all on the interstate. The low was about 16 with a high about 24, most around 20. Right now, the computer is showing 20.4, and it is fairly close compared to the odometer and what it takes at the gas pump. I'd like a little more from it, but considering the relative power available from the RPM at cruise, I guess more is not forthcoming.
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M35 mileage
by drtravel
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Aug 10, 2006 (1:18 pm)
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I've driven close to 19K miles on my M35 and have average 18.90 MPG - actually calculated this myself. According to the trip computer I average 27 mph during my driving - I estimated 50% highway/50% around town.
My gas gauge isn't very accurate but I know I go between 300 and 350 miles between fill-ups.
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Re: M35 mileage [drtravel]
by arwilli
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Aug 12, 2006 (7:12 am)
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Replying to: drtravel (Aug 10, 2006 1:18 pm)
I never cared about gas mileage before until the skyrocketing prices and the MPG on my M. The computer says 15 MPG for my 1,200 miles (50/50 city/highway). Cost me $64 to fill up the tank this week so I actually found myself driving my wife's Sentra to run some local errands.
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Re: M35 mileage [arwilli]
by james27
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Aug 12, 2006 (12:25 pm)
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Replying to: arwilli (Aug 12, 2006 7:12 am)
The M gets lousy around town mileage in stop and go or short trips. Yesterday, I filled up and then got right on the interstate...it read 22.8mpg when I pulled into the garage. There was a short wait at the entrance and exits. This was at around 70-75 mph.
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Re: M35 mileage [james27]
by sfcharlie
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Aug 12, 2006 (1:36 pm)
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Replying to: james27 (Aug 12, 2006 12:25 pm)
I've driven 2700 miles with a new M35. I once got close to 300 miles before computer and gas gauge said I needed to fill up. Each tank of gas is used for 75% highway/25% city driving, and maybe 1/4 of that highway driving has been stop and go. MPG has hit right at 18.1 once. All other fill-ups have been between 17 and 18 mpg. If I don't very consciously light-foot it, the mpg will drop close to 17.
Among the worst figures for a 275 HP V-6.
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Re: M35 mileage [sfcharlie]
by james27
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Aug 12, 2006 (4:31 pm)
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Replying to: sfcharlie (Aug 12, 2006 1:36 pm)
I've averaged just under 20mpg with an M35x over about 8K miles at about the same percentage of highway/city mileage. You can go fast, but smooth makes a huge difference in minimizing the fuel. No sense in running up behind someone and then having to use the brakes - drive ahead as far as you can, and do it smoothly, and you'll be surprised how much difference it makes. I've hit 400 miles on a tank on a trip with a couple of gallons left when I filled up. From my experience, it comes out about a wash in mileage/cost to use premium vs regular...I get better mileage with premium.
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