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Re: MPG [destry]
by wilzap
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Jul 21, 2008 (4:03 pm)
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Replying to: destry (Jul 20, 2008 3:44 am)
Thats great to hear, as you wern't sounding very happy before, so what did they have to do to it?
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Re: Brake Squeal [wduke]
by jimplogger
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Aug 04, 2008 (4:53 am)
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Replying to: wduke (May 24, 2008 3:46 pm)
Finally took mine back to the dealer. They turned the front rotors and sanded the disc pads. This seems to have corrected the problem. They have not squealed in over three weeks.
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Re: MPG [wilzap]
by destry
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Aug 23, 2008 (5:52 pm)
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Replying to: wilzap (Jul 21, 2008 4:03 pm)
They replaced the gas sensor and I don't think my MX5 is that great on gas. I am only averaging 300 miles per full tank of gas. How many miles should I be getting on the highway with a full tank of gas? How many miles per tank driving in the city? How about combined driving?
Thanks! 
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Re: MPG [destry]
by milkey
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Aug 23, 2008 (7:27 pm)
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Replying to: destry (Aug 23, 2008 5:52 pm)
I've had my PRHT (6mt) for about 3 1/2 months now. While I don't really keep track of range or number of miles on each tankful per se, I can tell you I'm averaging right around 31 mpg of pure highway driving. If you do the math based on the MX-5 12.7 gal. gas tank, it's reasonable to expect at LEAST 350-390 miles on a FULL tank of gas. (Of course, nobody's gonna run their gas tanks completely dry in order to find out!) Strictly city driving, you should expect 23-25 mpg, which would be 292 - 317 miles of range. Your combined range would fall somewhere in the middle, obviously. Are you using the manufacturers recommended 91 or better octane? As we know, driving habits vary from driver to driver, but if you're not getting 300 miles on 12.7 gallons of gas, there's definitely something screwy. Hope you can get some answers.
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Gas Mileage
by wduke
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Aug 24, 2008 (11:19 pm)
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My wife's car is the MX-5 PRHT 6 speed auto, with a full tank and straight highway driving using mid grade fuel she is getting a range of about 350 miles or slightly more. This would be at an average speed of 60 -70 mph roughly 2200 -2300rpm. Compared to my SUV 8 cyl. I think it's quite good. We use her car for longer day trips for the fuel economy, or the nice days when the top comes down.
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Re: MPG [milkey]
by destry
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Aug 25, 2008 (4:08 am)
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Replying to: milkey (Aug 23, 2008 7:27 pm)
Thanks for the information!
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Re: MPG [destry]
by wilzap
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Aug 27, 2008 (8:03 pm)
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Replying to: destry (Aug 23, 2008 5:52 pm)
My MPG is always 29 - 30 around town and (this is sad) after 11 months with the car I just took my first road trip which was only 75 miles each way to a concert last week and got 33 MPG out of that tank, but mine is the 6AT..all those years I drove a stick MPG was always better than Auto but also got me lots of tickets,.This 6AT is geared for gas mileage,when I drive in manual/auto mode and paddle shift I'll get about 26MPG but I'm sure I could get even less 
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Re: MPG [wilzap]
by ateixeira
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Aug 28, 2008 (5:37 am)
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Replying to: wilzap (Aug 27, 2008 8:03 pm)
The funny thing is at the Zoom Zoom Live event, the autos were consistently doing quicker lap times vs. the manual cars.
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Bumper Specifications
by wduke
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Sep 16, 2008 (10:22 pm)
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Just a quick note to say Canada (RIV) has finally come to grips over the bumper standards. We are finally in line with the U.S. and Europe so that will be one less thing we will have to deal with when importing a vehicle into Canada.
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Color match for bumper on stormy blue mica
by icepanda
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Dec 28, 2008 (7:05 pm)
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Our 2008 MX-5 was hit yesterday by a piece of flying debris on the highway (only 527 miles!! shed a few tears), which tore a hole through the bottom of the bumper and took out the driver side fog light. We're hoping the body shop can match the color - any thoughts? Thanks.
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