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Topic: What kind of MPG are you getting?
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 614
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 11-30-2001 09:53 AM
   
My 2001 Cobra is getting around 20.5mpg. My lowest mpg has been 16.8, I'm just wondering what the rest of the SN95 drivers are averaging?------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears)
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JoeC
Journeyman Posts: 75
From: Springfield, MA.
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 11-30-2001 01:18 PM
Wow - That mileage sounds good for a Cobra! On my Plain-Jane '00 vert with the 3.8L 6 I only average 21-22 mpg around town (local stuff only, low mileage short trips) whenever I've bothered to check. Are you doing anything special to get that kind of mileage?------------------
Joe C.
2000 V6 Convertible
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JT
Gearhead Posts: 150
From: Pearland, Texas, USA
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 11-30-2001 02:18 PM
I get 16-17 mpg in town in my '01 Bullitt GT. My brother got about 26 mpg in his '01 Bullitt driving it from Houston to the East coast.------------------
JT
'68 Coupe w/351W
'01 Bullitt #3357, Dark Highland Green
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IIGood
Moderator Posts: 2033
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-30-2001 07:57 PM
I'm in the same boat as Joe. My '99 V6 coupe is getting about 20 mpg on city driving. It's about 275 miles between fill-ups (I fill up with 13.x gallons usually), give or take. And I've got the 17" GT wheels/tires on it. When I had the smaller 15" wheel/tire combo, I was getting about 10-15 miles per tank.But hey, it sure beats the 175 miles per tank my '77 V6 gets. ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
'76 Cobra--project
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 614
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-01-2001 01:13 PM
Yesterday I was off and took the Cobra out to do stuff all day. Filled up today and only got 15.9mpg, the problem is that when I do city driving I really like the sound of the shifts between 3500-4200rpm so it costs me milage.
I don't do anything special when driving it but I ussually take it easy and shift early.The reasons I ask, is that a friend at work got a convertable for his wife and the can't get better than 13mpg with the 3.8 v6. His dealer gave him problems and couldn't fix the problem. He wasn't to happy when I told him about my milage. ------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears)
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 14137
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA 1968 Fastback & 1995 Vert MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-01-2001 08:13 PM
We have a '95 vert V6 and get great gas milage.
In town between 21-23 and on the road 25-27
Jason (son) 95 Coupe gets similar.Tell you friend to use Texaco reg unleaded for one month and he'll see an improvement. sam
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 614
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 12-01-2001 11:22 PM
Will do, Thanks Sam------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears)
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wythors
Gearhead Posts: 2635
From: The cold, gray Pacific Northwest
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 12-14-2001 08:20 AM
With the exception of Sam apparently, everyone I've ever talked to with a 3.8 has complained about their mileage. 20-22 tops. Even my Mom's 95 T-bird. I averaged almost 26 on the trip to Reno in my 5.0 and that's about what LuAnn's Cobra gets on the highway as well.------------------
Dave 1993 5.0 LX convertible.
Part-time driver of one badass black 96 Cobra.
MCA Member #47838
M&M Member #666 September 11, 2001 - Never Forget
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Wicked-Toy
Gearhead Posts: 135
From: Richmond, VA USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-14-2001 11:26 AM
The wife's 2000 GT with usually run 21-22 on the highway and 18-19 around town when she drives it. Somewhat less if I use it.------------------
Scott Akom
65 Coupe (Modified)
68 Coupe (Son's)
2000 GT Conv. (Wifes)
1987 GT Conv. (Son's)
1966 Project Conv.[URL=http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/flats/3845/65dsde2.jpg
www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/WickedToy.html
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 14137
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA 1968 Fastback & 1995 Vert MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-14-2001 01:58 PM
We get great gas milage..must be the Texaco 
sam
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IIGood
Moderator Posts: 2033
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-14-2001 07:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mustangs68:
We get great gas milage..must be the Texaco
sam
Nah, I'm thinking it's the fact that it's an underpowered engine.  150 hp from a V6? Gimme a break Ford!! There are little 4-cylinder rice burners that'll do that... Luckily, I've got one of the 190-horse V6s.  ------------------
Frank S.----MCA Member 40390
'99 Mustang coupe
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
'76 Cobra--project
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 2133
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 12-15-2001 12:04 AM
Becks '01 GT gets 18-19 city driving and 22 on the highway, she babies it. Alot worse when I drive it. First thing I do is turn off the OD. Mike
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savannahgt2000
Journeyman Posts: 3
From: Savannah, Georgia
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 01-02-2002 06:11 PM
quote:
Originally posted by unklshu:
My 2001 Cobra is getting around 20.5mpg. My lowest mpg has been 16.8, I'm just wondering what the rest of the SN95 drivers are averaging?
My 2000 GT Vert, 5spd gets 18-19 mpg consistently.
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 1804
From: Lusby, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-03-2002 08:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mustangs68:
We get great gas milage..must be the Texaco
sam
nah!! It's the gears!!!
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71ragtop
Moderator Posts: 2426
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-03-2002 10:40 PM
My Bullitt gets about 20 on the highway driving. Would probably be better if I 'eased' my way down those entry ramps.  Somehow I always manage to be in 3rd when I get to traffic speeds. Around town probably in the 16-17 range...lots of corners and shifting Mike
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Flomberg
Journeyman Posts: 19
From: Denver CO USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 01-05-2002 09:40 AM
The LX gets about 20 - must be the extra 4 plugs, the caddie gets -- we'll forget that! ------------------
93LX - 2.3 Convertable
74 Caddie Fleetwood
Plus my wifes minivan
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 23692
From: Saco, Maine USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 01-08-2002 07:25 PM
quote:
Originally posted by unklshu:
The reasons I ask, is that a friend at work got a convertable for his wife and the can't get better than 13mpg with the 3.8 v6. His dealer gave him problems and couldn't fix the problem. He wasn't to happy when I told him about my milage.
Your friend needs to have somebody competent look at his car. A V6 needs to be real messed up to get only 13 mpg. The 2000 V6 I rented in Reno got about 24 mph. {Mostly highway} UNLESS your friend doesn't know how to figure out MPG. A woman I worked with used to brag that she got 'about 25 mpg' with her full size 4x4 Blazer. I told her no way, and I had her save the mileage and gas slips for a couple weeks and I showed her how to figure MPG. She was getting 11 mpg. She had been holding on to the Blazer because of it's 'great gas mileage.' When I stopped working there, she was looking to trade in. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 614
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 01-09-2002 12:57 PM
Steve, My friend is a mechanic at UPS and he is currently suing the Ford dealership because they could not fix his car. They changed his rear gears and ran a bunch of tests but the car would not do any better, the computer said it was running rich or something and continued to compensate for that and may be the reason for the bad mpg. The Ford dealer insisted that there is nothing wrong and nothing that they could fix.
Any way he has had the car back to the dealer more times than he can count and has the documintation to show for it.
It would be really sad if all of us could not trust the dealer to fix our stangs right.He was really pissed when I told him I was getting 20mpg in the Cobra  ------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears) [This message has been edited by unklshu (edited 01-09-2002).]
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70 Pony
Gearhead Posts: 1669
From: Glenmoore, PA, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 02-01-2002 09:58 PM
I've been averaging 19 to 20 MPG city/hi way with my '02 GT......
With the new Delta Flow Flowmaster muffs 3 chamber and a K&N filter I'm noticing a 1 or 2 mpg uptick.
Actually got 23 mpg on a staright 70 mph (plus) run of about 100 miles or so...
Tha car is a 5 speed BTW....------------------
EDDIE D
Resto Mod '70 Sport Roof
Arrest Me Red
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Topless88
Journeyman Posts: 7
From: Marietta, GA, USof A
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted 06-17-2002 05:40 PM
My '96 V-6 gets 22 mpg using regular Chevron. The best ever was 28 on a trip to Ashville, but 22 is normal.
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pthornton
Gearhead Posts: 529
From: Austin, TX USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 06-17-2002 06:03 PM
My Saleen gets about 10 in town and 20 on the highway. ------------------
Boss 302 & Saleen S281 [This message has been edited by pthornton (edited 06-17-2002).]
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 14137
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA 1968 Fastback & 1995 Vert MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-17-2002 06:38 PM
Check those 1995 V6's and see if they have cast or tubular (sp?) exhaust manifolds both of out '95's have tubular...
Gas mileage is great
sam
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 614
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-18-2002 09:43 AM
Latest update from my buddy and his bad gas v6......He and the Ford dealer settled. After changing the rear gears a number of times and running codes and chaning sensors Ford bought the car back. He now has a Toyota 4Runner. It must have just been a lemon.------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT (smokes the tires in all 5 gears, or just smokes through all gears)
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Boss302
Gearhead Posts: 165
From: Coleman, Wisconsin
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 06-19-2002 10:55 AM
my '89 gt got about 21mpg while driving on a very twisty, very hilly gravel logging road. as my dad called them...the 'dukes road' haha
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