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PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:02 am 
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I decided to calculate my gas mileage for once....
I usually gas up every weekend, since I'm down to about half a tank by then (with school and work, I rack up some miles).

Turns out my gas mileage was 17.8 MPG....not bad.
Fueleconomy.gov shows the city MPG for a 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue with the 3.5L V6 to be 17 MPG. All of my driving is city...lots of stop and go.

What's your MPG? Sure am glad to see gas prices down to a reasonable level, $2.99 when I put fuel in the intrigue. Although I heard OPEC is gathering to limit production so prices will go back up... :x

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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:11 pm 
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17.1 MPG about 60/40 city/highway in my car: 2001 Aurora 3.5-88,000 miles



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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:36 pm 
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Nice, my intrigue just hit 90,000 miles on Saturday!

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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:13 pm 
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I'm actually getting about 27-28 mpg on my 2000 Intrigue. I say about 90% of that is highway miles though.



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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:34 pm 
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I'm sure I'd get great mileage if I drove highways as well...but no need to...everything is within 15 miles, but I go back and forth a lot within a day. A lot of stop lights, lots of idling waiting for that green light...it all adds up to poor gas mileage.

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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:22 pm 
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I always got better mpg in my Delta 88, it would average around 25mpg.

Since I got the transmission fixed in the Aurora it does seem to be a little better, maybe its just in my head?



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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 4:34 am 
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i get about 18-22 city driving depending on how easy i drive and how full the trunk is.



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shins wrote:
i get about 18-22 city driving depending on how easy i drive and how full the trunk is.


Same here in my Lumina. Just filled up at 1.97 here in central IA!!



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:36 pm 
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Wow I drive my 75 Cutlass and get approx 13 mpg love every mile


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 Post subject: Re: Gas Mileage
PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:54 pm 
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around 17 in town 25-26 on the highway


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