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Originally Posted by keithgold
seriously i keep seeing people getting 30+ mpg on their fr-s. I have no idea if they are mostly auto drivers or drives only freeway. My car is a MT currently on 740 miles. I average about 25.8 mpg granted i do drive mostly in the city.
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It's most likely a combination of the two, at least it is for me. Over 30,000 miles, I've averaged 32.54MPG calculated. Most of my driving is commuting where my average speed around 50MPH when I've timed it. (40 mile commute, normally takes 45 minutes). I do see a drop when I have to tool around town for a more significant portion of my time but the lowest I've had for a tank is 28.9MPG.
I'm usually fast and first off the line, and not afraid of a little fun but I do normally go no more than 9MPH over the speed limit with a few rare exceptions.
By the way, I have read studies that show you use less fuel by accelerating to speed quickly then getting there gradually. That's one of those facts I find too good to check so I just go with it.
I've documented every tank on the first post in my
builder's log and a description of the conditions, if you are really bored.