2001LC
SILVER Star
Who’s got the best mpg, share your tips on how you have accomplished this.
Rules: State your;
1) Annual average in mpg, State if City, HWY or Mixed driving.
2) Seasonal averages.
3) Share your tips and how you accomplish this.
4) What grade & type of fuel used and from where.
5) Year of TLC and stock tire size or not.
6) Altitude in feet above sea level.
7) All Filters, Fluids, Oils & Lubes or stock fluids and Filters used. added 3/26/2010
8) Include millage on odometer. added 3/19/16
A drop in MPG can give early warning information on needed repairs such as; air filter, spark plugs, oils & lubes, O2 sensors, catalytic converts, PCV as well as many other mechanical issues that can arise. Are you getting your moneys worth when it comes to choice of fluids, such as the best fuel and lubricants to use and from which supplier.
The MPG contest will hopefully attract those series 100 owners that keep logs and can give accurate MPG. The method (or tricks) that they find to improve performance (gas mileage) that they share here can benefit all who wish to reduce gas consumption and improve performance
Added 3/29/10:
Results to date:
WE had many share of how they achieved their mpg high & low, i felt it worth mentioning post #14 from Jim_Chow with the best overall; city 15.5-16 and highway 18-19.
We seem to have three groups with the average City/Mixed running at;
1) 15.63 MPG
2) 14.25 MPG
3) 11.40 MPG
The low MPG is general do to a heavy foot on the throttle driving
A well maintained vehicle increase efficiency, the usefully life and saves a few hundred bucks a year.
Consider this:
A low MPG will use 6,000 gallons more fuel in the expected life of the series 100, (Thats about $20,000 in the expected life of 250,000 miles)
Rules: State your;
1) Annual average in mpg, State if City, HWY or Mixed driving.
2) Seasonal averages.
3) Share your tips and how you accomplish this.
4) What grade & type of fuel used and from where.
5) Year of TLC and stock tire size or not.
6) Altitude in feet above sea level.
7) All Filters, Fluids, Oils & Lubes or stock fluids and Filters used. added 3/26/2010
8) Include millage on odometer. added 3/19/16
A drop in MPG can give early warning information on needed repairs such as; air filter, spark plugs, oils & lubes, O2 sensors, catalytic converts, PCV as well as many other mechanical issues that can arise. Are you getting your moneys worth when it comes to choice of fluids, such as the best fuel and lubricants to use and from which supplier.
The MPG contest will hopefully attract those series 100 owners that keep logs and can give accurate MPG. The method (or tricks) that they find to improve performance (gas mileage) that they share here can benefit all who wish to reduce gas consumption and improve performance
Added 3/29/10:
Results to date:
WE had many share of how they achieved their mpg high & low, i felt it worth mentioning post #14 from Jim_Chow with the best overall; city 15.5-16 and highway 18-19.
We seem to have three groups with the average City/Mixed running at;
1) 15.63 MPG
2) 14.25 MPG
3) 11.40 MPG
The low MPG is general do to a heavy foot on the throttle driving
A well maintained vehicle increase efficiency, the usefully life and saves a few hundred bucks a year.
Consider this:
A low MPG will use 6,000 gallons more fuel in the expected life of the series 100, (Thats about $20,000 in the expected life of 250,000 miles)
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