New G35 owner, baaaaad gas mileage

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Jan 21, 2010 | 08:00 AM
  #16  
Quote: is it 220 when the light turns on..? you have 4 gallons once the light turns on.. at least i do.. ...i figure the car gets about an average of 15mi a gallon for me... so i drive it about 60ish miles after the light
Yep same here.... 4 gallons left when gas light comes on. But i'm getting about 17-18mpg.... still just as bad
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Jan 21, 2010 | 08:13 AM
  #17  
Quote: Just got my 06 g35 coupe last week when i filled it up i was like damn!!!! it was 50 bucks!! but to my suprise i got 335 to the tank driving a mixture of highway and city driving not too shabby.
Sh;t, try $150 in an F150 with heavy *** 22s. My G is a godsend of $50 a tank instead of $150
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Jan 21, 2010 | 08:40 AM
  #18  
Problem is a lot of people here either drive like total asswipes or fail to properly calculate their fuel economy. They don't understand just how much fuel remains when the light illuminates and proceed to fill 13 gallons when the car is rated with a 19.8 gallon tank.

Imagine if these people filled up properly when or near the car is actually empty then calculated, I'm sure the majority of 50/50 drivers would be seeing 300ish MPG. I imagine 400 miles to a tank as easily achievable with plenty of highway cruising.

Short trips, your retarded foot/lack of awareness when driving + improperly maintained cars are the biggest culprits. That and the fact that it is a 3400+ pound car with a motor designed for truck like torque and you get the picture.

Besides, even if you purchased a different car that averaged 5mpg more you'd be sacrificing driving pleasure for fuel economy. Just look at the extra $4-600 a year in gas as a "driving a car I enjoy fee."

Yes these threads **** me off. Hey! I bought a car with low EPA estimates and now I'll complain!
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Jan 21, 2010 | 08:52 AM
  #19  
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Amen brotha, sounds like a lot of these poor mileage posts are made by young guys who cant budget their money and didnt think about gas money when buying the car or by spoiled little kids who had mommy and daddy buy their G35 and now cant afford to drive it, let alone pay for it or insurance on it.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 10:51 AM
  #20  
... maybe you aren't used to driving the car yet, or you drive like a dick. I'm driving my car constantly in city traffic and I can push a tank to 325-330 miles, but my first week I only got maybe 250 miles out of that first tank.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:11 AM
  #21  
I drive about 50% city, 50% highway. I've had the car for a few weeks and I've been getting 320-350mi per tank. MAKE SURE YOU USE 91+ octane fuel. I fill mine with premium which is 93 at the station I go to. My car runs smooth as butter I love it

Unless you're driving with a real heavy foot somethings going on... that is pretty low.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:19 AM
  #22  
I typically get anywhere from 350-400 miles per tank (mixture of city and highway) depending on how spirited my driving is
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:19 AM
  #23  
Damn i have a TT'd car and get 330-350 driving it in boost.................not always in boost though.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:21 AM
  #24  
Quote: Damn i have a TT'd car and get 330-350 driving it in boost.................not always in boost though.
What psi do you run? Just out of curiosity. I just got rid of my s4 for the G, loved the car when I had it
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:28 AM
  #25  
Quote: What psi do you run? Just out of curiosity. I just got rid of my s4 for the G, loved the car when I had it
I have 2 maps a 6psi and 9psi but i mostly run it in the 6psi map..........unless someone needs to get spanked a little harder.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:35 AM
  #26  
Quote: I have 2 maps a 6psi and 9psi but i mostly run it in the 6psi map..........unless someone needs to get spanked a little harder.
Why so low?
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Jan 21, 2010 | 11:58 AM
  #27  
Quote: Why so low?
Still on a stock block.Been boosted for allmost 60,000 miles.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 12:01 PM
  #28  
Quote: Still on a stock block.Been boosted for allmost 60,000 miles.
Gotchaa. You should upgrade so you can run higher boost man, seriously. The s4 was at about 12 stock, and I chipped it up to 17, the difference is unbelievable.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 12:10 PM
  #29  
prius
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Jan 21, 2010 | 12:16 PM
  #30  
Quote: prius
Yeah man, 0-60 in juuuust under 10 seconds. Now THATS a car.
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