only 150 miles each time i fill up
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This has been beaten to death and a blind man (or even a 17 year old) could find answers if they looked for five minutes.
What Joker said.
It is really easy to go from having 300 miles per tank to 150. The right pedal is the biggest culprit.
Read those threads and check out the problems or pay to take it in somewhere to get it checked out, if you can't do the work yourself and/or can't afford a mechanic you shouldn't have bought this type of car.
And it's likely to be at least partially related to how you drive and your driving conditions.
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It's tough to imagine there are seventeen year olds who don't understand proper forum etiquette, but perhaps there are.
Any member who's been here longer than a month has seen at least one thread per week about people complaining about the gas mileage their G gets. Every week, without exception.
News flash...A 3400 lb. car with a 280 horsepower, normally aspirated engine, driven by a seventeen year old is unlikely to get great gas mileage.
Generally it's considered proper form to browse a forum and read a few threads before making one's first post. It's even better to use the search function in the forum to see if one's topic of interest has been discussed before, or in the case of gas mileage....beaten to death.
This might help you answer your question.
That said, I'm skeptical you're really getting only 150 miles from a full 20-gallon tank. That equals 7.5 miles per gallon...and I have serious doubts the engine would run smoothly - or at all, if it were running that rich.
If you haven't exaggerated your problem, or committed a mathematical error of truly epic proportions, and you drive in a reasonably responsible manner, you need to take your car to the dealer to have it checked out.
Judging from the way you've handled yourself during this discussion, my suspicion is there's little, if anything, wrong with your car.
Best wishes for solving your problem.
Any member who's been here longer than a month has seen at least one thread per week about people complaining about the gas mileage their G gets. Every week, without exception.
News flash...A 3400 lb. car with a 280 horsepower, normally aspirated engine, driven by a seventeen year old is unlikely to get great gas mileage.
Generally it's considered proper form to browse a forum and read a few threads before making one's first post. It's even better to use the search function in the forum to see if one's topic of interest has been discussed before, or in the case of gas mileage....beaten to death.
This might help you answer your question.
That said, I'm skeptical you're really getting only 150 miles from a full 20-gallon tank. That equals 7.5 miles per gallon...and I have serious doubts the engine would run smoothly - or at all, if it were running that rich.
If you haven't exaggerated your problem, or committed a mathematical error of truly epic proportions, and you drive in a reasonably responsible manner, you need to take your car to the dealer to have it checked out.
Judging from the way you've handled yourself during this discussion, my suspicion is there's little, if anything, wrong with your car.
Best wishes for solving your problem.
Last edited by TIAN; Feb 20, 2011 at 04:02 AM.
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Don't be so lazy, this is one topic especially that there is no excuse. Everything that can possibly be talked about... has!
Bad idea to start talking trash to the senior members when they are telling you sound advice. You already lost the respect of everyone here.
if you haven't noticed about 5 people already recommend that you USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. That's just basic forum equited to search around for any topics that have probably been covered several times before you open up another thread.
If you want to be respected and get good answers then follow the rules.
Bad idea to start talking trash to the senior members when they are telling you sound advice. You already lost the respect of everyone here.
if you haven't noticed about 5 people already recommend that you USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. That's just basic forum equited to search around for any topics that have probably been covered several times before you open up another thread.
If you want to be respected and get good answers then follow the rules.
Last edited by TIAN; Feb 20, 2011 at 04:02 AM. Reason: clarity
It's tough to imagine there are seventeen year olds who don't understand proper forum etiquette, but perhaps there are.
Any member who's been here longer than a month has seen at least one thread per week about people complaining about the gas mileage their G gets. Every week, without exception.
News flash...A 3400 lb. car with a 280 horsepower, normally aspirated engine, driven by a seventeen year old is unlikely to get great gas mileage.
Generally it's considered proper form to browse a forum and read a few threads before making one's first post. It's even better to use the search function in the forum to see if one's topic of interest has been discussed before, or in the case of gas mileage....beaten to death.
This might help you answer your question.
That said, I'm skeptical you're really getting only 150 miles from a full 20-gallon tank. That equals 7.5 miles per gallon...and I have serious doubts the engine would run smoothly - or at all, if it were running that rich.
If you haven't exaggerated your problem, or committed a mathematical error of truly epic proportions, and you drive in a reasonably responsible manner, you need to take your car to the dealer to have it checked out.
Judging from the way you've handled yourself during this discussion, my suspicion is there's little, if anything, wrong with your car.
Best wishes for solving your problem.
Any member who's been here longer than a month has seen at least one thread per week about people complaining about the gas mileage their G gets. Every week, without exception.
News flash...A 3400 lb. car with a 280 horsepower, normally aspirated engine, driven by a seventeen year old is unlikely to get great gas mileage.
Generally it's considered proper form to browse a forum and read a few threads before making one's first post. It's even better to use the search function in the forum to see if one's topic of interest has been discussed before, or in the case of gas mileage....beaten to death.
This might help you answer your question.
That said, I'm skeptical you're really getting only 150 miles from a full 20-gallon tank. That equals 7.5 miles per gallon...and I have serious doubts the engine would run smoothly - or at all, if it were running that rich.
If you haven't exaggerated your problem, or committed a mathematical error of truly epic proportions, and you drive in a reasonably responsible manner, you need to take your car to the dealer to have it checked out.
Judging from the way you've handled yourself during this discussion, my suspicion is there's little, if anything, wrong with your car.
Best wishes for solving your problem.
I just can't see being able to dump that much gas into the the engine at a constant rate. Even flooring it the entire time.
You're right, since it's N/A, you're not able to compress enough air to DEMAND that much gas. Hell, I doubt I could even get 7.5 in my 20 year old supercharged 4,000 lb. car. 1/4 mile drag, maybe.
IMO, you're calculating your usage wrong.
Also, since in the South things are different and driver's ed isn't mandatory here, WHO taught you how to drive?
Isn't this something much easier asked of your dad? Hey dad, I get ****ty gas mileage, can you show me how to drive me car correctly?
Hell, my dad taught me in that 20 year old S/C, and forbade me to see 3k+ rpm.
So, spill it... who taught you how to drive?
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no i actually have a life and dont sit on this forum all day. and i didnt know there was a rulebook for this forum. my apologies. i dont have time to sit here and search the whole forum. i thought i would be able to come on here and get a quick friendly answer. but i guess not. thank you