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		<description><![CDATA[Ken asks… Car question- 1960&#8242;s AMC Ambassador Custom? So I&#8217;m fixing up an old Ambassador (a &#8217;61 Custom), and before I go further, I wanted to ask if anyone knew what kind of gas mileage it gets. Since gas is expensive (and I got this old junker REALLY cheap, so I&#8217;m not bleeding money here),...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-driving-11.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>Car question- 1960&#8242;s AMC Ambassador Custom?</h2>
<p>So I&#8217;m fixing up an old Ambassador (a &#8217;61 Custom), and before I go further, I wanted to ask if anyone knew what kind of <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> it gets. Since <strong>gas</strong> is expensive (and I got this old junker REALLY cheap, so I&#8217;m not bleeding money here), I want to be sure I&#8217;m getting something that can get along decently.</p>
<p>My dad estimated it at getting at best 25, but I&#8217;d like a more solid answer. Maybe someone&#8217;s driven one before? Thanks!<br />
(I&#8217;m pretty sure it&#8217;s a four-cylinder)</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">More info is needed to give a best guess, what engine is in it? A 6 or 8 cylinder</p>
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<h2>My Car have Blown Fuse/ Electrical Malfunction/ Or What?</h2>
<p>2003 Saturn L200 Sedan recently does not show my <strong>gas</strong>, tempurature, or miles. </p>
<p>As if my car was turned off, my <strong>gas</strong> gauge does not work nor does my temp gauge. My Miles are displayed digitally. The miles are on, and the display is there, but they are not increasing as i drive. </p>
<p>I also have a few other lights on. I have a warning light of an outlined car with a wrench in the middle (Not an engine icon), as well as my airbag light is on too.</p>
<p>Does anyone possibly know what this can mean. I would like an estimated cost of what this could be. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s hard to drive around not knowing how much <strong>gas</strong> i do/ don&#8217;t have. I can&#8217;t even tell how many miles I&#8217;ve gone.</p>
<p>I assume the <strong>gas</strong>/temp/and <strong>mileage</strong> gauge are all connected, I&#8217;m wondering if anyone has ever seen this before?</p>
<p>My <strong>Gas</strong> &amp; Temp are bars that goes left to right (not digital), but my <strong>mileage</strong> is. </p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Possibly a body control module, hook it up to a scan tool and see what happens, im not sure of the estimated cost for this project as the problem is not certain.</p>
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<h2>Expert and Honest Opinions?</h2>
<p>I will try to make this question as short and to the point as I can but it might be a little hard to explain.  I am a Junior in high school and currently am <strong>driving</strong> a 2000 VW Passat in fair condition and low <strong>mileage</strong> for its age.  The estimated Kelly Blue Book resale value is around $5-6,000.  I have about $11,000 of my own that I have saved for buying a different car, which means I would have roughly $16,000 to spend on most likely a used Audi TT.  I found an nearby Audi TT for $10,000 that I want to trade my Passat in for but my dad keeps saying no.  His reasoning is that having a luxury (Audi) car versus a VW costs A LOT more ever year and month for maintenance etc.  This does not include <strong>gas</strong> prices since my VW gets the same MPG as the Audi.  I have never gotten a ticket or anything to increase the cost of insurance.<br />
Is what my dad says ABSOLUTELY true? How much of a difference is it really?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Sorry dad but your wrong !   VW&#8217;s are every bit AS EXPENSIVE to run and maintain as Audis, and I&#8217;m &#8220;pretty sure&#8221; the Passat rates higher on the theft chart than the tt with the insurance company so he can&#8217;t use that excuse either. If your looking at a $11k tt, your probably looking at the mk1 series (2000?). Do your homework and get a dealer quote for &#8220;normal&#8221; maintainance items for both cars. Get a quote for a complete brake job, tuneup, timing belt. I think he&#8217;s in for a big surprise. The tt is not really a luxury car though. It&#8217;s more sports car and if it&#8217;s the quattro version, it&#8217;s an added bonus/barganing point. (does it snow where you live? <img src='http://gasmileageresearch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<h2>Yea or Nay: eliminate medical portion of auto insurance?</h2>
<p>[America]  The medical portion of your personal auto insurance, plus most of the Uninsured/Underinsured coverage, could be eliminated if the government collected a larger tax on motor fuel instead.</p>
<p>This would have the effect of forcing those currently without auto insurance [said to be 18% of vehicles in my state] to pay at least something toward the cost of the accidents they cause [reported as 22% of accidents in my state].</p>
<p><strong>Gas</strong> guzzlers, speeders, and overlarge tubs that are on the highways would likely pay more than others who drive the same <strong>mileage</strong>.  It seems likely that people who drive a lot of miles would save as much on the insurance as they&#8217;d pay via the higher <strong>gas</strong> tax.  Everyone who now buys these insurances but isn&#8217;t one of these four groups would likely see their total costs go down.</p>
<p>Naturally, the government would pay the hospitals and medical people for the care rendered.  This would eliminate their losses on charity care for auto accident victims.  It would also prevent ordinary families from being forced into bankruptcy by unpaid medical bills caused by some other driver.</p>
<p>This proposal does not cover either &#8220;lost wages&#8221; or &#8220;pain and suffering&#8221; or &#8220;collision&#8221; &#8212; victims would still sue the driver who causes the accident for these damages and could still purchase insurance to cover their vehicle and themselves for these risks.</p>
<p>My back of the envelope estimate for Florida alone is that auto insurance costs [payments to the insurance companies] would go down about $2 billion a year and these funds would be paid directly to medical care providers without any &#8220;who&#8217;s fault is it?&#8221; arguments and their related legal and paperwork costs.</p>
<p>IF further research demonstrated that the system could function as described, would you be in favor of doing this to eliminate this portion of auto insurance, or would you be opposed?</p>
<p>[why in favor or opposed would be helpful -- I'm trying to craft something here for the next session of the Legislature.]<br />
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<p>naturally, the government will not pay medical care providers at their hugely bloated billing prices, but rather at something like what insurance companies currently pay.</p>
<p>Everyone is covered all the time.  Fault does not enter into the picture.  Commercial vehicles, due to weight and number of passengers, may be required to carry supplemental insurance for losses exceeding $250,000.</p>
<p>You may still sue for lost wages, damages to your vehicle and property, and pain and suffering.</p>
<p>Taxing drivers&#8217; licenses and/or vehicles at registration would not be nearly as effective since an estimated 9% of cars on the road are not being operated by a licensed driver and/or do not have valid registration.<br />
Alex:  your &#8220;elderly white lady&#8221; already pays extra &#8212; first in UU insurance coverage and second in taxes to support the public hospital where the indigent auto accident cases without insurance are treated.  The point of this is to force the uninsured drivers to pay.<br />
Bubbles:  please increase everyone&#8217;s taxes to pay for the added police and courts and jails you want.  Unfortunately, I wouldn&#8217;t want to live in your imaginary country.<br />
Dear Neo &#8212; the other &#8220;solution&#8221; when an uninsured driver hits your car, or pulls a &#8220;Nike&#8221; a la Bubbles [below] is to shoot him.  I&#8217;m sure that would be just fine with you.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">No, I think craft legislation requiring the enforcement of the immigration laws.  Here the illegals drive with what we call &#8220;Nike&#8221; insurance.  They hit your car and then run.  So, we have to carry extra.  I</p>
<p>Additionally, legislation to improve the way insurance is proven.  Geico gives insurance proof cards for a year.  Even if you stop paying and the policy is not valid, you get a &#8220;good&#8221; card.  This card can be shown at an accident, and the police don&#8217;t consider this fraud.  </p>
<p>The laws we have are fine, they are just not enforced!</p>
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<p>Fabulous, so you want to enact &#8220;regressive&#8221; taxation?  Don&#8217;t know what that is, look it up.  You asked for an opinion, and like most politicians, if you don&#8217;t like the answer, spin. Deny and accuse.  If you want to raise the darn fuel tax, then put it towards enforcement of the laws that are already on the books.  At least it would be correlative taxation.</p>
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<h2>How much will it cost me to drive a large uhaul from San Diego to Alabama?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m moving and the professional estimate is 6k.</p>
<p>I wonder if I will even save that much with <strong>gas</strong> prices being what they are today. The <strong>mileage</strong> is about 2100. If I get 5 mpg (is that a good estimate?) I need 420 gallons and about $1600 in <strong>gas</strong>.</p>
<p>At 50 cents a mile, I owe $1050 to uhaul. I figure $3000 to do it myself?</p>
<p>Any other hidden fees?</p>
<p>Thx.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">For my date I used June 22, 2011. Prices do change depending on when you need the truck.<br />
I used Montgomery, AL for the drop off city. </p>
<p>All one way rates DON&#8217;T charge you .50 per mile instead they include a certain amount of days and miles in the one way price. </p>
<p>All prices exclude taxes, insurance, optional equipment, fuel, lodging, etc. </p>
<p>Budget Truck<br />
Largest truck they have is a 24&#8242; truck.<br />
Inc. 8 days &amp; 2423 miles<br />
Truck price is &#8211; 1887.30<br />
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Largest truck they have is a 26&#8242; truck.<br />
Inc. 8 days &amp; unlimited miles<br />
Truck price is &#8211; 1959.30<br />
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Largest truck they have is a 26&#8242; truck.<br />
All rates include up to 8 days of use and 2450 miles.<br />
Truck price is &#8211; 2587.00<br />
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Fuel Costs<br />
The Budget &amp; Penske trucks will use diesel fuel. They get between 7-9 miles per gallon.<br />
The U-Haul truck will use regular gasoline and will get between 5-7 miles per gallon.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mandy asks… How can I improve my car??? HELP!!!? I have a &#8217;95 Chevrolet Cavalier&#8230; I wanted to sell it, but I realized I&#8217;m not going to get much for it&#8230; at least not enough to get a new car I&#8217;ll be some what satisfied with&#8230; so I might as well make my car look...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-driving-10.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>How can I improve my car??? HELP!!!?</h2>
<p>I have a &#8217;95 Chevrolet Cavalier&#8230; I wanted to sell it, but I realized I&#8217;m not going to get much for it&#8230; at least not enough to get a new car I&#8217;ll be some what satisfied with&#8230; so I might as well make my car look decent if I&#8217;m going to continue to keep <strong>driving</strong> it!</p>
<p>1.) I have rust (almost looks like paint chipping) under the doors coming up from the bottom of the car&#8230; and rust right under the <strong>gas</strong> thing&#8230; What is the best way to treat it&#8230; that isn&#8217;t extremely expensive&#8230;</p>
<p>2.) Hail damage? Can I do anything besides replace the hood etc.</p>
<p>3.) I&#8217;m loosing lots of <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>&#8230;.Yes, I know it&#8217;s old, but it&#8217;s a very reliable car&#8230; I think I have some wheel bearing issues, but what can I do to make my car more peppy and <strong>gas</strong> efficient that won&#8217;t cost a fortune.</p>
<p>4.) Estimate on how much it would be to take a nail out of my tire and fix it&#8230; (MN)</p>
<p>5.) My brakes have been weird lately&#8230; it seems when I come to a slow stop&#8230; my car sinks, not the pedal, my car&#8230;..it&#8217;s hard to explain, but you can tell there&#8217;s something going on there&#8230; I just have no idea what it is!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Wow// first thing they make a primer know theh stops rust but you have to sand it down to bare metal for it to work.second it&#8217;s best to just get a hood at your local pck and pull.third give it a complete tune up,plugs wire&#8217;s cap rotor spark plugs fuel filter air filter oil change and oil filter.fourth doesn&#8217;t sound like your brakes if the front end sink&#8217;s sounds like the struts are bad fast way to check is push downon the front of your car and if it bounces up and down more then once replace front struts hope this helps you</p>
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<h2>Car ran out of oil and engine light appeared… (How Screwed Am I)…?</h2>
<p>I am good with my maintaining my car, and go to the mechanic to have my oil changed. The car is 11 years old. Knew was due for an oil checkup, and would go this Sunday. Knew that I would be 20 miles over the estimated <strong>mileage</strong> the mechanic mentions on the sticker. While <strong>driving</strong> back home the engine light is blinking and the engine is making a chugging sound. Was close enough to a <strong>gas</strong> station where I was able to pick up about a quart of oil. Put that in and made it home with the engine light on. Though the car ran smooth, and the light didn’t blink. I am going to the mechanic tomorrow to change the oil. One friend says it should be okay. While the other friend is saying there is a leak and the engine will have to be replaced. Have zero in cash to pay for a new car or replace an engine. How screwed am I? Plan to drive to the mechanic tomorrow. Thanks.<br />
Would it be driveable or should I have the car towed?<br />
Drove about two miles with the engine stuttering? Then unfortunately had no choice put a quart in and drove home on the highway for thirty minutes. Will pick up another quart of oil tomorrow and drive over to the mechanics. That is about 6 miles away.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Ok here is a little information that may be helpful, first, if your car is low on oil, there is a leak, second, as long as you had some oil in the motor, and  it seems to be running ok, good. If an engine is run completely out of oil, it will start to overheat, you will hear knocking sounds from the engine, and it will at some point freeze up completely, if none of these things have happened yet, it is entirely possible your engine may be ok. An engine with a quart or two still has oil in it, and if you were just puttering around town at low speed, you may be ok, so don&#8217;t panic yet. The best way to tell if there is any engine damage will be tomorrow morning after the car has sat overnight. Make sure there is oil in the engine, check the dipstick, when you first start up your car, if it starts up good, and runs like it normally does, your engine is probably going to be ok, if you did any damage you will hear a bearing going knock knock knock, it will be obvious ok, the car may not start up at all if this is the case, so cross your fingers, have faith that it was very low, on oil, but not out of oil, if it starts up and runs and drives with no funny noises, it will probably be fine for a while, but keep an eye on the oil level by checking the dipstick under the hood. And no more than a quart low on oil from this point on, hopefully your mechanic can fix the oil leak and your engine is ok. Running low on oil does not automatically mean you ruined the engine, there are usually a lot of loud funny noises and lots of smoke when you ruin your engine, if none of this happened. Good. Take care, best of luck, hope the engine is ok. Be more careful ok.</p>
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<h2>2011/2012 Volkswagen Jetta TDI?</h2>
<p>Hey guys:</p>
<p>I will be buying a Volkswagen Jetta TDI in December, and my main attraction is the <strong>GAS</strong> <strong>MILEAGE</strong>. I know that the tdi has an estimated 30city/42 highway&#8230;   Can someone tell me, VIA EXPERIENCE, how many hours or miles you can drive on a full tank of Diesel <strong>gas</strong> for the 2011/2012 Jetta TDI.</p>
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<h2>Part 2;Cars in the EU getting better MPG than cars in the U.S.?</h2>
<p>Thanks all for your Answers.</p>
<p>Yes, there are a number of “factors” about EU vehicles that give them better <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> than U.S. models.</p>
<p>Diesel, smaller vehicle (lighter), and smaller (less horsepower) engines, are obvious “Answers.” But, there are plenty of Petrol vehicles (96 get 41-46 MPG) advertised at uk.yahoo.com</p>
<p>Gallon being different, MPG estimated differently on the Window Sticker, and more strict emissions in the U.S. are real Answers. </p>
<p>Driven shorter distance, at a different “pace,” less safety standards (thus lighter), willingness to drive less powerful-smaller cars, price of <strong>gas</strong>, taxes, and better tuned are personal “speculation,” (not Facts) and have nothing to do in advertising MPG. </p>
<p>MPG is MPG.</p>
<p>Let’s pick a similar car at random from UK and U.S. </p>
<p>BMW 1 Series</p>
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128i<br />
230 hp<br />
28 mpg</p>
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125i  Petrol<br />
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35.8 mpg </p>
<p>Did anyone even read my questions?</p>
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usbjeff<br />
crookmatt&#8217;s<br />
richard b (but more facts) lol</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Ford,G.M. And Chryslers for years have built little diesel cars.Some getting 72 mpg and reaching speeds over 110 mph.However they are not fast of the line.People here like to race everyone,and these makers think they would not sell.I&#8217;d love to have  a real german diesel Smart for 4.</p>
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<h2>What is the average compensation for on the job injury in TN, read below? ?</h2>
<p>A friend has an attorney but is just wondering what it may be worth to be sure the lawyer is asking for a good amount. Friend fall on ice all in parking lot and breaks patella, minuscule tears ( not sure if that&#8217;s right spell check corrected it) happened first of Jan. Work told them to return to avoid being fired and made doctors appt for 2 months away. After all this time of therapy they have decided on surgery with an expected four month recovery set to be done in June. Has been put on light duty and removed from mandatory overtime pay check went from 1000 a week to 400 a week and will get workers comp based on 400 while off for surgery. Lost their home due to not being able to pay bills, rent to own. Also has a family of five so it&#8217;s major! Had to have someone drive them to and from work while injured with no <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>. Lawyer is supposed to be one of the best but won&#8217;t give estimate just yet so the family is worried asking this question for them straight from my iPhone. The doc has said surgery may not fix everything and no matter what he does that they will still be looking at lifelong problems since there was some ore existing arthritis which will now be much worse. What do you estimate this to be worth? It&#8217;s with a major automotive company and no union involved. Thanks</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">There is not an average settlement, as they are based on numerous things that would be unique to the individual. Future medical expenses, future ability to work, physical therapy, lost wages and future earning capacity must all be calculated and your attorney would be the only one privileged to that information.}{</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel asks… How many people are interested in the 2011 mitsubishi outlander sport? that means would buy it (it gets great gas mileage estimated 24/31) rob answers: Entry-level crossovers like the new Outlander Sport deliver good value. The Sport won&#8217;t be in Mitsubishi dealerships until October, but the company says the ES will start at...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-10.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>How many people are interested in the 2011 mitsubishi outlander sport?</h2>
<p>that means would buy it (it gets great <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> estimated 24/31)</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Entry-level crossovers like the new Outlander Sport deliver good value. The Sport won&#8217;t be in Mitsubishi dealerships until October, but the company says the ES will start at less than $19,000, and even the heavily equipped SE probably won&#8217;t top $25,000. Fuel economy is promised to be equally competitive, as ES models should deliver 31 mpg on the highway thanks in part to a slippery 0.32 coefficient of drag. The Outlander Sport is certainly an attractive crossover, with a supple suspension and smart interior, but it would be even more attractive with a turbocharged 237 hp engine under the hood. Let&#8217;s hope a Ralliart version is in the works. </p>
<p>While that is compelling, I prefer a slightly bigger vehicle.</p>
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<h2>Scion tc gas mileage</h2>
<p>Im looking to buy a car soon I was looking at the scion tc and it was nice but the mpg for a stick shift was 20/27 while the automatic is 22/29.  With every other car I have ever seen stick shift gets better <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>.  I was just wondering if its possible for that estimate to be wrong.<br />
so if you dont race out of first gear and you just go normally will it get better <strong>gas</strong> or is that just the way its made</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">With today&#8217;s technology, manual and stick shift cars&#8217; gas mileage are about the same now. As what was said before, some of the reasons why the automatic gets better gas mileage is because:</p>
<p>1) with manual transmission it is easier to accelerate faster &#8211; the way people accelerate faster is if they punch the gas pedal. The gas pedal is called the gas pedal because depending on how much pressure you put on it, it will use a certain amount of gas. Hence, lighter the pressure = slower acceleration = lower gas consumption</p>
<p>2) when cruising on the freeway with manual transmission, usually the 5th gear is the gas saving gear = the longest gear (i think). Since auto&#8217;s have larger gears to begin with, they do not use up as much gas. </p>
<p>3) i&#8217;m not sure about this reason, but i know for me, when i drive manual transmission i kinda rev up the engine a little to keep it at a certain rpm so i can get out of first gear smoothly. To do that, you have to apply constant pressure on the gas pedal which in turn uses up more fuel. Auto&#8217;s dont have this problem because if you step on the gas lightly it starts to roll forward. </p>
<p>And yes, as long as you don&#8217;t drive the car around with a lead foot your gas mileage will be fine. I know people who have manual tc&#8217;s and they get 30+mpg on the freeway and 23+ mpg city. Trick is, don&#8217;t brake hard when coming to a stop, coast while braking. Then when the light turns green, accelerate slowly instead of flooring it. Trust me, you&#8217;ll save yourself a lot of gas and won&#8217;t have to change the brakes as soon as you would if you jammed your brakes at stoplights everyday. This method also helps to prolong the life of your transmission.</p>
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<h2>Gas Mileages from experience for the following?</h2>
<p>What are some of the rough estimate <strong>gas</strong> mileages fora.) dodge neon b.) ford escort c.) volks. new beetle d.) jeep cherokees </p>
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<p class="dtm-content">The milage on four wheel drives are bad,in most cases,like 14 or so per mile. And a small car like the neon is capable of hight twentys .and the smaller the engine ,usually the better the milage.unless you&#8217;re towing something,and they aren&#8217;t much on towing&#8230;. ..  And it depends on how new it is.the new ones will get better than the old ones&#8230;the new ones&#8217;s will get in the 20&#8242;s..</p>
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<h2>Gas mileage for 94 Jeep YJ?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m soon going on a 1100 mile trip from Rhode Island to Illinois. If I choose to take my Jeep YJ, I&#8217;m just trying to figure out a rough estimate for <strong>gas</strong> would be. The jeep is a soft top if this makes much of a difference. Online I have found that its about 18mpg so doing a rough over estimate I figured 1125 miles/15mpg with <strong>gas</strong> about 4 dollars a gallon would be 300 dollars one way. Any jeep drivers or long road travelers think this estimate is close to right?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Not a Jeep owner, but you might get 16-18 mpg.  Your math is good so $300 seems about right for one way.  If you add a hotel night each way you could be getting close to $1000 for the whole trip.  It would almost certainly be cheaper to fly since a round trip ticket is only about $350.  Check out this Fly or Drive calculator: http://www.befrugal.com/tools/fly-or-drive-calculator/</p>
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<h2>anyone know what kind of gas mileage you get on a 2001 lincoln LS?</h2>
<p>what is the estimated MPG for this car?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">City &#8211; 16<br />
Hwy- 23<br />
Combination of both- 19</p>
<p>Hope this helps&#8230;and this is based off a 6 cylinder.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[John asks… Moving soon&#8230;? Help please? Alright. So, I&#8217;m moving from TX to PA. I&#8217;m curious as to how much I should save. I&#8217;ll be driving straight there and food will already be provided. So, really, I&#8217;m just looking in gas pricing. My car gets about 23MPG and holds about 14g. Has anyone done this...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-driving-9.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>Moving soon&#8230;? Help please?</h2>
<p>Alright.</p>
<p>So, I&#8217;m moving from TX to PA. I&#8217;m curious as to how much I should save. I&#8217;ll be <strong>driving</strong> straight there and food will already be provided. So, really, I&#8217;m just looking in <strong>gas</strong> pricing.</p>
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<p>Has anyone done this before, or an estimate? Because I already tried those &#8220;<strong>Gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> counters&#8217; and what not. I don&#8217;t think they are accurate.<br />
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<p class="dtm-content">I drove from OH to TX last summer, which is roughly the same trip.  It took me four days, but I wasn&#8217;t in a rush.   Depending on where in TX and where in PA, you&#8217;re looking at about 1000 miles, so you&#8217;re talking about 40 gallons.  </p>
<p>First the bad news: Driving FROM Texas, you&#8217;re only going to see gas prices get higher and higher and higher.  Gas prices here (NY) are around $3.73/gallon.  If I remember correctly, PA and TN are cheaper than MD and AR.  </p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t have places to stay en route, I highly recommend picking up the various &#8220;[Region] Traveler&#8221; magazines at the rest areas; they have motel coupons that will usually cut 20-25% off the regular price of a room.</p>
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<h2>I have a hard math example please help me and answer it asap?</h2>
<p>You are <strong>driving</strong> from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California. The total <strong>mileage</strong> is 1,892 mi. Your car can travel aprox. 325 mi per tank of <strong>gas</strong>. Use a range to estimate how many tanks of <strong>gas</strong> you will need for the trip. Thanx in advance.<br />
remember it has 2 be a range hayharbr u gave me aan underestimate im having trouble with the overestimate</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">1892 / 325 = 5.82153&#8230;</p>
<p>The range would be 5-6, so you&#8217;ll need 5-6 tanks of gas to make it from Portland to L.A.</p>
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<h2>Compensation cost between two cars question?</h2>
<p>I have to choose between two cars. Car 1 costs $14500 and has a <strong>mileage</strong> rating of 28 miles/gallon. Car 2 costs $21,700 with a <strong>mileage</strong> of 19km/L. <strong>Gas</strong> costs $1.25 per gallon (if only).</p>
<p>If the cars actually deliver their rated <strong>mileage</strong>, estimate how many miles you would have to drive for the lower fuel consumption of the second car to compensate for the higher cost of this car?</p>
<p>$21700-14500 = $7200<br />
19 km/L = 44.7 miles/gal</p>
<p>The correct answer is 4.3E5 miles or 430,000.</p>
<p>My guess:<br />
28miles/gal * gal/$1.25 = 22.4 miles/$ * $7200 = 161280 miles<br />
45miles/gal * gal/$1.25 = 36.0 miles/$ * $7200 = 249200 miles<br />
161280 + 249200 miles = 420480 miles</p>
<p>Is that the correct way? It does say estimate in the question.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You&#8217;re adding the distances you can drive for $7200 for both cars.  I&#8217;m not really sure it makes sense.<br />
Anyway, here&#8217;s my approach:</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;ve driven x miles in both cars.</p>
<p>At x miles, you will have paid in gas for the each car:<br />
x miles / (44.7 miles/ gallon) * 1.25 $/gallon = $ x/35.76<br />
x miles / (28 miles/ gallon) * 1.25 $/gallon = $ x/22.5</p>
<p>So at x miles, your cars cost in total:<br />
$14500 + $ x/22.5<br />
$21700 + $ x/35.76</p>
<p>So you want to find the point at which the<br />
$14500 + $ x/22.5 = $21700 + $x/35.76<br />
$x/22.5 &#8211; $x/35.76 = $7200<br />
$ (35.76-22.5)x/804.6 = $7200<br />
13.26 x = 5793120<br />
x = 436886.88</p>
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<h2>Math Homework: I did the work but im not sure i did it right could someone check it for me before i turn it in?</h2>
<p>I did the work but im not sure i did it right could someone check it for me before i turn it in thanks</p>
<p>1. The animal keeper feeds Mischief, the monkey, 5 pounds of bananas per day.  The gorilla eats 4 times as many bananas as the monkey.  How many pounds of bananas does the animal keeper need to feed both animals for a week? (Points: 1)<br />
        435</p>
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        23.40</p>
<p>3. The Bing family&#8217;s odometer read 65453 before <strong>driving</strong> to Disney World for vacation.  After their vacation, the odometer read 66245.  How many miles did they drive during their vacation? (Points: 1)<br />
        792</p>
<p>4. Jonathan can assemble 47 widgets per hour.  How many can he assemble in an 8 hour day? (Points: 1)<br />
        376</p>
<p>5. Alisha climbed a mountain that was 4,760 feet high in 14 hours.  What was her average rate per hour? (Points: 1)<br />
        340</p>
<p>6. Last year Rikki sang 960 songs with his Latin rock band.  How many songs did he sing per month? (Points: 1)<br />
        80</p>
<p>7. The new school copy machine makes 3,480 copies per hour.  How many copies does this machine make per minute? (Points: 1)<br />
        58</p>
<p>8. Jillian consumed 17,500 calories of food last week.  How much was her average daily calorie consumption? (Points: 1)<br />
        122500</p>
<p>9. Julie drove 189 miles and used 9 gallons of <strong>gas</strong>.  What was her <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>? (Points: 1)<br />
        21</p>
<p>10. What is a reasonable answer?  55 x 11 (Points: 1)<br />
        500<br />
        550 X<br />
        5500<br />
        5 </p>
<p>11. James weighs 147 lbs., Lisa weighs 113 lbs., Derek weighs 152 lbs., and Jessica weighs 127 lbs.  About how much is their combined weight? (Points: 1)<br />
        520 lbs.<br />
        550 lbs.<br />
        540 lbs. X<br />
        570 lbs. </p>
<p>12. Which is the best estimate?  5739 ÷ 17 (Points: 1)<br />
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        574<br />
        288<br />
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<p class="dtm-content">#1. 175 pounds</p>
<p>Multiply 5 lbs. By 7 days (1 week) = 35<br />
Gorilla eats 4 times that = 140</p>
<p>Add those together = 175</p>
<p>#2. $9.36 (you did 2 people, read Q)</p>
<p>You and 4 friends = 5 People in Total</p>
<p>$46.80 is the bill.</p>
<p>Divide that by 5 people</p>
<p>$46.80 / 5 = $9.36</p>
<p>#3. CORRECT</p>
<p>#4. CORRECT</p>
<p>#5. CORRECT</p>
<p>#6. CORRECT</p>
<p>#7. CORRECT</p>
<p>#8. 2500 Calories Daily (you multiplied)</p>
<p>17500 Calories Last Week</p>
<p>How many daily? (Everyday)</p>
<p>17500 Calories / 7 days (Because last week is equal to a week) = 2500 Calories</p>
<p>#9. CORRECT</p>
<p>#10. 500, 550, 5500, 5. Are those like multiple choice answers? If so I think your CORRECT.</p>
<p>#11. 520, 550, 540, 5570. Are those like multiple choice answers? If so I think your CORRECT.</p>
<p>#12. I get the answer 337.59 rounded. So I guess answer would be 288, I think your wrong, or you wrote question wrong.</p>
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<h2>would a 2002 dodge cummins diesel engine straight drive&#8230;.?</h2>
<p>get better <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> than an automatic, if so can you estimate the difference?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Same if not better for the automatic&#8230;..only a mpg either way&#8230;real question should be do u like to shift manual or not&#8230;</p>
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<h2>Why should I buy a hybrid car when a non hybrid car gets similar gas mileage?</h2>
<p>Current Fuel economy ratings and prices for hybrid cars don&#8217;t seem to make sense.</p>
<p>2011 Honda Insight: $18,000 &#8211; 40/43 MPG<br />
2011 Honda Civic Hybrid &#8211; $24,000 &#8211; 40/43 MPG<br />
2011 Toyota Prius &#8211; $22,000 &#8211; 51/48 MPG</p>
<p>The <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> all sounds great until you look at the 2011 Hyundai Elantra which is $17,000 and gets 29/40 MPG. And the 2012 Ford Focus is expected to get similar MPG.</p>
<p>It makes the Insight look like a decent deal but why would anyone pay $7000 more than the Elantra for a Civic Hybrid?</p>
<p>And if the Elantra can get such good fuel economy with a plain old internal combustion engine shouldn&#8217;t the hybrid cars have much higher MPG? </p>
<p>Are MPG ratings low for hybrids and people actually get better <strong>mileage</strong> than the <strong>estimates</strong>?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">The EPA ratings are really for comparison and not what you&#8217;re supposed to get. The way it is supposed to work is this:</p>
<p>1. You have a car that you want to get rid of. You look up it&#8217;s EPA rating and then compare it to the actual MPG you get (from your logbook) and come up with a percentage. That percentage might be greater then or less than 100%.</p>
<p>2. You look up the car you would like to get, then multiply it&#8217;s EPA rating by the percentage that was calculated in step one to see what you are likely to get.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the EPA threw us a curve when they changed the ratings because now there are pre-change and post-change ratings which makes the comparison harder to do. (Especially for those cars that only have &#8220;pre&#8221; ratings).</p>
<p>Now my 2004 Prius was rated at the time at 51/55/60. I&#8217;ve now driven it 115,000 miles and the logbook show an average of 57 mpg. That consists of about 20% vacation trip miles and 80% commuting miles. Since the combined EPA number was 55 for combined that means it&#8217;s 103% over the EPA number. Given the accuracy of the measuring devices, anything within 5% is the same as zero, so I&#8217;ve received the EPA number. Had it been after the new lowered ratings, then I would have been quite a bit over.</p>
<p>The fly in the ointment here is that most folks don&#8217;t keep a logbook and so don&#8217;t really know what they get. If they do any kind of mpg tracking at all, it&#8217;s usually on a vacation trip when the car gets it&#8217;s highway mpg and they assume it&#8217;s getting the city EPA mpg as well.</p>
<p>In driving other cars on my commute (like a Corolla) and trying to drive them in an economical fashion, I&#8217;ve found they get about half the mpg of the Prius. </p>
<p>In addition, the Prius is a mid-sized car, not a compact. It doesn&#8217;t take a lot of engineering skill to make a smaller car get good mpg.</p>
<p>In my opinion 29/40 is a long way from 57 mpg. Remember that unless you&#8217;re driving almost all long distance highway trips, if you get EPA mpg you&#8217;ll mostly be getting 29.</p>
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<h2>gas mileage on a 78 Cadillac?</h2>
<p>i&#8217;m not sure of the exact model, but it&#8217;s a town car&#8230;<br />
anyone with any estimate or knowledge of <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>!?! i neeeeed to know!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">If its a cadillac, its not a Town Car (those are Lincolns). If its a full size(Coupe Deville, Sedan Deville, Fleetwood, or Eldorado), its running the 425 V8. You can expect about 15-17 MPG highway. If its the Seville, about 18-20 highway.</p>
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<h2>what is the gas mileage on a Hummer H2 if you are towing a 25ft boat.?</h2>
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<p class="dtm-content">Depends on weather it&#8217;s an auto or maual, terrain, and wind. However you shouldn&#8217;t be towing with a hummer anyway they don&#8217;t pull worth **** that and depending on what the boat weighs and how many axles you have could be over weight if you&#8217;re towing it on the interstate and in that case weather you like it or not you HAVE to stop and weigh at every chicken coop. Consult your owners manual and see what max gvw, and gtw is and if that tranny can take it. It should be able to but it never hurts to look. Also you shouldn&#8217;t be towing a 25ft boat with a hummer anyway. That&#8217;s a job for a pickup. And well if you had a diesel pickup you&#8217;d still be getting at least 14-15 mpgs highway. So yea should&#8217;ve considered gas milage before getting the boat. However if you can afford a hummer and a 25ft boat gas milage shouldn&#8217;t matter because you can afford it.</p>
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<h2>I am trying to find out the average gas mileage for a 2000 Dodge Stratus ES V6 Automatic Sedan.?</h2>
<p>Hello there, I bought a used 2000 Dodge Stratus ES V6 Automatic sedan and the <strong>gas</strong> gauge is messed up. I don&#8217;t have the money to fix it right now so I am trying to find out the average miles to the gallon that this car gets. It has a 16 gallon tank. This will be very helpful so that I can estimate when I need to fill up! Thanks.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Call a dodge dealer and asked them, they will tell you. Also  the sending unit in the gas tank, mainly the float unit needs to be replaced<br />
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<h2>Looking to improve fuel efficiency on a 26mpg car (that&#8217;s hwy which is most of what I drive).?</h2>
<p>I was recently in a motor vehicle accident and my car was totaled.  So I&#8217;m looking to purchase a used car, because I can&#8217;t afford anything new.  I&#8217;m really looking to spend less than 12k.  I&#8217;m a student so my budget for monthly payments is limited.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been searching everywhere for a good car that gets at least 30mpg EPA.  But those cars are all more expensive,  even if they&#8217;re used.  I&#8217;ve found a good deal on a PT Cruiser for 10.5k, but fueleconomy.gov <strong>estimates</strong> it at 26mpg hwy.  </p>
<p>I like the car and its an excellent deal, but before I purchase one, I&#8217;m trying to find out if anyone knows ways to improve fuel efficiency and carbon footprint on a car that gets this kind of <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m already a responsible driver, I use cruise control at 60mpg on hwy, I&#8217;ve read about <strong>driving</strong> behind larger vehicles, I&#8217;m also going to try coasting to stops whenever possible.  But aside from effective <strong>driving</strong> techniques like these, does anyone know any good, green way to improve fuel economy?<br />
1.  By the way, I am very concerned about environmental issues and know that people with this sort of mentality often have good ideas, so even though it wouldn&#8217;t be an alternative fuel vehicle, I posted it here in hopes of gleaning information from like minds.</p>
<p>2.  I really, really can&#8217;t afford more than 12k, so please don&#8217;t tell me it&#8217;ll be &#8220;worth it&#8221;.  Larger car pymts for me either mean less college than I&#8217;m taking now, which would turn my already 3 1/2 year associates degree into even longer.. or it would mean my boyfriend would feel the need to do the &#8220;responsible&#8221; thing and sign up for more tours of duty so we&#8217;d have the money.  And a newer/better/more expensive car isn&#8217;t worth shipping him off to war or delaying my degree even LONGER for.  I need to know how to work with what&#8217;s available to me now.  Thanks.<br />
3.  In the area I live I am finding NO vehicles with anything more than maybe 28 mpg highway.  Everyone is eating up the used fuel efficient cars.  Nothing fuel-efficient is less than 15k, which I just can&#8217;t afford.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Cruise control will mostly help you on flat roads&#8230;if it&#8217;s very hilly, don&#8217;t bother.  It&#8217;ll actually use more fuel because it&#8217;ll be trying too hard to maintain speed while going uphill.</p>
<p>Pay attention to your driving habits.  If you see a stop sign or red light far ahead of you, take your foot off the gas immediately so you can &#8220;coast&#8221; down to the stop.  You&#8217;ll not only save gas, but also your brakes will need to work less once you get there.</p>
<p>Plan your route&#8230;if you know two ways to get to where you&#8217;re going and one of those has fewer stoplights than the other, use it.  Even if the speeds are slower, you&#8217;ll save time and money. </p>
<p>Keep those tires inflated to the upper end of the recommended pressure.  Inflated tires have less friction against the road.</p>
<p>In the summer, use the AC.  Yes, you read that right&#8230;.unless you&#8217;re driving less than 35mph, you waste more energy when driving with your windows open than your ac uses.  That&#8217;s because of wind resistance going into your car and slowing it down, thus you use more gas to go.  </p>
<p>Keep the car well-tuned and oil changed regularly.<br />
Also, keep the car empty&#8230;don&#8217;t leave heavy objects inside for days at a time.</p>
<p>Combine trips.  If you got multiple places to go, try to do it all in one trip, instead of driving back home and then out again.  And of course, carpool if you can.</p>
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<h2>Hi. I got high idle during startup, smell gas and poor mileage. Ruptured fuel regulator?</h2>
<p>I estimate it revs about 300 rpms more than it should and <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> is down by 30 percent.  Funny thing is rpms go down a few minutes after engaging the transmission and <strong>driving</strong> away.  Also the tailpipe smokes a lot maybe indicating rich mixture, and engine loses compression and stutters!  </p>
<p>Another thing I suspect is lots of water in the <strong>gas</strong> tank due to the fact I bought the car used and the guy had it in his garage sitting for years.  Can water cause severe problems and how to fix this?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You most likely have a vacuum leak. You can take some carb cleaner and spray all of your vacuum hoses and around the intake gaskets. If it settles down when you spray a certain area start looking for cracked hoses and loose intake bolts. Sometimes you can hear a sucking sound if it is bad enough, but since you don&#8217;t seem to have any driveability issues I&#8217;ll assume it&#8217;s a fairly small leak.</p>
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<h2>What is the estimated value of this car ?</h2>
<p>1974 Ford Pinto Wagon<br />
Excellent condition on the inside/fold down back seat (for increased storage area).<br />
Excellent body condition with perfect chrome bumpers/hard rubber strips<br />
Vinyl siding ( &#8220;Woody Look&#8221; )<br />
White &#8212; paint condition &#8211;good.<br />
Perfect windows/glass<br />
Roof rack<br />
Auto trans.<br />
2300 cc 4 cyl. motor (good condition)<br />
Factory A/C (nice cold air)<br />
AM radio(original)<br />
Low miles on new tires<br />
Great <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong><br />
All around nice, good looking car<br />
Of course &#8212; high miles , but you could drive it out of state.<br />
Only got 2 replies &#8212;This is a excellent car for running around town &#8212; shopping and even light hauling , with the hatch-back door , and fold down back seat.<br />
The &#8220;rear-end exploding <strong>gas</strong> tank&#8221; was for the sedans &#8212; not the hatch-back wagon.<br />
Thank you both.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">In excellent condition and being sold as a collectors item the old Pinto wagon will probably go for $6500 to $7500. The Pinto however is hardly considered collectible, they were just terrible little cars,  but the small wagon is at least a unique body style.  </p>
<p>If you have decided that a Pinto is the car for you and is THE car you&#8217;ve always wanted, and nothing else will do, then maybe I&#8217;d offer around $5000 if the car is in excellent condition.  But if all you&#8217;re doing is looking for a decent small car that gets good gas mileage and is reliable I&#8217;d stay away from a 1974 Ford Pinto.</p>
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<h2>can someone help me with this real quick, i need to go to the hospital for my grandma?</h2>
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Portia drove her new car 308miles on 10.8 gallons of gasoline.<br />
1. what is the car rate of gasoline consumption in miles per gallon?<br />
2. If this is the typical <strong>mileage</strong> for Portia&#8217;s car, how much <strong>gas</strong> will it take for a 750-mile vacation trip?<br />
3. If <strong>gas</strong> costs $2.35 per gallon, how much will Portia spend on <strong>gas</strong> on her vacation?<br />
4. The manufacturer advertised that the car would get 30 to 35 miles per gallon. How does Portia&#8217;s <strong>mileage</strong> compare to the advertised <strong>estimates</strong>?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">1.  308 miles / 10.8 gallons = 28.52 miles/gallon or mpg</p>
<p>2. 750 miles / 28.52 mpg =  26.3 gallons</p>
<p>3. 26.3 gallons * 2.35 dollars/gallon = 61.81 dollars</p>
<p>4. 26.3 gallons / [ (30+35)/2 ] * 100 = 88% of advertisted estimates.</p>
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<h2>What on earth happened to high mileage hybrids?</h2>
<p>In the US, hybrid cars have become a fashion statement.  A GM Yukon/ Tahoe Hybrid gets 21 mpg in town <strong>driving</strong> and 22 mpg on the highway.  10&#8242;s of percent better than the revolting <strong>gas</strong>-guzzling non-hybrid versions of these behemoths.  However it&#8217;s still absolutely pitiful.  GM should be ashamed!  WTF bother?  My 2 Litre Mazda 3 gets almost 35!  The new Civic hybrid is touted at getting 45 mpg.  Great, until you consider that the stripped down manual, with a 1.7L regular engine was estimated at 40 to 44!  Only the Toyota Prius (and perhaps the Honda insight) gets a genuinely impressive mgp (&amp; I don&#8217;t think the insight counts, since <strong>mileage</strong> is also enhanced using other methods, that strip it of utility &#8211; not exactly a family car).<br />
Newer cars have more HP compared to their older siblings, and are subject to more stringent (excessive?) emissions regulation (using the rationale that more CO2 and more fuel consumption are preferable to smog).<br />
But c&#8217;mon?  What happened to the idea?<br />
By the way.  A Mazda 3 is not a sports car, for the uninitiated.  It&#8217;s a 4 door, 4 cylinder, saloon type thingy with room for 4 passengers+driver, and a little limited luggage in the boot.  And I do realise that they&#8217;ve changed the method of calculating <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>.  I just still think that we could make petrol only, hybrid, alternative fuel, or combinations thereof a lot more efficient.  We&#8217;ve concentrated too much on making our pollution clean, and not enough on not polluting at all, or reducing consumption.<br />
So far I like Tim C&#8217;s answer best, but the whole deal still begs the question&#8230;<br />
&#8230;because there are plenty of electric muscle cars out there.  I swear the technology exists to give performance and economy, and right now the cost of fuel is crippling the economy and the environment.  Maybe my question is deeper.  Why is the industry deliberately being stupid about this.  The ONLY people who will suffer from increased efficiency are the oil moguls, and they&#8217;re hardly going to lose sleep if they&#8217;ve already got billions in the bank.  Plus their own consumables will be cheaper if transport costs come down.  Everyone suffers, including the oil moguls, with inefficient transport!!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I agree they shouldn&#8217;t even be making these stupid 20 mpg hybrid monsters.  If people really need SUVs, they can get a Ford Escape hybrid with 32 mpg efficiency.  Nobody needs a freaking Chevy Tahoe, hybrid or not.</p>
<p>Anyway, in the next few years as electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are released, mileage efficiencies will skyrocket and we&#8217;ll all feel better.  See the link below for some examples.</p>
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<p>what would you estimate the <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> is for a<br />
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<h2>What is the average gas mileage on a Vespa Scooter?</h2>
<p>I have always been intrigued by vintage Vespa scooters and with the price of <strong>gas</strong> where it is, I am looking into purchasing one just to go to work everyday.  I know there are different engine sizes, but I was wondering what a rough estimate would be.  Also, would ebay be a smart choice to shop for one or are their better options?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Never buy a scoot or any motorbike off the internet.  Only what you can see, touch, feel, and ride.</p>
<p>As to mileage: 50 &#8212; 75 mpg for the maxi scoots.  My Kymco PS250 gets 75+</p>
<p>Good hunting.</p>
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<h2>Gas mileage on a 1/2 mustang (1964)?</h2>
<p>im looking into a 1964 1/2 mustang coupe with a 6 cylinder engine automatic transmission can you give me a rough estimate on <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">It all depends on the condition of the engine and driving conditions&#8230; A new engine with over 150lbs of compression can get over 25 on the highway and 15 in town with a easy driving style&#8230;you can drop to 20 Hw and 14 city with a worn engine&#8230;</p>
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<h2>Gas mileage on a &#8217;99 Cougar v6 automatic?</h2>
<p>Can anyone give me an estimate of the <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> a &#8217;99 Cougar gets?<br />
Alright, thank you dirtball.. I would select as best answer so you get points, but this question hasn&#8217;t been up for 4 hours yet.. I&#8217;ll give you best answer though when it lets me. Thank you very much <img src='http://gasmileageresearch.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Between 9 and thirty MPG. Your actual mileage will vary with driving conditions, maintenance and aggressiveness.</p>
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<h2>What kind of used car has good gas mileage, low maintenance costs and would be generally inexpensive?</h2>
<p>So far I have looked at the Cavalier and the Saturn SC2.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul asks… Is there a website where I can look up GAS MILEAGE stats for older cars? I am looking for a site that gives realistic estimates of MPG for cars that are from the 90&#8242;s to now, so I can shop for a used car and have a good idea of the expected fuel...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-7.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>Is there a website where I can look up GAS MILEAGE stats for older cars?</h2>
<p>I am looking for a site that gives realistic <strong>estimates</strong> of MPG for cars that are from the 90&#8242;s to now, so I can shop for a used car and have a good idea of the expected fuel economy.</p>
<p>Is there such a website?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Http://www.fueleconomy.gov</p>
<p>It&#8217;s an EPA fuel economy site that has info on every car model that was sold in the USA as new since 1985, unless it wasn&#8217;t included in the EPA fuel economy tests (you can find the rules in there).</p>
<p>However, those statistics might be a little worse in reality due to worse engine conditions in used cars and the use of an old slower driving style with top road speeds of 55mph.</p>
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<h2>I&#8217;m looking for ways to modify a vehicle to increase gas mileage on a Nissan Titan.?</h2>
<p>Can you list modifications and approximate differences in mpg along with <strong>estimates</strong> cost  of parts without labor? I already know modifications like using cruise control, ect. I&#8217;m looking for mechanical modifications.<br />
what about a k an n filter or cold air intake?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Vortec, vortex, whatever, those are purse scams. (i used to sell auto parts)<br />
best bet is to go biodiesel or propane. Cheap and the most cost effective. My dad converted his 2005 Lexus SUv to propane. U just flip the switch to go from pertol to gas or vice versa.<br />
Cost, I forget. Kpp googling online for retailers in your area or surrounding states that do these jobs. Here in NYc a few shops have opened nearby. 2 total.<br />
U have to understand that the car manufacturer already made the car for optimal gas efficiency. Small mods to improve mpg work on older cars.</p>
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<h2>Gas mileage &#8211; 1973 Cheverolet Bel-air?</h2>
<p>My neighbor has a 1973 Chevy Bel-air with a stock Chevy 350 small block, running a 2-barrel carb with an automatic transmission, 15-17&#8243; wheels, probably upwards 3500 lb weight.<br />
Can anyone estimate the <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Well I don&#8217;t know on a 73 belair and i wont say that its better than my 57 Bel air because of the bigger motor, but I get 20 MPGhighway out of my little 283 with a 4 barrel on it.  Of course round town it will suffer because of its weight vs a smaller lighter weight car.  Worst i ever did was 5 MPG highway because I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for 30 miles and never got out of first gear.  The 73 must have a 3 or 4 speed by then so it should do lots better than that.</p>
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<h2>Why does the gas guage on my 99 chevy cavalier fluctuate?</h2>
<p>After filling up the <strong>gas</strong> guage works fine until it gets somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 tank. Then it starts fluctuating telling me I have anywhere between zero <strong>gas</strong> and 1/2 tank.  I have no idea how much <strong>gas</strong> I have left other than to estimate my <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong>. </p>
<p>Anybody know why it is doing this?  Can I fix it myself?  If not is it expensive to fix?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I&#8217;ve noticed on older GM vehicles that once they are under a half of tank it seems like the gas is sloshing around down there and throwing the gauge off. Do you notice this when you go around corners or go up and down hill?</p>
<p>My dad has a 93 GMC Sierra Truck and I used to have a &#8217;92 Chevy Corsica and we both had this problem, never really found a solution to it except wait until the vehicle is parked and not moving for a while, then that is the correct amount of fuel that the gauge reads.</p>
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<h2>Does anyone happen to know the average gas mileage of a 99 Manual VW Beetle that runs on Gasoline?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m moving to New Orleans from Albuquerque and would just like to know a ball park estimate on what to spend on <strong>gas</strong>. I would like to know how many miles to a gallon they get averagely. I&#8217;ve only owned mine for a month and haven&#8217;t paid attention. D&#8217;oh!</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I own a repair shop,and most of these cars will average around 30-35 miles per gallon depending on how well they stay tuned,the ones i see get around 33 as an average ,that&#8217;s not the best,but not the worst mileage,but good for what it is,on a long trip ,they will do a lot better than that,you should be getting pretty good mileage on it,and it will run really good on regular unleaded fuel,no need for the expensive stuff,good luck with it,i hope this help,s.,,PS the government figures on these are just an average over all,and isn&#8217;t hardly right i have a Nissan that gets 44,and they say it should only get 35,good luck.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandy asks… Why would Bill O&#8217;reilly say it takes ten to fifteen years for wells drilled in America to come on line? He and a couple of ladies were talking about the new epa mileage numbers that the president has told auto makers to do. O&#8217;Reilly was excited about it and stated it would help...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-epa-gas-mileage-21.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>Why would Bill O&#8217;reilly say it takes ten to fifteen years for wells drilled in America to come on line?</h2>
<p>He and a couple of ladies were talking about the new <strong>epa</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> numbers that the president has told auto makers to do.  O&#8217;Reilly was excited about it and stated it would help with our dependency on foreign oil.  Then the lady said it wouldn&#8217;t hurt to drill for oil here.  Then he just dismissed it and said that it wouldn&#8217;t count as it would take that long.</p>
<p>Thing is if the title on the leases is cured and then the seismic is run it may take a week t drill a 18,500&#8242; well.  It you drill a wilcox well at 3,000 feet less than that.  If oil is found then they perf the pipe and start the well to flowing and set up storage tanks for the oil so the trucks can pick it up.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s like no one from the oil patch has stepped up to the plate and explained how quickly we could put oil or natural <strong>gas</strong> on line.<br />
Main thing is the leases, but most under lease for decades, then you run the dynamite and run aline to see what the structure is under ground and then drill.</p>
<p>But as one said there are a ton of capped oil and <strong>gas</strong> wells not being used.  they capped a ton of wells years ago to kick the price of nat <strong>gas</strong> up.  but here&#8217;s the deal a friend has three sections of land, they have drilled four wells, hit one.  Then went back and driled another deeper well in another sectin by this well and hit a monster in a tight formation and could not produced to a bop of like 7,000 psi.</p>
<p>well now they have the new technology to directional drill and come at a tight formation and instead of hit five feet of payzone they come at an angle and hit 20 feet and produce it.</p>
<p>also anyway there was a shallow well they come back and drill deeper and hit it.  The one producing at 6,000 feet they came back and hit <strong>gas</strong> and some oil at 18,500&#8242; in the Cotton Valley and then they just comingled the two wells.<br />
Thanks Jake, like the wilcox here in Mississippi is 3,000 feet and done in no time and set up the tanks and start ahuling.  I suggest you email Oreilly at oreilly@foxnews.com and tell him in a short sentence and also tell em lyou will be glad to come up there and discuss it with him.  You will probably get a free trip up there and who knws end up on tv all the time.  Ha.  But seriously as the media have no idea, they think you go out and use a shovel.  Wonder it they undersatnd about setting concrete under ground.</p>
<p>You know lyou could teach them about porosity and permeability. ha.  I couldn&#8217;t believe all the wells shut in at 5 BOD when oil hit $140, with that you could esily pay a oiler to run em. I wonder what is really going on.</p>
<p>Friends in the middle east say just about all the OPEC nations are overproducing.  It makes no sense not to drill it in these choice locations.</p>
<p>They build the gorilla rigs about 40 miles from here.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I don&#8217;t understand where these idiots get their info. I&#8217;m in oil country and usually within two weeks after drilling the well the oil is flowing to the tank batteries. Within another two weeks or less depending on the well, the trucks are hauling oil from the tanks.</p>
<p>The well is drilled and they get oil, a crew comes out to the location with their equipment and builds a pad for the storage tanks and lays a pipe line to the well. </p>
<p>A pulling unit and crew comes out and gets the well ready for a pump jack,  another crew sets up a pump jack. Most of the time these crews are all working at the same time, the whole process except for the drilling is over and done in just a matter of a few days. The drilling depends on the depth of the hole, around here its two or three weeks give or take a week.</p>
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<h2>How is my car/SUV&#8217;s specs? How would you rate it?</h2>
<p>Here is my automobile&#8217;s specs. I was just wondering how you would rate it. Please rate it as a car and as an SUV. I might just reveal what car/suv is it later on:</p>
<p>Engine 4-Cyl, 2.5 Liter<br />
Horsepower 170 @ 6000 RPM<br />
Torque 170 @ 4400 RPM<br />
<strong>Gas</strong> <strong>Mileage</strong> 20 mpg City / 27 mpg Hwy<br />
Fuel Induction Multi-Port Fuel Induction<br />
Transmission Automatic, 4-Spd w/Overdrive<br />
Drivetrain AWD</p>
<p>Dimensions &amp; Capacity Details<br />
Wheel Base 103 inches<br />
Overall Length 180 inches<br />
Width 70 inches<br />
Height 66 inches<br />
Turning Radius 34.8<br />
Maximum Ground Clearance 8.9&#8243;<br />
Head Room: Rear 39.8 inches<br />
<strong>EPA</strong> Passenger 95 cu.ft.</p>
<p>Curb weight (dist f/r) 3330 lb (55/45%)<br />
0-60 mph 10.0 sec<br />
Quarter mile 17.4 sec @ 78.7 mph<br />
Braking, 60-0 mph 128 ft<br />
Lateral acceleration 0.79 g (avg)<br />
MT figure eight 29.5 sec @ 0.54 g (avg)<br />
Average fuel economy 21.5 mpg</p>
<p>If you like, you can try to guess what make/model/year it is too =)</p>
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<h2>Who makes the Best Hybrid Vehicle?</h2>
<p>Toyota Prius Specs:</p>
<p>MSRP: $21,100 </p>
<p><strong>EPA</strong>-estimated <strong>mileage</strong> (city/highway, mpg): 48/45</p>
<p>My wife and I are looking for a better <strong>gas</strong> saving vehicle.  We own a 2005 Toyota Camry and 4 other cars (1987 Ford Escort with 64,678 miles, 1993 Buick Riviera with 111k+ miles (I love that one!  It drives so well) a 1990 Chevy Beretta manual transmission with 200 k miles and a 1977 Cadillac Sedan Deville with 64 thousand miles only!  (It swallows <strong>gas</strong> stations whole which is why I don&#8217;t drive it anymore!)</p>
<p>Any other Hybrids that come anywhere close to the Toyota Prius?</p>
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<h2>How does this dinosaur make the &#8220;news&#8221;?</h2>
<p>http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/19/autos/mt_truck_of_year_silverado/index.htm?postversion=2006121911</p>
<p>All outdated technology, and with the mindset that <strong>gas</strong> is still $1.29/Gallon, and 5000lbs of mass to move STILL can be fudged be numbers via the <strong>EPA</strong> to make MPG numbers look good(yes, your <strong>mileage</strong> will &#8220;probably be lower&#8221;&#8230;hmmmm).</p>
<p>This whole scene is irrelevent. The truck/suv epoch thankfully is OVER, and Detroit had better start putting R&amp;D as priority #1, instead of stockholder profitability for the next quarter.</p>
<p>Does half of America really WORK hauling hay and manure? Is our mentality still in the sandbox, about having more, or bigger being &#8220;better&#8221;?</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Agreed. Great example is that the Tahoe/Suburban and just released Silverados are not being sold anywhere close to full MSRP. Keep in mind these are newly redesigned cars.</p>
<p>Smaller cars like the new Saturn Sky roadster and Toyota Camry are selling at or very close to full MSRP. The Big 3 needs to realize that America needs fuel sipping cars not gas guzzlers. They need more commuter cars rather than all those rugged trucks and SUVs.</p>
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<p>My parents just bought me a car (I&#8217;m 16) and I wasn&#8217;t with them when they made the decision and the dealer is bringing it by tomorrow. All I know is that it is a blue used-with warranty 2004 Scion Xa and that it&#8217;s a small car. My friend has a 2006 Scion XB and I like hers-it&#8217;s pretty nice! (Minus the extreme boxiness.) And I went online and saw some videos and looked up some stuff but I&#8217;d like personal experiences. So onto the questions:</p>
<p>1) Would you say that it is a good first car? I&#8217;d only be going to school, church, library, getting groceries, friends&#8217; houses, etc so I&#8217;m hoping it&#8217;s not too bad.</p>
<p>2) Did you think it was attractive at first? I think it looks kinda weird and I&#8217;m still not used to my friend&#8217;s xB, but hopefully I&#8217;ll get used to the xA.</p>
<p>3) I&#8217;m not paying for <strong>gas</strong> until I get a part-time job because it&#8217;s so flipping hard to get hired around here so how&#8217;s the <strong>mileage</strong>? I heard that what the <strong>EPA</strong> says about the <strong>mileage</strong> isn&#8217;t true.</p>
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Sorry, I mean the car is 2005.<br />
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<p class="dtm-content">1) No I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s a good car, Toyota is plagued with problems.</p>
<p>2) No I don&#8217;t find it attractive. It strongly resembles Herman Munsters head.</p>
<p>3) Fuel mileage is fair at best, not worth bragging about.<br />
 Fuel type: gas<br />
 Fuel type: regular unleaded<br />
 Fuel tank capacity: 11.9 gal.<br />
 Range in miles (cty/hwy): 321.3/404.6 mi.<br />
 EPA mileage est. (cty/hwy): 27/34 mpg</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donald asks… I moved closer to work. How much should I expect it to affect my gas budget? I recently moved. I drive my Pontiac Pursuit to work, and it gets decent mileage. It takes about the same time for me to get to work as at my old commute. So I was shocked today...</p><p><strong><a class="more-link" href="http://gasmileageresearch.com/your-questions-about-gas-mileage-estimates-driving-7.php?">Read the rest of this entry</a></strong></p>]]></description>
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<h2>I moved closer to work. How much should I expect it to affect my gas budget?</h2>
<p>I recently moved.  I drive my Pontiac Pursuit to work, and it gets decent <strong>mileage</strong>.  It takes about the same time for me to get to work as at my old commute.  So I was shocked today to find out the distance is about 15% shorter.  I figure the extra time is due to more stops and starts, more traffic lights, more traffic and slower speed limits.</p>
<p>With the same drive time but 15% less distance what theories or estimated changes do you expect in my fuel expenses.  (example: Will they drop 15%, 10%, 5%, same or increase? If <strong>gas</strong> prices stay constant)</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">I&#8217;m thinking it will end up being about the same. You live closer but if you have more stops, you&#8217;re more likely to use up more gas. (stop and go in town burns up more gas than highway drive for example). But, if you are closer and drive slower speeds than before, that might save a bit, but in the end be about the same with the stop and go. </p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t lived there for too long, try to see if there is an alternate route you can take that does not have as many stops. It might take a while in getting used to and for you to be able to see if you&#8217;re really saving gas.</p>
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<h2>How much would it cost to fill up the gas tank of a Chrysler Sebring 2000 Convertible?</h2>
<p>I&#8217;m looking at prospective new cars for my daughter who is just <strong>driving</strong>. We wanted to have her share her care with me, but because summer&#8217;s coming and she has a job and such, we find it a hassle to share and would much prefer to buy her a used car. My husband who has a friend who owns his mechanic shop ended up finding her a Chrysler Sebring 2000 Convertible and we all agree it&#8217;s a good car for her. The one question I forgot to ask the friend is an estimate on how much it&#8217;d take to fill up the car completely with <strong>gas</strong>? Is the <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> good? Any comments about the car itself would be appreciated as well. Thank You</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">A fill up on this car is about 18 gallons so plan on about $50 for a fill up from the red mark on the fuel level. Most people average in the low 20&#8242;s as far as fuel mileage for the 2.5 V6, higher for the 2.4L four cylinder. This engine does not suffer from vapor lock. The V6 is prone to oil leaks as it approaches 100,000 miles. Check to see if the timing belt has been changed. It should be changed every 75 to 90,000 miles, and a broken timing belt will leave you stranded and could cause major engine damage. Make sure the top works. Good luck, More info at http://www.edmunds.com/chrysler/sebring/2000/index.html</p>
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<h2>Why has my MPG plummeted?</h2>
<p>I drive an automatic 2004 Mazda 6i sedan.</p>
<p>When I first got the car, I recall getting about 31mpg highway (even though online it&#8217;s estimated to get 28-29). It&#8217;s been about two years, and I just noticed my MPG highway never seems to top 27 anymore. </p>
<p>Today I calculated it out and with mostly in-city but some mixed <strong>driving</strong>, I&#8217;m only getting 13.8mpg now!!!! My car is supposed to get somewhere between 20-23 in city. I had to fill up my car last Friday and now it&#8217;s Wednesday and I&#8217;m already out of fuel. </p>
<p>What the heck is going on? I keep up with oil changes and stuff. I&#8217;m not sure what else could drive my <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> down so much. It&#8217;s only a 4 cylinder car so I should be getting better than this. </p>
<p>What&#8217;s making it drop?</p>
<p>Could it have to do with the fact that I now live in a hilly area? Or is it something mechanical? Or something that should be replaced?<br />
My car has about 73k miles on it right now. It had 33k when I first got it. I do not smell a rich <strong>gas</strong> smell coming from the tailpipe, or anything else.</p>
<p>I do live somewhere that reaches 100+ degrees F daily, but the car endured that kind of weather back when I was getting good <strong>mileage</strong><br />
I&#8217;m not really <strong>driving</strong> more or less on the highway, I&#8217;m just in a different city that&#8217;s got more hills, and I don&#8217;t believe I&#8217;ve suddenly developed a heavy foot. I do run the A/C a lot. The car is automatic.</p>
<p>I noticed the <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> slowly decreasing, but with this last trip the decrease has been much more severe.</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">Could be a number of things.  1st check your air filter.  If it&#8217;s clogged, your milage will drop.  If your tire pressure is incorrect, believe it or not, this will decrease your milage.  Spark plugs could be in need of replacement, this could play a huge roll in decreased fuel milage.  Also, a dirty fuel filter will cause lack of fuel mileage.  If it&#8217;s none of these things, it could have a bad sensor or two in the fuel management or emissions control systems.  Start with the basic things I mentioned above 1st.</p>
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<h2>s2000 question?</h2>
<p>my friend is interested in getting a sports car with good performance and gets reasonbly food <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> because he drives about 50 miles round trip to work everyday. I suggested to him an s2000 because i have heard they get very good <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> upper 20&#8242;s on highway and have good performance. He ask what one will run in a 1/4 mile because he often takes his bikes to the track, but doesn&#8217;t ride them on the road because of safety issues, he has three kids. I told him an s2000 will run in the mid 14&#8242;s in the 1/4. Can someone give me the mpg <strong>estimates</strong> and 1/4 mile time as well as weight. please</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">The S2000 is a very tempermental car when it comes to having &#8220;fun&#8221;.</p>
<p>What I mean by this is that you REALLY need to use the ENTIRTY of it&#8217;s very high RPM range in order to get any sort of performance from it.  Scooting around town below 5k RPMS will simply result in a boring, bland experience.</p>
<p>As a result of constantly having to rev the thing to have a good time, it will get poor gas mileage. </p>
<p>In addition, the guy has 3 kids?  No way he will get his family into this car, so I HOPE he isn&#8217;t buying it for a DD.</p>
<p>That said, the car is wonderfully balanced, handles corners like a champ, has Honda reliability, and IS quite spirited (as long as you keep the RPMs high)</p>
<p>it simply is a tiring car to really go out and enjoy for a long period of time.  The perfect weekend driver, but not the most practical daily driver.</p>
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<h2>How much could I get for trading in a 2001 Toyota Solara SLE V6 to a smaller dealership?</h2>
<p>I have a 2001 Toyota Solara SLE V6 that I bought about 3 or 4 months ago and wanted to trade it in for a Celica because it gets better <strong>gas</strong> <strong>mileage</strong> and I drive a lot now from college to work.  When I had bought the car my dad basicly forced me to get it because he thought it was the greatest thing in the world, but i disagree and I believe I overpaid for it.  I had bought this car for 6g.  Now I am trying to trade it in and hopefully get around 4700 if possible to buy the celica they have.  The Solara has 147,500 miles, sliding sun roof, one touch sliding/ tilt sunroof, leather seats, power driver seat, tinted window, day/night rear view mirror, power mirrors, power windows, remote starter, power locks, alpine headunit, new JBL side speakers, about 4 month old tires, new oil change and more that i cannot think of.  The dealership that I bought this from gave me a recipt of all the things they did to the car which they spent 1000 even on.  I know KBB gave this car about 3g for a trade in but I do believe this car would be worth more than that number.  If anyone would know what I should look out to get or even an estimate on how much I can get out, that would be great.  Thank you</p>
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<p class="dtm-content">You are correct the trade in value as can be seen here: http://www.kbb.com/used-cars/toyota/solara/2001/trade-in-value/pricing-report?condition=good&amp;id=5167&amp;equipment=198116|true&amp;mileage=147500 </p>
<p>The BIG problem is that Kbb usually overstates the value by about 10% instead of the other way around.</p>
<p>Another problem is that yes you did pay far too much since it is only worth about $4,500 if sold private party as can be seen in this Kbb link: http://www.kbb.com/used-cars/toyota/solara/2001/private-party-value/pricing-report?condition=good&amp;id=5167&amp;equipment=198116|true&amp;mileage=147500 </p>
<p>Maybe try to sell it like you suggested by private sale BUT don&#8217;t go back to that dealer since they ripped you off the first time.</p>
<p>I would suggest selling it and getting a Ford Fiesta, it&#8217;s more reliable and great on gas.</p>
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