R50/53 Does your MPG suck?!?!?!

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#126

12-24-2005 | 06:55 PM

Bilbo-Baggins

6th Gear

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From: Middle Earth

Does my fuel mileage suck?

No!

I'm having way too much fun to worry about it. I bought a preformance car not an economy car. 'nough said!

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#127

12-24-2005 | 07:21 PM

CDMINI

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From: Orlando, Fla.

1250 break-in miles today. Cops were all over the I-4 Friday, so I used the cruise control most of the way to St. Pete and back to Orlando from picking up MOM, about 240 miles roundtrip, right at 30 MPG, 20 MPG around town before that. Figured the ole fashioned way, gallons at fillup divided into miles.

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#128

12-24-2005 | 08:50 PM

Rawhyde

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From: NW Georgia, USA

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Originally Posted by greatgro

Geez, how do you do it? An S in stock form (is yours stock?) has zero power under 5k RPMs. If you're SHIFTING at 2.2k-2.4k, then you're basically driving around in the 1ks. Once warmed up, my MINI doesn't see the 2k RPM range unless I have to stop.

It's a JCW, but otherwise it's stock. Also, it's an 05, so the gearing helps. I can't drive my friend's wife's stock 04 MCS the same way....you're right, there just ain't enough torque.

Rawhyde

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