Want help/suggestions about horrible gas mileage
Mar 4, 2011, 11:56 AM
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When I first got my car tuned I went to the amateur tuner shop that only had experience with Subies.
Apparently they installed the boost hose on the wrong side. My car wasn't too powerful but I had great gas mileage. Like 24-27 mpg.
I got my car retuned at HB Speed and the hoses put in the correct positions. Now my car is plenty powerful but I get 18-20 mpg at best.
Since gas prices have gone up I've reflected on that situation and have been tempted to switch the hoses back.
Apparently they installed the boost hose on the wrong side. My car wasn't too powerful but I had great gas mileage. Like 24-27 mpg.
I got my car retuned at HB Speed and the hoses put in the correct positions. Now my car is plenty powerful but I get 18-20 mpg at best.
Since gas prices have gone up I've reflected on that situation and have been tempted to switch the hoses back.
Mar 8, 2011, 01:57 PM
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I average about 21-22 MPG in our Evo, and that is with VERY conservative driving. Pushing the foot down and having a little fun nets me about 17 MPG.
I bought this car knowing full well:
A) Not to expect more than 20 MPG
B) Not to use as a daily driver
At the time, my wife was in school and was driving maybe 100 miles a week.
She graduated in December and promptly got a job as , get this, a traveling nurse.
I knew right away that there was no way that she was going to use the EVO. Not because I was worried about putting too many miles on it, but because she was going to be drving upwards of 100 miles a day. The gas cost would be crazy.
My solution was to go out and buy a $2500 Celica to use as a commuter. Now she drives it every day and we keep the EVO in the garage as a weekend car.
You've gotta pay to play.
If you bought the EVO to be your daily driver, you should have figured in the cost of $5.00 a gallon gas and see if would still be affordable to drive. Budget high.
Like another poster said, if $50 a tankful is a problem, you may have bought the wrong car. Hate to think about how the cost of insurance is affecting your finances.
I bought this car knowing full well:
A) Not to expect more than 20 MPG
B) Not to use as a daily driver
At the time, my wife was in school and was driving maybe 100 miles a week.
She graduated in December and promptly got a job as , get this, a traveling nurse.
I knew right away that there was no way that she was going to use the EVO. Not because I was worried about putting too many miles on it, but because she was going to be drving upwards of 100 miles a day. The gas cost would be crazy.
My solution was to go out and buy a $2500 Celica to use as a commuter. Now she drives it every day and we keep the EVO in the garage as a weekend car.
You've gotta pay to play.
If you bought the EVO to be your daily driver, you should have figured in the cost of $5.00 a gallon gas and see if would still be affordable to drive. Budget high.
Like another poster said, if $50 a tankful is a problem, you may have bought the wrong car. Hate to think about how the cost of insurance is affecting your finances.
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