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Hey guys, in my last fill-up, I didn't really punch my car alot, but I still got a measly 16 mpg combined highway/streets. Im kinda dissapointed, bout 50% of my driving in the freeway is w/no traffic, and the other 50% is with traffic. Plus I drive it on the streets occasionally..what gas mpg do you guys get in so.cal?
 

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i get anywhere from 15-25 mpg depending on traffic. most of my driving is on the freeway so i see 21-24 mpg..but if i am driving in heavy freeway or city traffic the mileage goes way down..but, your car might be running way too rich...
 

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18-20mpg here...a lot of stop-and-go freeway stuff


BTW have you guys noticed gas prices are going nuts again?....it's gone up about .25 around here since the first part of January
 

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last night i saw 87 for 1.93 a gallon!!!!!!! wtf!!! my friend who lives in prescott said she paid 1.50 a gallon and it was 1.40ish back at her hometown of san antonio.
 
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What can I do to see if my car is running too rich? Can I take it to the dealer?

I drove to O.C. from Glendale once and with very minimal traffic + 2 120mph runs I got 22mpg.

But then again, it could be my work route or driving style. When I had my Integra(1.8L)..I only got like 23-24 mpg.
 
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I own a 2002 V6 Mustang and I get 17 MPG with my combined city/highway driving. I drive my car normally and I don't rev it or beat on it.

I also own a 2001 Mustang GT. I get between 17 to 19 MPG with combined city/highway driving with this vehicle. I also don't rev and beat on the GT. I drive normally.
 

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1990StangLX said:
last night i saw 87 for 1.93 a gallon!!!!!!! wtf!!! my friend who lives in prescott said she paid 1.50 a gallon and it was 1.40ish back at her hometown of san antonio.
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$1.93 = a gallon of 91 octane here
 

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well I'm not in so cal, but I got 13.1 MPG 2 fillups ago, and 16 MPG this last fillup because I drove mostly highway.

So don't feel too bad about 16 MPG
 
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Why is gasoline going up in price again????

I also noticed that it's gone up within the last few weeks.
 
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MY o/r h pipe killed my gas mileage. I was getting 19 in town and now get about 16. I know some of it has to do with me shifting a little later because it sounds so damn good, but no 3 mpg worth. I have pep mil eliminators and I know my car runs ridiculoulsy rich now. What can I do to lean it back out besides a chip. I don't want a chip yet because I will need one when I get my kenne bell, so I don't want to buy things twice.
 

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increased heating demand on the other side of the country causes oil stocks to decrease, while OPEC doesn't want to increase production. meanwhile, oil companies who can charge pretty much anything they want to us on the west coast use the cold weather to justify raising prices.
 
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I don't want a chip yet because I will need one when I get my kenne bell, so I don't want to buy things twice.
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dont need to buy another one, just reburn the one you get.
 

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1990StangLX said:
increased heating demand on the other side of the country causes oil stocks to decrease, while OPEC doesn't want to increase production. meanwhile, oil companies who can charge pretty much anything they want to us on the west coast use the cold weather to justify raising prices.
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~$1.50 for 87 here and we make the damn stuff!
 

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~$1.50 for 87 here and we make the damn stuff!
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if it was that cheap, i'd have so much more cash. and i'd have more mods for my car
 

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I guess I'm just pissed because I can remember it being ~$1 a gallon for regular
 

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I guess I'm just pissed because I can remember it being ~$1 a gallon for regular
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wow...the only time i've paid that price was in prescott AZ back in 2001.
 

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well I wasn't driving when it was that cheap, I guess I was ~14 so 4 years ago? Still, if I can see a freaking oil well from the end of my street, I think we should get free gas or something. Maybe a barral of crude as tribute every week.
 

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well I wasn't driving when it was that cheap, I guess I was ~14 so 4 years ago? Still, if I can see a freaking oil well from the end of my street, I think we should get free gas or something. Maybe a barral of crude as tribute every week.
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well i wouldnt be so sure, if you were seeing a chat i'm in, theres a guy saying prices of oil have no effect on prices of gasoline.
 

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I wouldn't doubt it, my macro economics teacher has given us some sound evidence that gas profits have become ridiculous in the past few years. Especially when you consider that they don't have to even pay someone to pump it anymore. I think I'm going to see if I can get some of that oil from the well.
 

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I wouldn't doubt it, my macro economics teacher has given us some sound evidence that gas profits have become ridiculous in the past few years. Especially when you consider that they don't have to even pay someone to pump it anymore. I think I'm going to see if I can get some of that oil from the well.
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funny, i'm studying econ too
i'll bet there is some sort of industry collusion going on. its just to easy in an oligopalistic market. oh well, we are the ones getting screwed
 
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