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Posted by j0eyabs (Member # 1026) on :
 
I had to drive from Hayward to Santa Rosa today for a job interview. On the way back had to make a stop at Vic Hubbards then drove the last 4 miles home on the back roads. The whole trip was like 155 miles and I got stuck in traffic in Berkeley on the way home for about 15 minutes. All said and done I averaged 28.2 mpg's for this whole trip. Does this sound about right for a 2008 4.6 Mustang. Take into consideration it is a Bullitt which is 50-70 lbs lighter than a GT but it has 3.73 gears.
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
no, they don't get that kind of mileage.
 

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Posted by j0eyabs (Member # 1026) on :
 
OK, so I guess i just got lucky. I was going the speed limit did go to far over 65.
 

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Posted by Diamond Dave (Member # 5023) on :
 
Ehh, doesn't sound too far off. I took my old GT to SF and back and it got 27 mpg with 4.10's.. That was years ago though. I'd think a brand new car should get better mileage since everything on it is... brand new.
 

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Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 
how are you calculating your mpg. if you only drove a short distance and didnt use up all your gas, how do you know approximately how many gallons you used? 28mpg sounds really high even with a tailwind
 

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Posted by j0eyabs (Member # 1026) on :
 
divided the miles i went by the amount of gallons it took to top off the car. I am out of work and am going on alot of job interviews so i wanna make sure I have a full tank each day i go out.
 

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Posted by Pittsburg Mustang Owner (Member # 6100) on :
 
sounds about right actually. On the s197 boards most GT's with gears are in the mid 20s.

I just calculated a second ago gettin 135miles with half a tank left i got about 17mpgs. What i noticed killed me on gas was when i added the o/r h pipe.
 

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Posted by Insurance Dude (Member # 8241) on :
 
28 mpg does sound high. went i went to sac in my stang for work i kept track of my gas and miles in detail and i ended up doing 17.61 mpg with a strait freeway and no traffic. i know your stang is newer and lighter but that would be a really big diff. power to you though if you some how pulled that off.
 

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Posted by j0eyabs (Member # 1026) on :
 
I was kinda surprised too cause I know with city/freeway average I usually am at about 20. But on the santa rosa trip I was driving like an old lady. Also I found out that ford computer that track gallons used and MPG's is totally wrong.
 

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Posted by kingroy (Member # 7736) on :
 
That sounds kinda high to me too. I only get about 12-14 mpg. So I parked it and only drive it on occasion. Question, can I get your car because a 28 mpg V8 stang sounds appealing? j/p
 

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Posted by nine (Member # 6732) on :
 
2008 GT w/5spd.
AVG over 25+ MPG traveling at speeds ranging from 65-85 MPH to Tahoe from Albany.

Once averaged 32+ MPG while following race trailer to Sac from the bay.

On daily basis of mixed driving mostly street, I average ~19 MPG.
 

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Posted by kingroy (Member # 7736) on :
 

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Originally posted by nine:
2008 GT w/5spd.
AVG over 25+ MPG traveling at speeds ranging from 65-85 MPH to Tahoe from Albany.

Once averaged 32+ MPG while following race trailer to Sac from the bay.

On daily basis of mixed driving mostly street, I average ~19 MPG.

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