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« Reply #90 on: April 25 2011, 11:34:13 PM »
Geez...I wish I got 23-25 on the highway in my GN.

After my Dad passed away in '06, and drove the car home from Vegas to LA mostly stick, with only a hollow cat and a Kenne Bell "ram air", I got 31 MPG.

After putting in a real fuelp pump and doing the basic upgrades, I now get 19 or so in 99% highway driving.

Sucks.
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« Reply #91 on: April 25 2011, 11:55:49 PM »
I get about 23 MPG (US) on stock engine and chip.
That's at 70+Mph, (included Ky and Tenn hills.)
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« Reply #92 on: April 26 2011, 09:31:07 AM »
i've gotten 25+ in my gn basic mods
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« Reply #93 on: April 26 2011, 10:12:45 AM »
I suspect just slowing down to ~60 (and smooth driving)  would make a significant difference.
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« Reply #94 on: April 26 2011, 11:15:09 AM »
i was doing anywhere from 70-75
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« Reply #95 on: April 26 2011, 12:45:10 PM »
I thought about a tdi - but they demand a premium, or have almost 300k on them.

I really don't need anything - work is 6 miles away, and I can get a months worth of driving on a tank in the truck. Once I get the bird back together - I'll drive that, hopefully it still gets decent mileage.
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« Reply #96 on: April 26 2011, 01:50:38 PM »
How much do you really save on gas though? Enough to justify a new car and/or car payment?
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« Reply #97 on: April 26 2011, 02:51:58 PM »
Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ April 23rd 2011"
Quote from: "daveismissing @ Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:08 pm"
Reminds me, I gots to put the rub strip back on the new door too....

Way to wear out the wife's car, dude.


I need to take off the other rub strips. I do not like them.

Heck, I am not wearing out the car, I am slowly rebuilding it.

The wife likes to drive it too.




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« Reply #98 on: April 26 2011, 09:04:54 PM »
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:50 pm"
How much do you really save on gas though? Enough to justify a new car and/or car payment?


i was doing $80+ a week in the dmax to $50 tops a week in the gti. so.. $200 a month if not more.
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« Reply #99 on: April 26 2011, 09:51:31 PM »
What is a car payment, pay cash and you do not have to justify it.

But for arguments sake, I am spending $150 a week in gas driving the GN. Luckily I am carpooling and only drive every other week.

If I can get 25+ MPG out of the GN, I would save about $40 a week.
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« Reply #100 on: April 26 2011, 10:20:22 PM »
to some people the extra $40 a week is a make a break situation.  for me it is anyway..
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« Reply #101 on: April 27 2011, 06:52:31 PM »
Quote from: "firebird_1252 @ Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:20 pm"
to some people the extra $40 a week is a make a break situation.
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« Reply #102 on: May 03 2011, 03:32:14 AM »
I picked up a 2003 A4 1.8 Turbo just before I let home. Damn thing is fun to drive.
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« Reply #103 on: May 03 2011, 02:08:00 PM »
jim.. one word.. unitronic  you will NOT be sorry at all.

them B6 audi's are fun!
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« Reply #104 on: May 03 2011, 07:22:30 PM »
Quote from: "firebird_1252 @ Tue May 03, 2011 1:08 pm"
jim.. one word.. unitronic
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