Re: Milage

From: GS- (GSWillhite@ualr.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 21 2000 - 13:37:59 EST


Gregg, are you getting decent milage with your
318? I've got a similar setup in my 98 RC 5 speed.
Mpg is 18 to 18.5 if I hold it between 65-70. I found
I can get a little over 19 between 60-65, but its hard
to keep my foot out of it. I've been curious to find
out what the 4.7 4x2's are getting.

GS -

  GG428@aol.com wrote:
> I remember a thread a few weeks back discussing the milage after the low fule
> warning light comes on.... well I did a little experiment today. I was making
> a 110 mile drive home from tucson. the guage was on e when I left, so I
> stopped for gass, but there were problems with the pump, and I only got 7
> gallons. I figured that I could stop close to home. I drove all the way there
> with out stopping. when the light came on I continued for annother 30 miles
> till it reached the red on the gauge, then went annother 30+ miles till I
> reached a gass station. when I stopped the nedle was covering the E on the
> gauge, and the tank took 19 gallons in the 22 gallon tank. this seems that I
> could have gone quite a bit further, but that I went far on the little bit of
> gass.
> gregg
> 99cc5spd318
>



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