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Old 10-06-2014, 10:32 PM
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SF to LA and back, got 25 mpg average, and I drove exactly the speed limit... well in Germany.

To be fair, that was also two days of driving in LA traffic.

1800 miles on the motor now.
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Originally Posted by arU4ic
SF to LA and back, got 25 mpg average, and I drove exactly the speed limit... well in Germany.

To be fair, that was also two days of driving in LA traffic.

1800 miles on the motor now.
Not bad mileage for the trip. May get better as it breaks in more... Thanks for posting.
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Is that your "calculated by hand" actual mileage or the "always optimistic" trip computer?
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Is that your "calculated by hand" actual mileage or the "always optimistic" trip computer?
By hand.

Computer was off by .6 mpg
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Not shabby. I have 1950 miles on the motor and am getting 24 - 25 on my daily commute about 45 miles each way. Doesnt seem to matter much what my cruising speed is. The difference maker in mpg on my commute seems to be the occasional spirited sprint in the left lane. I'll be interested to see how I do vs your 25mpg on my first longer trip.
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I've been averaging 25-26 on 60% highway, 40% city driving. I've had weeks where they were lower numbers, but that was me driving really fast.
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Originally Posted by arU4ic
SF to LA and back, got 25 mpg average, and I drove exactly the speed limit... well in Germany.

To be fair, that was also two days of driving in LA traffic.

1800 miles on the motor now.
From my experience with the S4mileage kept improving through 5K miles. Then stabilized.
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From my experience with the S4mileage kept improving through 5K miles. Then stabilized.
Oh great, thanks AgisA for sharing that, really good to know.
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Originally Posted by arU4ic
Oh great, thanks AgisA for sharing that, really good to know.
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Originally Posted by kdigital
Not shabby. I have 1950 miles on the motor and am getting 24 - 25 on my daily commute about 45 miles each way. Doesnt seem to matter much what my cruising speed is. The difference maker in mpg on my commute seems to be the occasional spirited sprint in the left lane. I'll be interested to see how I do vs your 25mpg on my first longer trip.
What is the highest mileage number that you have seen on the trip computer?


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