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Old 12-26-2006, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by alohanjv
Wow, I Feel better about my gas mileage now. I think it sucks I get around 14mpg. And that is with the airconditioning blasting. And almost all the time I'm stuck in 5mph hour traffic in honolulu, running into the store with the car on, or waiting at a stoplight. And the power light is lit up whenever possible.
I do have a theory about gas mileage on SVX's. I believe stock 92 SVX'S get the best gas mileage at around 89mpg.
Did you switch gas stations? I also believe some gasoline is inferior.
If your tires suck, that could also be some of the cause, ecspecially in snow.
What kind of traffic are you driving in?
Maybe you just have bad neighbors that cyphone(sp?) your gas at nite.
I've been using the same station for over a year.
My tires rule.
I don't drive in traffic.
My neighbors are pretty cool. They brought me dinner yesterday.

I'm thinking either I just got a bad tank of gas or my maf is on it's way out for good. I just cleaned it a few months ago.
My idle has become very erratic on cold starts.
At least I am hoping it's my maf, since I intend to replace with with the Z32 soon.
Ofcourse I hope even more it was just bad gas. :S
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