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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Roughly 320-360 miles per tank with a mixture of usually 50/50 highway city with mostly light driving with some hard accelerating every now and then. If I completely babied it, I could probably hit 400 miles a tank, but that takes all the fun out of driving.

edit: I also have a bad o2 sensor. And my MAF seems to be toast also (low reading), but my MAF just went bad less than a week ago so I haven't really calculated it's effect yet. Last tank was with a bad o2 sensor, and I got 340 miles.

edit II: just fixed my MAF
 
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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ORIGINAL: Borden

my car needs a tune up last tank i got was about 240-320 miles per tank dont really remember but in the summer the best i saw was 420 miles
Are the tank sizes the same for the 1.8 and the 2.8? Because if you got 420 with your v6, thats awesome. Hell, even 320 with your v6 seems to be more than most of us with 4 cylinders (and 6). Are you driving an automatic or manual transmission?
 
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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city driving ~ 400
road trips ~ 500
 
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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I dont get how some of you are getting 350-400+ I usually get 260-305 on a full tank and ive never gotten above 305. i usually drive city barely highway so thats probably my problem
 
Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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^that'd be your problem....I live in the "country"/stix....so most of my driving is highway and i just cruise at 72mph

although alot of you get sh!tty gas mileage, I have to make a much longer commute (mileage wise) so in the end I am prolly still payin more for gas

10mi one was to school (takes ten minutes to get there though)
15mi to my gf's house (takes 15 min to get there)
3 miles to work (takes 3 min to get there)

so, to go to school, then home then to my gf's and then home again is 50miles, which is the minimum I drive in a day...kinda sux, but my mpg is amazing cuz it's all highway!


in straight city I prolly get about 350 miles to a tank, which I still wouldn't complain about....when I drive in the city I get on it through first and second....
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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ORIGINAL: qUaTtRoA4

when i push it I get about 350 miles to the tank

when I baby it I get 500 miles to the tank

I average about 400 miles to the tank which is roughly 26.5mpg

I am a 1998 A4 1.8T Quattro Manual and all I have as far a "performance" for my motor is an intake and heatshield...lol

after I get chipped I am sure that my driving style whill change a bit in the city and my mpg will suffer the consequences
500?? thats rougly 34 mpg.......
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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I just got back from a 6 hr road trip.....~360 miles before my gas light came on, almost all highway 80 mph with some 100mph jaunts.....I have a 96 2.8 5 spd....btw how many gallons left when the gas light comes on? couldnt find it in the manual
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 03:33 AM
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Any time my gas light comes on, it's when I have about 40 miles to go with the gas I have left, based on what my little screen says in the dash. So about 1.5-2 gallons.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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i'm pretty sure the manual says the reserve is 2.1 gallons. not 100% sure though.
 
Old Mar 7, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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Usually about 250 - 270. The light always comes on for me around 270, but on long drives, I have gone for 340 before the light comes on.
 
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