The "tank avg" gauge is killing my fun!
11-27-12, 08:39 AM
#16
There is a new one that's recently opened not quite as far. Porsche club that my wife instructs for had an event there this year.
http://nccar.us/
They don't have all that many events but worth checking every now and then.
http://nccar.us/
They don't have all that many events but worth checking every now and then.
11-27-12, 09:28 AM
#17
I'm right there with you on the checking and trying to "beat your own score" I'm averaging about 17.4 since I picked the car up about 3 weeks ago. but then again I have a problem with wanting to hear the second intake open up at 4k RPM's which doesn't help... oh well 
11-27-12, 10:00 AM
#19
lol, I also do the same and leave it on tank average....I drive the car daily, commute in it M-F 50 miles around trip a day, mostly highway but all stop and go rush hour traffic. I've been averaging 20.7 mpg, with a couple of tanks averaging 21.8 (no traffic but hard on the throttle on the freeway entrances). I also try out out do my last tank each time, but I've pretty much accepted that this car is a V8 and whenever you get on the throttle, expect to see that number drop.
11-27-12, 10:33 AM
#21
I could be driving a dump truck, and if it had one of these gauges, I'd be watching it.
If you go WOT through a couple of gears, you can actually watch the mpgs drop. I once went from something like 19mpg average down to 17-something in about 30 seconds of being hard on the throttle.
If you go WOT through a couple of gears, you can actually watch the mpgs drop. I once went from something like 19mpg average down to 17-something in about 30 seconds of being hard on the throttle.
11-27-12, 05:42 PM
#23
I too leave mine on tank avg. I'm constantly trying to see how we'll I can do. I have 11k on the car and my whole avg goes back and forth from 14.9-15.0. I feel good when my tank get better than 15. I'm 95% city although I did get 12.6 on the highway once. Don't ask. ; )
11-27-12, 06:13 PM
#24
i do mostly 50/50 city & highway, and my avg mpg is 21.1.. imo, this is not too shabby for 400+ hp car, and my friend w/ gs430 is pretty impressed.. my tank avg ranges anywhere between 19 to 22 mpg including my spiritual driving 
.. it's funny how i would set it to temperature, but keep pressing the display to check my tank avg and avg mpg everyday..
.. it's funny how i would set it to temperature, but keep pressing the display to check my tank avg and avg mpg everyday..
11-27-12, 07:06 PM
#25
Lexus Test Driver
On the North meets south meet i went from a 24mpg on the way there which was 120 miles and then a 20 min drive to the drag strip I ended with having 17mpg. Good times good times 
11-28-12, 12:13 AM
#26
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had the apexi throttle controller on eco and cruising on the freeway by myself and was surprised to see this so i had to take a pic. felt slow as ***** but i wonder if this can be accurate, lol
couple other readings around town.
couple other readings around town.
11-28-12, 04:27 AM
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11-28-12, 06:25 PM
#30
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Your poor car probably never gets to have fun...LOL