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28.6 MPG on 250mi Trip??

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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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The current tank I'm driving on is at 27mpg. A couple of days ago, I was a consistent 30-31 on the freeway but it quickly went down to 29 after driving up a huge hill to a friends house. After much local driving I'm here at the current 27.
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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Just got home from a 90 mile freeway trip where I got 30.5 mpg at about 65 mph My 2004 GS 300 wouldn't do that, best I ever got from it was in the 28's.
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Old Jun 19, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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If it weren't for traffic and city driving, I could maintain this:

Not that sharp cause I took it with a phone camera.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by mysteryan
If it weren't for traffic and city driving, I could maintain this:

Not that sharp cause I took it with a phone camera.
Wow.

Now that is impressive! Do you have any mods?
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pjonkheer
Wow.

Now that is impressive! Do you have any mods?
no need for mods. stock cars are capable of that
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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I've noticed a lot of the pictures people are posting no one is moving... The speed is on 0... Here is a picture of me actually driving with 29 mpg.. I hit 29.8 at one point... I was also using the A/C...(07 GS 350)
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ReyRey305
I've noticed a lot of the pictures people are posting no one is moving... The speed is on 0... Here is a picture of me actually driving with 29 mpg.. I hit 29.8 at one point... I was also using the A/C...(07 GS 350)
Umm, because it's kinda dangerous trying to get a good shot while you're driving. Also harder trying holding the camera still to prevent blurriness especially on phone cameras.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rominl
no need for mods. stock cars are capable of that
Yup, rominl is right. My car is bone stock. Could probably go higher if I keep my sunroof closed. Maybe it's because my car was clean and was synthetically sealed a few times reducing my parasitic wind drag coeficient. Alright, maybe that doesn't really make that much a difference.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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GS is an amazing car, it does better than I've ever imagined it could do.

Last edited by G Star; Jun 21, 2008 at 11:18 AM.
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 01:04 AM
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It worked 4 me no problem (2 seconds omg, so crazy!).

Originally Posted by mysteryan
Umm, because it's kinda dangerous trying to get a good shot while you're driving. Also harder trying holding the camera still to prevent blurriness especially on phone cameras.
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ReyRey305
I've noticed a lot of the pictures people are posting no one is moving... The speed is on 0... Here is a picture of me actually driving with 29 mpg.. I hit 29.8 at one point... I was also using the A/C...(07 GS 350)
Cool! Now take one showing top speed!


(j/k!)
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Old Jun 21, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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lol, you got it... I will go 145 mph
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rbarker
Cool! Now take one showing top speed!


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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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well damn. let's make it go faster..

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