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POLL: gas mileage you are getting 200

posted by  Volvodad on  Mon Dec 6 17:15 CST 2004
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CAR/YEAR: 1983 244, B23F LH 2.0
MILEAGE: 157K miles
TRANS: Manual 4 speed with O/D, 3.31 axle ratio
RANGE: approx 450 miles on full tank til the pumps suck air
MPG; 23 city, 29.4 on recent 1100mi highway trip (~65MPH)
FUEL TYPE: 87 octane

CAR/YEAR: 1981 244 B21F K-Jet
MILEAGE: 300K miles
TRANS: Manual 4 speed with O/D, 3.73 axle ratio
RANGE: approx 410 miles on full tank til the pumps suck air
MPG; 20 city, 26.3 highway...exact same trip as car above, but made a week earlier with son (aka "Leadfoot") at the wheel)
FUEL TYPE: 87 octane

Both cars: recent wheel alignments, new tires at 32psi, Mobil-1 0W40 engine oil, Redline MTL in transmissions, Redline 75W90 in rear ends, fresh NGK plugs.
--
Bob (son's 81-244GL B21F, dtr's 83-244DL B23F, 'my' 94-944 B230FD; plus grocery-getter Dodge minivan, hobbycar 77 MGB, and numerous old motorcycles)






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