keatonsdad
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I just drove 180 miles at 85 mph and averaged 21.9 mpg and the road is not flat by any means. I also had a first gen mark in front of me for a while and let's just say we much better than 85 for a while
Dismal fuel economy - 19 mpg average on freeway
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AndyT
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21.9?!? I wish.... around town right now its between 17.4 and 17.5. I did some highway a last week and it never got over 17.9.
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
its an average. reset it before you hit the highway next time.
AndyT
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Ahh. Duh.... wow I'm such an idiot.
Lownslowlsc
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lol...Yeah.. Hell I went on my trip last month and got mid 20's. My average is still at 20.xx(dropping slowly) after a month of city driving. Gotta reset that Andy.
MarkVIIIS
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I think you should check it for codes if your lucky you'll have some, could definatly be a coil heat can effect electronics, a few years ago my interior lights would not go out when the doors were shut in the morning and then when I would leave school in the afternoon then would be fine, I believe it was becuase in was alot cooler in the morning then in the afternoon.
MarkVIIIS
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you could just go somewhere and have them do a coil test with a scan tool.
Those are 2 very good ideas. I'll give them a try. I believe most parts houses can do a coil test if you remove them.
Meanwhile, I bought a set of Coil On Plug boots since they're probably due for replacement.
danny_holtermann
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it is possible that slime leaked from your suspension parts and got into you wheel bearings, otherwise i would suggest fuel filter with a new batch of gas from a good gas station
AndyT
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Yea, I did today when I got on the highway and with the cruise set at 80 it stayed around mid to high 23s.
rooster1969
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I think the best I ever got was 26. Cruise was set at 80 all the way through Mississippi. Now I get a whopping 21 on a good day, Dang Blower.
thaywood
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How the HELL is that even possible???????And what kind of moron would actually subject his car to that kind of utter stupidity?
chris2523
93 Mark VIII
And what kind of moron would actually subject his car to that kind of utter stupidity?
:lol::lol::lol:
zmt325
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And what kind of moron would actually subject his car to that kind of utter stupidity?
one word..... Dubai, they are a band of retards over there
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thaywood
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Oh...my...Gawd!!!!!
*facepalm*
*facepalm*
Moes8
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it is so sad that with all that stupidity, they can still cause our military so much grief
danny_holtermann
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lol
Crankylove
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I get..........
18-19 mpg 100% around town driving (surface streets, lots of lights, sitting in rush hour traffic)
21-22 mpg mixed town and interstate (34 miles round trip to work, interstate to work, surface streets through town coming home)
30-32 mpg 100% interstate doin 70-75 mph (round trip from SLC, Ut to south eastern Idaho and/or southwest Wyoming and back home to mormonville)
I get better milage with the my Mark than my Taurus ever got, and have more than twice the power and comfort...........and the Mark has a bit of style the Taurus could never have