View Poll Results: Is the gas price expensive enough to keep you from driving the way you used to?
Yes - I have changed my driving habit / My driving aggressiveness is dependent of gas price.
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The Gas Mileage Contest

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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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The Gas Mileage Contest



The price in gas has been fluctuating in the States for quite sometime already. Some people complain about it and some people don't. Some people just don't care and just go on with their regular driving habits as if the gas price is cheap. But what is cheap to you? Is the price of gas expensive enough to keep you from driving as much as you use to? As far as you use to? As aggressive as you use to? Hell, post your best gas mileage here from 9/16/2005 on (so don't use the gas mileage number you used to get). This may keep some of you crazy teenagers who own or will own STi's to drive safer (if you decide to take this challenge at all).



It can be tough to try to accelerate slowly and drive under a slow velocity.

I'll post mine in a bit as I've been trying to drive going below 2750 RPM.

Happy driving!


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Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:26 AM
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k so all the STi owners are out of this contest...
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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19.3 mpg w. stge 1 accessport

filled up 2 weeks ago and still have a 1/4 tank left
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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k so all the STi owners are out of this contest...
No! You can challenge other STi's.
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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19.3 mpg w. stge 1 accessport

filled up 2 weeks ago and still have a 1/4 tank left
Doesn't count, if you read carefully.
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hey1
No! You can challenge other STi's.
oh, i never really drove 'hard', even with the raised gas prices i still drive the same.
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hey1
Doesn't count, if you read carefully.
put cliff notes for the lazy people haha
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Doesn't count, if you read carefully.
i did, and this is what im getting because of the change in driving habits and price of gas. my number is calculated as of today.

i used to get 16 mpg


Originally Posted by hey1
9/16/2005 on (so don't use to gas mileage number you used to get).
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by slowguy626
Put cliffS notes for the lazy people. haha
***fixed***

Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BLITZSTI
***fixed***

man i could've used that back in high school hahaha

edit: must.....stay....with.....topic of thread......

i get about the same as blitz posted, 19mpg
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by slowguy626
man i could've used that back in high school hahaha

edit: must.....stay....with.....topic of thread......

i get about the same as blitz posted, 19mpg
Originally Posted by hey1
Doesn't count, if you read carefully.

right back at ya!
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BLITZSTI
right back at ya!
oh fine... but i know i will get ~19mpg next time i fill up -_-

friendly tip: buy gas late at night or early morning, when the weather is cold the gas tends to be dense, so you get more bang for your buck!
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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oh fine... but i know i will get ~19mpg next time i fill up -_-

friendly tip: buy gas late at night or early morning, when the weather is cold the gas tends to be dense, so you get more bang for your buck!
and top off. you can get about .5-.75 gallons extra
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:57 AM
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The price of gas doesn't affect how aggressive I drive, but rather, it affects how far I'm willing to drive (i.e. distance). I think twice about whether or not I really need to go up to LA, or if I can wait a couple days to go to the store and do my shopping all at once, etc. I also try to carpool or rideshare if I'm meeting people somewhere.
Old Sep 16, 2005 | 10:59 AM
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I was getting 23mpg on the 5 to norcal. i usually get ~20 in the city.

I "slam" the gas pedal at the start, but i quickly work my way to 5th or 6th to save gas.

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