Mileage

dabullitt2272 · Feb 9, 2002

I set my trip odometer to 0 after every fill-up. I was getting between 260 and 280 miles between fill-ups. I've noticed the last few fiil-ups have been at 300 miles. Driving the same, same gas. 2272 is my daily driver and I tend to have a heavy foot! This is good!! Anyone else seen mileage improvements? I'm at 9600 miles.

BUL2294 · Feb 9, 2002

When I first got the Bullitt, I was averaging 9 MPG in the city. Granted, Chicago's not the best place to have a V8-powered car with its mistimed lights and all and my manual-driving abilities were horrible... I once had the LOW FUEL light come on after 120 miles! The car's now up to around 13 MPG in the city. (On the open highway, I get around 24 MPG).

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Dona · Feb 9, 2002

I do the same thing...reset at every fill up.....mine usually reads about 130 at each fill up....BIG SUX!! LOL

:nerd: Dona

H1RESQ · Feb 9, 2002

I get about 200. Used to get 270 before the gears and rest of the mods.

dabullitt2272 · Feb 9, 2002

From ya'lls reponses so far I'm getting real good mileage! Real Good!! No mods on mine except the K&N Filter. I'm very lucky, I rarely travel into Atlanta and face little stop and go traffic in my daily commute. Most of the miles on open country roads. My biggest concern isn't traffic but those dang deer!!

1248bullitt · Feb 9, 2002

i get about 130 to 160 city and around 200 on the hiway. not cool!!

1248bullitt · Feb 9, 2002

i get about 130 to 160 city and around 200 on the hiway. not cool!!

Bullitt4075 · Feb 10, 2002

I get around 220 to 240 city and 280 to 300 highway. That's with a fill up being around 11 to 12 gallons. I'm happy and getting better than expected MPG. Car has around 4000 on the clock.

Bullitt3577 · Feb 10, 2002

I average about 22 mpg with mix city and highway driving. Not bad considering my 4 cyl. truck gets about 24 mpg in mixed driving.

Los · Feb 10, 2002

15000 on my mileage.
I get about 13 in the city and 25 on the highway. I can make it from Galveston to Dallas on a full tank. Thats... 280 miles? maybe the mileage is a bit off.

Rod · Feb 10, 2002

I get around 220 miles on a tank. Of course I can't seem to keep my foot out of it! It seems every trip I make includes at least one drifting corner. What can I say, its fun!

PEO'R · Feb 10, 2002

I've also noticed increased milage the last few weeks. City/highway is about 22, was 20.5. I think it may be reformulated gas. Anybody know how much ethanol is going in the mix these days? High ethanol content means lower gas milage.

1 Bullitt · Feb 10, 2002

I was always told you get your best fuel mileage after about 4or5000 miles the problem is its to hard to keep your foot out of it,but my 99 gt i had got 27 mpg driving from s bend in. to chicago il. at 70 mph.

BUL2294 · Feb 10, 2002

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I believe the maximum Federal limit is 10% ethanol, with 15% being the practical limit for most car engines. However, the amount of ethanol in gas floats with several conditions--crude/ refining costs, EPA regulations, & seasonal issues. Some states also mandate a certain % of ethanol content. This is not done out of environmental concerns, but as a "forced subsidy" for the state's corn farmers. When oil/gas is cheap like it is now, ethanol content falls unless otherwise mandated, as ethanol is more expensive than gas right now. (I always seem to notice better gas mileage when gas is cheaper...)
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DHG3931 · Feb 10, 2002

I'm getting about 230-250 on a tank and that's mostly city driving (80%). I have 3500 miles on my Bullitt.

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