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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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woah that car does look good, what r the specs on that bad boy?
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 05:26 PM
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Is that the one thats supposed to be like 30 grand?
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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hey bro how long did it take u to get to FL driving? im not goin as far as u im goin to orlando anyway but jus roughly about how long did it take u? AND how many times did u fill up on ur car on the way there?
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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It's 24,995£, so it would probably be 30-35k here, which means it wouldn't be worth it for the main fact that it's FWD and not AWD.
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Orlando is actually a little further then me. Should be about the same. Only about a 20-50 mile difference. It took me 18 hours I think. 4 fill ups. Averaged 27 mpg, yeah I was haulin a$$. I stopped in DC for a night. Then left early morning.
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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hm ok not to bad i figure i do 4/5 fill ups spend about 120 on gas thats not too bad oh so orlando is after u hm i dunno y i thought it was before iight i gots this lol
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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Its around my height, just a little more south west. I'm right next to i95.
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Driving directions to Orlando, FL
1,094 mi – about 17 hours 19 mins

If you take your time, you can almost do it in 2 full tanks of gas.
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oh iight so ur not far from orlando at all im definatly visiting yo **** gotta see what this college ur goin to is all about lmao
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Driving directions to Orlando, FL
1,094 mi – about 17 hours 19 mins

If you take your time, you can almost do it in 2 full tanks of gas.
is that from NJ or by me? either way it wouldnt really matter thats not bad at all. im thinkin maybe 2/3 tanks and id be straight
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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Queens to Orlando.

33MPG is easy to do btw, it's boring...but easy lol. If you do go, 36PSI in all tires, it helped a lot when I went to PTuning and VIR.
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my new car struggles to get 33 mpg. i'm averaging about 27-28 on the highway.
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yeah i have gotten 30 plus driving "normal" lol. its jus annoying but i can definatly do that, 36psi? ok thats good to know definatly will do that
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my new car struggles to get 33 mpg. i'm averaging about 27-28 on the highway.
Does they still have that little mechanical MPG gauge on the bottom of the speedo?
Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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Yeah I go out to orlando all the time. Atleast twice a week so its not far at all. I go to Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach. It's like an hour and a half to a 45 min drive from Orlando depending from what part of Orlando you're leaving from. I know it takes me an hour and 15 to get to Orlando Intl but only 45 min when I go to orlando paintball.
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hmmm sounds like alot of crap to do lol im down though still aint far at all basically like a ride from bayshore to queens lol
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Originally Posted by CarbonXe
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my new car struggles to get 33 mpg. i'm averaging about 27-28 on the highway.
Does they still have that little mechanical MPG gauge on the bottom of the speedo?
no its all electrical now. i'll take a picture of my gauges for you
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It was on the tach, not the speedo. Can't really see it, but it's there. It also had the On Board Computer in the middle that did MPG.

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no its no longer mechanical only the middle
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Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
Originally Posted by CarbonXe
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I will be in NYC Friday and Long Island on Tuesday.... I hope gas is cheaper
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NYC manhattan or one of the other 5 boros? usually i thought LI was more expensive but i guess it jus depends where exactly ur gonna be. cheapest ive seen is 1.89 but apparently farther east its 1.70 ish
upper west side Manhattan then Sea Cliff , then Nassau county Wantaugh(I used to live there)..then to Rockland County and Passaic County......I am going home for the holidays



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