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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:56 AM
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Wow, you tC owners have been keeping a secret huh...

Great gas mileage

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/car/228958891.html
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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What a bunch of bull. tC is rated 22/29. I avg 23 combined and 30 on roadtrips.
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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lol i averaged 19....
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:05 AM
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Yeah...my box doesn't even get that!

And is $20K average for what this RS is selling for?
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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I get like 300-320 on a full tank!!
Old Nov 3, 2006 | 03:40 AM
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Hard to tell since it barely gets driven.... only 1200 miles in 3.5 months. Anyone want to buy it
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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I called....
It's a five speed with 20K on it
The girl wants $20,000 and she's firm
asking toooooo much in my opinion.
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 11:50 PM
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did you ask her about the gas mileage?... She's probably uses those little blue pills you drop in the tank...

I wonder if she can be held liable for misrepresentation like that?.. I know there's some different rules for dealers vs. private sales.. But this is like blantently wrong..
Old Nov 5, 2006 | 11:56 PM
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LOL. I get like 26 mpg combined.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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Hmmm..think I wold wait for the RS3.0 for the difference in price...
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 12:58 AM
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$19500 and you can have mine (paid 21823 3.5 months ago)
2007 Silver Auto with 1200 miles
Ground effects
rear lip spoiler
auto dimming mirror
cargo net
cargo liner
2 in 1 cargo mats
Scion Security
Sport Pedals (silver)
Ipod radio
Sirius radio
wheel locks
transferable Certified Gold Plus protection that includes fixes for door dings, wheel abrasions, scratch repair, and interior repair.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 02:28 AM
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yeah right ive gottem 23mpg city at best. and that was babying it!
i have yet to take a long trip on the freeway but i expect somewhere around 30mpg
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 05:28 AM
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I've been pulling 28mpg average over the last few weeks. I commute 30miles round trip to school w/ 75% highway driving. Highest I've pulled is 32 when we drove to Oregon for the meet actually. I'm up to 19k miles and haven't had an oil change for 5k miles.

My friend (hes a toyota tech) told me his mom got 42 average on her recent fillup...it has about 3xxx miles on it....He might have ment 32 but who knows. It's a stock 07.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 03:47 PM
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i average 320 - 370 per full tank.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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Anything has to be better than my truck. a whole wopping 13mpg!
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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maybe it's gallons per km LOL.
Old Nov 9, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Best I ever got was 30.5 MPG... It was mostly freeway, a trip to Oregon...
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