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Old Oct 14, 2004 | 11:26 PM
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whats the worst mpg have you seen in yall's xA's

the worst i've seen in mine was around 31 mpg and the best i got was 36mpg
Old Oct 15, 2004 | 04:44 AM
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i get 40-44 when i drive moderately, and 30-36 when idrive like i drive, i have a grounding kit and a homemade intake, TRD exhaust, 14 pound wheels, i'm pretty happy with it, the worst i got was the 30 when i first got the car, i had to nail it everywhere i went.
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my worst MPG was 27 mpg (autoand city driving); that was my first tank, too.
Old Oct 16, 2004 | 03:13 AM
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dang! im getting around 22-25, maybe even lower. but i'm also driving 30 miles to work everyday on hwy averaging b/w 70-80 mph.
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I've had my RS for a little under a week now, and I'm getting a solid 33-35mpg so far... which is much higher than I anticipated with the bigger rims and all...
Old Oct 19, 2004 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by zdawg913
I've had my RS for a little under a week now, and I'm getting a solid 33-35mpg so far... which is much higher than I anticipated with the bigger rims and all...
Interesting..

My first tank was 30, then 32. Went through both tanks in about 1 1/2 weeks. I've been babying it too.
Old Oct 23, 2004 | 05:57 AM
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I'm at about 6000 miles now and my normal commute is 26 miles each way with an average speed of approx 50 mph. I usually get 34mpg. If I check my mileage after a weekend at the lake house, which is 1.5 hours from home with an average speed of 70 mph, I normally get 37 mpg.

The worst I've gotten so far is 31.7mpg
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I've only had my RS 1 for about 2 weeks, but so far my best has been about 36mpg and my worst 28mpg

Can't complain, its funny when I was filling up behind a Hummer H2 and I smiled thinking that the guy is going to end up paying more on gas than his car in the long-run, haha
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and takes him a half hour to fill up too
Old Oct 25, 2004 | 01:29 AM
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My lowest mpg was 26. I was going 90-100mph for 3 hours.
Old Oct 25, 2004 | 01:33 AM
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Mine was great at first, then the milage will went down fast!
Old Oct 25, 2004 | 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Cybergypsy
Mine was great at first, then the milage will went down fast!
so your going to give me a car with ____ty milage?

what ever im not going to complain
Old Oct 25, 2004 | 03:16 PM
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Worst 31, Best 34.
Old Oct 26, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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I get out of a full tank of gas around 260miles.and fill up every 5 days............juan
Old Oct 30, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Toyota should recall the 5 speed transmission and swap in a 6-speed. I hate going down the freeway (speed limit 70mph) at 3500 or 4000 or whatever rpm that is...another gear for freeway use would be awesome...I drive from school to home, 90 miles...freeway all the way. I get like roughly 28-32mpg.
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Originally Posted by Sprockett
Toyota should recall the 5 speed transmission and swap in a 6-speed. I hate going down the freeway (speed limit 70mph) at 3500 or 4000 or whatever rpm that is...another gear for freeway use would be awesome...I drive from school to home, 90 miles...freeway all the way. I get like roughly 28-32mpg.
and needs a lower torque and power band at a lower rpm range with a better finale drive, better diff. gear ratio!!!
Old Oct 31, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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My worst mpg was just under 31. :D
Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mikochu
My lowest mpg was 26. I was going 90-100mph for 3 hours.
I picked up a brand new XA RS to replace my old XA. I generally take it easy on my cars for the first thousand miles. Somehow I've already put 1,200 miles on it, and Sunday night I was driving home from northern California, averaged 90-100 as well for several hours, ended up with 25. Normally I get about 33-36.

I have to say that this car really could use a 6th gear.
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(please delete post, because I can't)
Old Nov 3, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkTimmy2k4
Originally Posted by mikochu
My lowest mpg was 26. I was going 90-100mph for 3 hours.
I picked up a brand new XA RS to replace my old XA.
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averaged 90-100 as well for several hours, ended up with 25. Normally I get about 33-36.
Wow, thanks for the comparison!

As was talked about before, it may very well be likely that the the speedo hasn't been recalibrated on the xA!!



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