What is your statistics for technically perfect car?
Hmmm... I have like 8 mpg when speeding at secondary roads. No check errors, new spark plugs filtes etc.
I can get as high as 22 MPG at 65 on interstates. I can get as low as 6 MPG on road race tracks. Except for road race tracks, I typically get 20 MPG.
I’m usually between 11-14 mpg. Most of this is spirited driving with some inevitable freeway/traffic (I live in LA....)
I did mostly 400-500 mile road trips in my 355 and usually easily got mid twenties at cruising speed.
I think on my vancouver trip I got about 20 over about 2000 miles Rippen around town i think i still got about 12 to 14 and that is hard on it as much as possible.
My gas gauge must be Italian Gauge says 1/4 left it takes 12 gallons to fill it up. I quit checking my mileage after the first month. 2 digits per gallon, I am driving to slow....... 1 digit per gallon, I am driving to fast.
People have asked me this same question and my answer is always the same: I have never checked, have no idea and don't want to know. I fill it up when it is empty.
When I first got it I was basically driving it daily, I followed it for a while from fill up to fill up - 8 mpg.
Interstate speed limit in Montana was 75 and secondary highways were 70 so cruising at the speed limit. If I remember correctly it was about 3500 rpm highway 3750 on the interstate. Always got 22-25 mpg on long trips.
Not sure I really understand why anyone would care. It seems like most owners drive these cars 2000 miles or fewer a year. Even if you assume a big range in fuel consumption (from 8 mpg to 20 for example), the annual cost difference is going to be at most $500 (probably closer to $100 for most people). And that is clearly rounding error compared to maintenance, insurance, property tax (for those of us who live in the more thieving states) and the odd speeding ticket. Hell I spend more than that on cleaning products. In summary, I don’t get how anyone who can afford to own and maintain a 20+ year old Ferrari would even think to ask about fuel mileage.
What gallons are we talking about? US Gallons or Imperial Gallons? . Big difference in “mpg” calculations.
Doesn't matter to me what it gets & wouldn't drive it less at 2 mpg, but the curious side of me took a second to figure out that I average around 11 mpg.
