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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 11-27-2003 12:10 AM
Now that the motorcycle is about finished for the year, I am driving the cars a lot more. Around here the price of gas drops EVERY Monday to about $ 1.33 (give or take a few cents) and on Thursday it goes up to $ 1.58. This occurs every week at virtually every gas station. Kroger's (Supermarkets) are now selling gas and they seem to have the same price most of the time, around $ 1.34 for 87 octane. Sam's Club is now selling gas for about the same price. The other stations change prices several times as week, usually every Monday and Thursday. Mileage. On the PT Cruiser I get about 20 or 21 MPG with a 4 cylinder engine. I get the same 20 or 21 in the Prowler. I have read where others are driving way more miles on a tank of gas than I have ever been able to achieve. What kind of mileage are you getting in your cats? |
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Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 |
posted 11-27-2003 07:45 AM
We have here in Indy a swing of 15 to 20 cents as you guys go,,,,,,I am truly amazed also. How do you get your clubs to the course on the Honda???? |
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tangled up in BLUE Prowler Junkie Posts: 11086 |
posted 11-27-2003 07:45 AM
Ed....best I ever got in a Kat was 21-23mpg on a long interstate trip.....but, a few months ago I got 21mpg on a trip with a new Viper, 75-85 mph with several bursts into the 150-160mph range.....a few weeks ago I got another Vette, 03 conv.....it is the third one in a row that averages 31-33mpg on the road on a trip 75-80 mph....Vettes get the best gas mileage of about any car I ever owned....my old Pinto 20 years ago only got 22-24 mpg....last car I used for a sales car was a 91 Spirit....it got 27mpg if I coasted down hills alot  |
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Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 |
posted 11-27-2003 07:48 AM
OOPS, my red Kat got 26.5 from Woodward to Indy way back when,,,,true Larry, many people get around 20 in their Viper. |
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CTProwler Prowler Junkie Posts: 3915 |
posted 11-27-2003 08:26 AM
Around $1.65 regular---$1.79 High test in CT None of my cars get good gas mileage. 03 Jag 15-18 mpg Ford F-150 around 12 Thats all i'm driving now, Kats got around 18-20 ------------------ This message has been edited by CTProwler on 11-27-2003 at 08:27 AM |
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ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 |
posted 11-27-2003 08:47 AM
Ed - our cats average 22mpg in a combination of city/freeway use, and that includes some hard bursts of acceleration at times. My silver got nearly 26mpg twice on the trip to CrazyHorse Tour back in '01. Phx gas prices are all over the place, from a low of $1.43 to $1.59 for reg. |
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meancat Prowler Junkie Posts: 3635 |
posted 11-27-2003 09:12 AM
Gas in MODDERSVILLE just went down to $2.33 for the holidays it's a good thing I get 22 mpg's |
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JCProwler Prowler Junkie Posts: 1022 |
posted 11-27-2003 10:28 AM
Here in So. Cal. if I get gas at Sams Club its 1.55 for reg. anywhere esle 1.73 for reg.  :    |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 11-27-2003 10:30 AM
Ed I have been averaging 19 - 20 MPG in my daily driving. For some reason when my daughter drives it and I check the Average MPG on the mirror computer readout it says anywhere from 13.8 to 15.3. You don't think she is driving it harder than I am, do you? ------------------  |
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cnote6 Prowler Junkie Posts: 10955 |
posted 11-27-2003 10:44 AM
quote: Is that possible???? Marty?? |
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RPL Prowler Junkie Posts: 3448 |
posted 11-27-2003 10:49 AM
Marty, Are you sure that it isn't the other way around? Your daughter gets 19 to 20 and you get???? I've followed you for many, many miles. Even with a broken engine you don't take it easy. |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 11-27-2003 10:54 AM
cnote - at least last time Lindsay drove it for a few hours, she washed it and vaccuumed the interior. Also, I got temporary possesion of CD's by Nickelback, OAR, 2 groups I have never heard of, and two CD's she burnt herself. Maybe I can sell them on ebay to pay for the gasoline she used? The only difference between the way I drive my kat and the way you drive your's is your sparks are under the rear of the car and mine have been under the hood! |
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idive Prowler Junkie Posts: 8483 |
posted 11-27-2003 11:06 AM
On 8-28-02, I used 9.811 gal. in 253 miles for 25.787381 mpg, and that was travelling @ 100mph for half an hour. I only stopped for gas cause I was between towns. I feel I could have stretched it to 275 on that tankfull. It would have been tight tho. I seem to get better mileage with 90-100mph travel than at 75-85mph. ------------------   |
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Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 |
posted 11-27-2003 11:34 AM
the Hiboy gets 10, period |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 11-27-2003 01:23 PM
The golf clubs lay on the back seat of the motorcycle with the shoulder strap over the back of my seat. I put the cover over the clubs (except one time I forgot) and have never had a problem. I have taken them about 150 miles, one way, on the m.c. My gas gauge is all screwed up on the Prowler so I never get over 175 miles on a tank. I reset the trip odometer and watch it like a hawk, NOW. |
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ALLEY CAT Prowler Junkie Posts: 36093 |
posted 11-27-2003 01:28 PM
quote: Bob - Now that is telling it like it really is with Marty
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Kariedan Prowler Junkie Posts: 162 |
posted 11-27-2003 11:20 PM
I run premium average price currently $1.79 gallon. 175 to 200 miles max on tank. Average city (daily driver) 17 to 18. 1GR8RID |
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Randy Cobb Prowler Junkie Posts: 4070 |
posted 11-28-2003 07:19 AM
I've been in the gas/oil distributing biz for 26 years and I'm never surprised at stories I see and hear about retail pricing. There is no reason for there to be such swings EACH week. Every so often, yeah, but not every week. I can tell you that hypermarkets or big box retailers (like Ed mentioned - Kogers, Sam's Club) often sell gas at or in many cases below cost as a loss leader. There is a new Costco here in Greensboro that is selling gas 5 cents below what I'm paying for it as a distributor. ------------------ |
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Marty Usher Prowler Junkie Posts: 13833 |
posted 11-28-2003 09:47 PM
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Steven R. Gary Prowler Junkie Posts: 760 |
posted 12-02-2003 12:59 PM
Kat in town about 18-19 and on a trip using cruise 21-24 depending on the number of cars I pass ave speed 70. |
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DR PROWLER Prowler Junkie Posts: 4079 |
posted 12-02-2003 02:19 PM
Gas mileage is always between 20-25 MPG,which is great compared to some of my other investments.Gas prices on the other hand keep creeping up(app $3.00 Cdn per gallon)! |
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ed monahan Prowler Junkie Posts: 33595 |
posted 12-02-2003 08:09 PM
Regular gas hit $ 1.23 here yesterday. |
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Gary C Prowler Junkie Posts: 12017 |
posted 12-03-2003 12:51 AM
151.9 for premium what a deal |
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