10-12-2011, 02:30 AM
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02 Q45 Personal best trip mpg......
I am on my fall TTT (trip to Texas).
I have several to post and will follow up, BUT today, from Western Az border to Scottsdale (121.8 miles) I used 3.4 gallons.
35+ mpg!!!!!!
I had filled up at the first station after CA. Reg was $3.25/gal and had been 3.79 in CA.
I had to stop at the infininiti Dealler so I thought I would Top off the take.
I have some elevation #s and scangauge info to post this weekend.
Oh yeah.....It was 16.7 gal of REGULAR 87 octane (tanke hold 21) I'm supposed to run 91 octane.
Of course this was the first raod trip on the 245/50/18 (size up) 27.7 diameter AND I had lowered the front end 1 1/4 inches.
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10-12-2011, 08:35 AM
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Excellent work!
My 535 aint quite so good.. as you can see
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But hey, its a track car!
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10-12-2011, 01:45 PM
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10-12-2011, 01:46 PM
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Excellent work!
My 535 aint quite so good.. as you can see
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But hey, its a track car!
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still good in my opinion
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10-13-2011, 12:38 AM
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How's your lifetime average going, Mark? You haven't updated your fuel log in over 18 months.... I keep mine current....Just sayin'... :shrug:
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10-13-2011, 04:11 AM
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That is excellent mileage for that vehicle, but, there is one thing to point out. That part of the country tends to have a fairly constant and sometimes quite strong westerly wind. I discovered this on my trip out west in my old toyota RV. Headed into that wind, I was typically in 3rd gear pedalling that old 22RE/auto for all it was worth, making decidely less than 35 mpg. On the way home, I was in OD rolling along at 65-70 no problem. Still well less than 35 mpg, unfortunately.
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10-13-2011, 11:00 AM
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We just returned from San Diego a week ago and the wind was bad, so we stayed in Yuma because we were running late from detours, but it let us miss a huge car wreck caused by a dust storm. It never seemed the wind was coming from the rear though, always from the side. Our Avalon seems similar to your Q-45, how fast do you go? I stay at 75, and we almost got 31 on one tank, but 30 is the norm, the Toyota is completely stock.
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10-14-2011, 06:16 AM
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Last May, the tail winds out of flaggstaff AZ (I-40 thru the high plains) were pretty strong.
But this last week (on I -10/20 thru Pheonix Az), the tail winds were hardly noticeable.
THe avalon is a V6 (I had an 97 Avalon prior to the Q.) the Q is a V8.
Is the bmmer a stright 6? I would think that one advantage the 02Q has (it changed in 03) is a 2.76 rear axle ratio. I constantly thank the Man upstairs for that nice starting point!!!!
I have some dear freinds who vaction in Yuma. I plan on stopping there on my way back.
DAve, I realize that I don't keep a lifetime log.......(bad me) but I drive pretty eco-freinfly all the time. My rational is that since I do so much hwy driving, I focus on the 'big stuff' and let the little stuff fall into place.
I work from home so I don't have a 'daily commute' .
We all have different motivations and guiding lights.......my obsesive focus happens to be on the highway end of things.
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10-14-2011, 09:06 AM
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still good in my opinion
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Thanks, But thats only one tank..
Possibly be doing a 1/4 mile day with it at the end of Oct and a 4hr Trackday on 12th Nov, so that should give a better indication!
Mccrews, the 535 is a straight 6 12v lump, with a 3.64 rear end..Its loverly, as it had a top end rebuild just prior to me getting it..
264k mileas and tight as a tight thing ![EEK!](/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif)
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10-14-2011, 08:50 PM
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Here are some pics from the trip...
first....."road food" sweet roll, aka cinimmon roll aka 7 friggin inches BIG!!!!!
I Arizona, there is a state park for 'rocks' . really amazing...like some HUGE gaint came and left his marbles all in one spot..
There are no other formations like this in the area. I could have taken a 100 pictures of different size 5ft - 50ft round boulders tittering on each other.
![](http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/vv147/mcrewsq/project%202002%20Q45%20MPG/IMG_2282.jpg)
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