s2000 vs. 330ci
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mpg reflect only one factor of cost in a vehicle. cost of maintenence, insurance, and depreication together with mpg will determine your overall cost per mile of operating a certain vehicle. in other words, just because car B gives better mpg than car A doesn't necessarily mean the overall cost of operation of car B will be less than car A.
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Originally Posted by kumainu,Dec 1 2006, 10:28 AM
What the heck does that mean? 
30 mph on a freeway? Unless it's jammed and then you wouldn't achieve that kind of mileage. But I still don't know what 65~30mph means.
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30 mph on a freeway? Unless it's jammed and then you wouldn't achieve that kind of mileage. But I still don't know what 65~30mph means. Btw, ~ is usually used to represent "approximately".
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Originally Posted by GPWonTan,Dec 1 2006, 10:46 AM
i've never gotten close to 30mpg. but i'm sure u CAN. i also prefer not to 'lug' the engine. i like to keep my revs 3.5-4k for the most part in any gear. the positive of a few mpg extra doesnt outweight the negatives imo.
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I have no idea what kind of mileage my car gets. I just fill it up when the little, orange light comes on. But, I do know that I would have no interest in driving my S2000 "heavily on the freeway." WAY too damn loud for that. 1.5 hours or so is tops for me, I think. Any more, and I have to take the FX. I'm sure I've been no help to this discussion...
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I drive my S pretty much only in the city. While hardly driving @ high revs, I only get 20-22 mph. If I decide to go vtec a few times on the tank + city driving, I avg 18-19. 
I don't know how you guys do it.
I don't know how you guys do it.
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Originally Posted by GPWonTan,Dec 1 2006, 01:46 PM
i also prefer not to 'lug' the engine. i like to keep my revs 3.5-4k for the most part in any gear.
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Some of these numbers sound too high. Isn't 32 mpg higher than what Honda even said we should get? I have NEVER gotten anywhere above 24/25 mpg on my AP2 or AP1. I honestly could care less about this factor though, because I have a sports car and not an economy car. Back to the OP- I bet the 330 gets better mileage.
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just to expand on that more, he can usually cruise at 6th going 65ish-70 at 1.5-2k rpm. after all, his power band is quite small compared to the likes of you monster revvers. his is at around 6.2k. not to mention its a I-6.