My 2011 Ford Mustang Review

[che22879]

Nice review Greg!

 

[Darth Bama]

 

[RedRider]

Took another 700 mile trip in the car last weekend. It has just over 4,300 on it now. On the way to our daughter's we drove 75/70 for a gas mileage test. I was pretty disappointed when it only got 27.3 mpg. I blamed it on low mileage and the motor still breaking in.

I took a brother for a ride with a couple wot runs. The first one was a little sluggish, but the next were what I expected.

On the way home we drove 80/85, gas mileage be damned. We got just shy of 27 at 26.85. I'm thinking maybe the engine was a bit loaded up and had something to do with the less than expected mileage on the way to the daughter's. It cleared up after the wot runs and could be why we got better than expected mileage on the way home.

Moral of the story. More wot runs so it will get better mileage.

 

[Texas Jim]

Glad to hear you are still liking the car.
WOT every once in a while is always good for them.

 

[OldCracker29]

Glad to hear you are still liking the car.
WOT every once in a while is always good for them.

Hell yeah, blow that carbon out of there.

 

[RedRider]

Back when we had a 70 Roadrunner I had a mechanic explain the benefits of blowing out the carbon to the wife.
Ever since then I've told her it's preventive maintenance.

 

[Zembonez]

Mileage is a win for sure. Having such a fun to drive and sporty vehicle that gets that kind of mileage was simply not possible 5 years ago!

 

[RedRider]

Mileage is a win for sure. Having such a fun to drive and sporty vehicle that gets that kind of mileage was simply not possible 5 years ago!

No kidding. The cool thing is the lifetime mileage went from 19.6 to 21.0

 

[RedRider]

29.6 MPG this weekend

 

[buRRp]

Awesome Greg. Did the snow melt before you left or did you have to drive in it?