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Old 02-08-2006, 01:33 AM
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is there any1 else seeing their money go down the drain when they put gas in they're cobalt ss s/c b/c mines just eating gas like a fat people @ a buffet....its redicolous and im trying to figure out what it can be b/c it was never like this until recently the last couple days...
Old 02-08-2006, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by hispano1
is there any1 else seeing their money go down the drain when they put gas in they're cobalt ss s/c b/c mines just eating gas like a fat people @ a buffet....its redicolous and im trying to figure out what it can be b/c it was never like this until recently the last couple days...
Try using a different gas station. Always fill up at night or in the morning. Chevron's gas is the best to me. Don't know if you have it or not. Ummmm.... granny shift and skip gears.
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dont drive hard? ... im currently getting 29.4 mpg (just checked)
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LOL- Let's see...
Maybe -20C (just checked weather channel) has something to do with it??!!!!
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Old 02-08-2006, 02:40 AM
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dont drive hard? ... im currently getting 29.4 mpg (just checked)
Im getting 22.2 mpg. Im gonna blame the cold.
Old 02-08-2006, 09:13 AM
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32 mpg here. The readout says 8.2L per 100km. I think I did my math right.
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20mpg here. thats normal for me. mostly city driving and it's 20 degrees here now. on the weekends i get closer to 27-30 going to the shore. either way it is better then the 7 I got in my pick-up before this.
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He is from Canada so miles per gallon might not be to familiar to him. I get 12.4 currently and drive it hard. How many kilometers do you have? I noticed that my gas bill was greatly reduced when the car got broken in. I remember when it was 14.7. I have 8495km on mine.
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32 mpg here. The readout says 8.2L per 100km. I think I did my math right.
Thats amazing! How do you do it? Is yours SC'd?
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7.9L per 100Km Here (aproxx. 34-5mpg) Mostly highway driving. ( 60mph average).
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Originally Posted by hispano1
is there any1 else seeing their money go down the drain when they put gas in they're cobalt ss s/c b/c mines just eating gas like a fat people @ a buffet....its redicolous and im trying to figure out what it can be b/c it was never like this until recently the last couple days...
PetroCan's pretty good. Use Premium fuel as it is recommended in your owners manual to use it. Your milage will get better in time.

With my GM Gas card & Petro Card I get 28 cents off per litre. So it's very affordable and my SS/SC is happy.
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Thats amazing! How do you do it? Is yours SC'd?
Yep..mostly highway driving I guess.
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Originally Posted by BLKSS
He is from Canada so miles per gallon might not be to familiar to him. I get 12.4 currently and drive it hard. How many kilometers do you have? I noticed that my gas bill was greatly reduced when the car got broken in. I remember when it was 14.7. I have 8495km on mine.
I'm from Canada, and I prefer to use imperial rather than metric.
Old 02-08-2006, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by WJT DEMON
I'm from Canada, and I prefer to use imperial rather than metric.
Ah ic. Well maybe i should chill out on the high octane and try to follow the numbered signs from now on.
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Originally Posted by RedBaseBolt
7.9L per 100Km Here (aproxx. 34-5mpg) Mostly highway driving. ( 60mph average).
seriously? going 60 i would get around 40mpg in my LS. but i'm usually going 70 cause the speed limit is 65 so i get about 38-39mpg. one time though i was going on a flat highway with no hills going 70 and averaged about 41.3 mpg. i was amazed.
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I get between 20 and 23 depending on how I drive. Almost all city driving. Maybe 10 minutes on the highway each day.
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I usually average arrdoun 20-25. thats really not bad considering its pretty much all city driving, and I drive very spirited.

I understand you think you are getting bad gas milage, but you dont drive a Prius, so how bout you tell us what you do get? My friend has a G6 GTP and averages about 17 mpg.
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Im geting right now about 27.
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22-25 with BP 93 Octane in 32-49 degree weather
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Originally Posted by BLKSS
Ah ic. Well maybe i should chill out on the high octane and try to follow the numbered signs from now on.
stop and go driving is a killer with mpg ... just drive more consistantly and your avergae will go up ... on a highway trip I can pull almost 35mpg even with this cold weather ... when it warms up and is even hot your mpg will increase although if you use the ac it will not be a drastic change
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i win i win. i get about 14mpg. all city driving. i guess i have a heavy foot.
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my cobalt is sc'd and its 10.8/km even when i keep the rpm's under 2500...it won't go down and my gas is going down the drain like water...
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I get around 24.5 to 28 all city driving.
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I'm getting about 21 mpg. I drive mostly highway about 80mph. Car is about 1 1/2 weeks old, is that normal for an S/C?
When I hall has it goes down to about 19. But it has yet to be above 21.6 mpg. How do I get my milage increased?
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