Hey s2000 folks help me out. I bought an IS300 with insurance money i got from my turbo integra(stolen). GAS HAS BEEN KILLING ME!. How many Gal in s2000 tank and whats your mpg look like for highway driving.

In the IS300, its a 15 gal tank and i get 300-330 mile....so thats like 20-22 mpg

 

You can afford an IS300 but cant afford the gas. Ironic. S2k gets on avg. 24mpg.

 

i drive 100 miles a day. In CAL gas prices are going up every day....i mean every F-ing day. I gas up every 3 days and each fill up cost be $35. I pay 350 bucks a month on gas...I can afford to pay it but....it just sucks.

 

to be honest...i wouldnt buy an s2000 to conserve on gas...its a sports car...but i think you can get around 20-24 depending on how you drive, city/highway etc...

and your avatar pics is funny..but the title does not match...wouldnt it be right arm?

 

yeah exactly its suppose to be the right arm.....but a mond thought it would be funny to change it.

Anyways- im just looking to see what my options are right now. I feel like an old man driving the IS around. I miss the manual shifting...maybe i should just get a beater..
btw how many gals can the S hold?

 

I usually get ~240 miles and pump in ~11 gallons per fill up with 91.

I tend to shift around 4-5K RPM with somewhat frequent 8-9K RPM runs in 1-2.

I'm sure I can get better if I shifted under VTEC, but what's the point?

 

If you want to save gas than a s2000 is not the car for you. Your going to wind her up to 9000 every chance you have, I know I do haha. Anyways I have a IS300 also and I think its a gas guzzler itself. Buy yourself a beater to save on gas.

 

yeah it seems like the S is getting about the same mpg as the IS. Thanks alot for the feed back guys...maybe a hybrid is the only way to go right now...

 

Only way to save gas is not drive a sports car, or keep the rpms low.

 

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i agree. you buy a sports car to drive it and have fun. you shouldn't own one if your worry about gas and maintenance

 

i can get about 280 on a full tank in my 04. i drive 100 mi's a day. all fwy miles. i fill up about every 2.5 days.

gas here in socal is pathetic. real pathetic.

 

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i agree. you buy a sports car to drive it and have fun. you shouldn't own one if your worry about gas and maintenance</TD></TR></TABLE>

Oh trust me i drive all my cars hard and i do all my maintenance myself. I dont trust any shop unless i have a friend that works there. I guess i just miss the turbo integra....The IS just drinks gas like no tomorrow.

 

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gas here in socal is pathetic. real pathetic. </TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah man i feel you on the commuting....also i guess if im going to spend all this money on gas it better be a car i like to drive. IS300 is a great car....i just feel old in it.

 

280-300 miles. 320 if you are really pushing it.

 

250-280 sounds right....
but remember u still have 3 gallons left when the light comes on

 

I get almost 300 with a full tank in my S2000.

I get just over 300 in my IS300 e-shift but the tank is about 4 gallons larger.

 

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Oh trust me i drive all my cars hard and i do all my maintenance myself. I dont trust any shop unless i have a friend that works there. I guess i just miss the turbo integra....The IS just drinks gas like no tomorrow.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you are driving your IS300 "hard" then you are definitely sucking down more gas. Do you do mostly city driving? You might want to try altering your driving habits in order to see if you can improve your fuel efficiency. Also has your IS300 been tuned up lately?

 

u guys drive like grandmas... 300 miles per fillup?!

 

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Maybe it's those heavy BBS LMs.

 

funny how in the 20K miles i logged with my first s2000 with small *** stock 16s gas mileage was slightly worse


c'mon man don't hate cuz you know u love it cuz obviously you keep track

 

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c'mon man don't hate cuz you know u love it cuz obviously you keep track </TD></TR></TABLE>

No hating here it was a joke. Keep track? It's not hard to remember who has what.

I do a lot of freeway commuting, which explains my gas mileage per tank. I am meticulous with my standard maintenance so that helps. Bad tires, poor alignment, low air pressure, heavier than stock wheels, dirty air filters, spark plugs, oil, etc. all plays a part in gas mileage.

 

it's the freeway miles that's doing it. all that other stuff is ****-rententive my car is my life talk :D

 

I got 10 gallon for 230-260
with GT wing and 17" rims

 

Depending how my friend drives his, he gets about 290 to the tank.
WHich isn't bad cause he beats the poop out of it

 

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LOLOLOL...sell that IS300