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Old 06-08-2008, 01:06 PM
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Re: Mileage Expectations '98 SLI AT

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Originally Posted by RC1488
If you do a full tune up on the car when you get it along with possibly a new set of tires (tires are reallyyy important. I gained 2 mpg with properly inflated michelins ), im sure you can reach 35mpg. I get around 38-39 in my SL1's and abour 33 in my SL2.
Thanks for the advice. I realize there is 2 years difference in your SL1 and the 1998 I am looking at. Hopefully the mileage is similar.
I went and looked at today. The lady said she has been getting around 30 mpg in what was described as a similar commute as mine. She said she gets 35 hwy. The engine was replaced at about 95k with a used engine that had about 65k on it. Overall it was in good shape. It had very new looking BF Goodrich tires. She is asking $3000. I don't think I am about to go more than $2400. But I really want to be comfortably in the low 30's mpg consistently in my commute. Not sure it will do that.

Last edited by Armedgentleman; 06-08-2008 at 03:41 PM.
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