pro's and con's

[Girly VR-4]

BTW... these cars do get good gas mileage. In a TT/Vr4, if you keep it out of boost during regular driving, and drive like a NORMAL person lol, expect mid 20mpg. Best I ever got was high 20's per gallon, probably around 27 or so. That was just cruising on the highway, 70mph or so, moderate to light traffic. I was at about 300 miles at 1/2 a tank.

[Crackhedbob341]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

You asked what got good gas mileage, I told you what did, and they do. That is like me saying now, well the Honda Civic? Let's take a look at the Prius, it gets better mileage. And it came if that your point was that turbo cars don't get good gas mileage. That is what I took from this specific quote of yours, "don't get good gas milage, but what turbo'd car does?". While of course there are some n/a cars out there that get better, they still do very well. The TT does not get the best mileage do to the fact that it is heavier, AWD, and has to have more power to pull the weight around.

right, but you named all 4 cylinder turbos. my exact point was stating that a n/a would get better mpg.. most of the time. compare a turbo 4 to a n/a 4.... then a n/a 6 to a turbo 6.

understandably, the 4 cylinder would save gas. i see your point of those cars get good ok mpg, but they are also smaller than the 3000GT, so i guess i should have stated a 6 cylinder turbo that gets 4 cylinder mpg.

[vectorspecialist]

ok comparison turbo 4 to n/a 4. my 944 is a 2.5l 4, i get if i'm lucky highway cruising only 27mpg. my neon with a 2.0l n/a got me at best 29mpg highway. an srt4 gets wat 26mpg from a 2.4l turbo? hmm only one less than my 944.

a 3kgt n/a and turbo get around the same mpg. hell i drove to va and got better gas milage than my gf at the time who owns a 3k sl, granted she's not exactly wat u'd call light footed either.

to compare a turbo to a n/a is stupid and nothing short of it. u want performance but with good gas milage, go buy a 911 or a vette, both advertise 26mpg and give u 325hp(911) 430hp(vette) but i dont think u have between 46k and 73k...now do u? even at that the 911 turbo(997) gets around 23mpg...pretty good with 480hp and 505tq and awd, with 3350lbs to haul. and the zo6(as much as i doubt this) gets 25mpg highway, with 505hp and around 3100lbs to hual.

a tt 3/s; awd, 3750lbs(close to), 300-320hp, 305-315tq, aws on some(not sure if that affects mpg), gets advertised 24mpg...most of us average highway 22-23.
a na 3/s; fwd, wat 3200lbs(correct if wrong), 218-222hp, 201tq?, gets advertised 25mpg(o boy one better)...my experience 24. again only one mile difference. over the course of the tank, that's like 19miles and change. yes i relize that big out in the plians, but coasts, gas stations every 200yrds.

like girly said, stay out of the turbo's and u get good gas milage, not great but it's a sports car, ur supposed to care. u pay 73k for the 911 u shouldnt care about how bad gas milage is, u can can afford the car u can afford the gas. if not than tough shit.

every car has it's pros and cons. my neon con: bad resale among a few other things pro: good first car among many other thing 944: con: part costs pro: its a porsche stealth: con: gas milage(i dont care) pro: one hell of a fun car


note: sorry todays hasn't been my best

this thread is alomst worthless. if u have a choice between the two cars the srt4 and a tt stealth. write down on a piece of paper everything u want in a car, than colomize it, and see which of the two cars meet the most aspects. i chose the 944 over a 96 240sx that way, and i havent second guessed my purchase yet. hell for the fun of it, add in a 3rd car that's n/a...u may b surprised

[Crackhedbob341]

fed-ex vector a zanex... lol wow.

just kidding. yeah, make a list and make a choice depending on situations.

i believe the +1 mpg on the 3/s is incorrect. that's an estimation by the factory.. egh like i trust factory anything.

[vectorspecialist]

Originally Posted by Crackhedbob341

fed-ex vector a zanex... lol wow.

just kidding. yeah, make a list and make a choice depending on situations.

i believe the +1 mpg on the 3/s is incorrect. that's an estimation by the factory.. egh like i trust factory anything.

i'm actually not allowed to accept packages from fed ex as i work for ups...it's in a contract that i signed. i can only accept from usps or ups...no joke.

i dont trsut most things that fctories say about cars, but for comparitive reasons i just went with what i thought factory said it got

[Crackhedbob341]

Originally Posted by vectorspecialist

i'm actually not allowed to accept packages from fed ex as i work for ups...it's in a contract that i signed. i can only accept from usps or ups...no joke.

i dont trsut most things that fctories say about cars, but for comparitive reasons i just went with what i thought factory said it got

haha that's funny. i work in a ups store. i didn't know that though. you must actually work deeper into the company to have to sign that contract.

[vectorspecialist]

i'm not deep at all, i only work till christmas eve, thats it. it doesnt really matter to me tho, i dont get anything shipped. just a new porsche emblem coming in, that's coming via Porsche truck...kinda cool.

[Stealthee]

I HIGHLY doubt you are made to sign a contract saying you cant accept a package from FedEx. You have no control over how people ship items. For instance, my company uses solely UPS. Say we were to solely use FedEx and I sold you something. I would ship it FedEx. They can't stop you from accepting a package sent to you.

Now maybe they can make you send solely UPS, but not solely receive.

[liquidPunk]

Originally Posted by Girly VR-4

I have to disagree here. I bought my first Vr4, a 95, just after I turned 18. It was probably the best purchase I've ever made. If you take the time to learn about the car, learn how to fix it, and learn how to maintain it, it's not as expensive to own as you might think. If you're paying a joe-shmoe mechanics shop to do the work, you'll be paying out your ears, and if you find a reputable local shop, it's not too bad.

The best advice I can give you, spend the extra money for a car you KNOW is well cared for and problem free... from someone who is obsessed with their car and the quality of their car, and learn how to do the basic stuff yourself. Get someone local from 3si to help you out, that's how I learned how to work on my car myself. Ownership will be enjoyable, and you'll REALLY appreciate your car, when you've done the work and fixed it yourself

Best overal post in the thread... follow it.

I have an sl and get around 27 around town and about 30-32 highway, but I only blow out the cabon deposits like 4 or 5 times a tank.

I think I hate how huge our tanks are btw, man it really hurts to spend upwards of $70 on gas per fill!

[vectorspecialist]

dude up to 70 bucks...how much is gas for u. i pay 3.05/gal. but when i was paying 3.51 when i bought it last summer, it sucked. the bigger tank makes up for the gas milage, i get more miles per tank with the stealth than i did the neon, the 944 does better than both.

[liquidPunk]

Gas is a little cheaper around here than most places ( I live in southern VA) regular is $2.70 right now, but what i am saying about the truck sized tank is that its cool you dont have to fill up often, but it makes you feel like your spending so much more moneda!

[Crackhedbob341]

gas here in SW florida is 3.32 premium.. gay.

[ZRYDERVR4]

welll anyways EhyBrah123 how much are you looking to spend? are you willing to travel?

[vectorspecialist]

this goes against my will as i hate the car and the company, but have u considered a honda civic si. they get somewhat decent gas milage, reliable, and relativly decent performance.


stealthee ur right, i can receive cant ship

[ZRYDERVR4]

how can you not ship? how would they know?