Is 24 mpg reasonable?
 

I just drove to/from Cincinnati (554 miles round-trip) in my '74 911 Targa. My wife and I, our luggage, spare tire, targa top, etc... and we got 24 mpg on the trip. The road was smooth, very little traffic and I averaged about 60mph, with mostly driving in 5th gear. I am very happy with 24 mpg, what do you think? Is 24 mpg "reasonable"?

I'd kill for 24 mpg....

Try 12 mpg at 70 mph........yeah 24 looks good!

I was VERY happy with Helga's performance, she ran well and solid the entire trip. I had never driven her that far in one day before and now I'm definitely driving her to Hershey next April. The round-trip mileage will be 1000 miles, but I'm up for it!

That is an unusual name for your wife, she must be German.

Craig911,
Very funny!! My wife is German and French and her name is Beth. Our kids named the Porsche. I used to have a VW Westfalia that they named Gretchen...

That is good stuff, The best I get out of my 2.2 with carbs is 26 (going downhill) but I do get 22-24 on long constant speed trips. 9-12 in town. Have you seen how much fuel coms shooting out every time you press the gas (therefore activating the acc pump jets). Every press of the throttle kills mileage. I found that I get better milage at 85 than 65 too. Go figure.

I kept the throttle as constant and as "smooth" as possible. Most of the ride was through farm land and slightly rolling hills with the occasional slow down and stops in small towns along the way. The ambient temps were 85-90 and the engine temp never went over 210.

I take it Beth discourages "spirited" driving????

Mike,
No way, we did a little "spirited" driving too!!!

As long as you folks don't name your cars "Walburga, Paula, Brunhilde" ect :) Prof. Porsche would like - Wiedekind says: "show me the money"

same here!!! :)

I get between 325 and 350 per tank with regualr driving.

I drove my stock 76 2.7 cis from Atlanta-Knoxville and back got right at 24. For most of the way the speedo set on 90 and I was moving out of the way of faster traffic constantly. As for spirited driving it is pretty much as often as I can and the fun warning, or perhaps "spitited driving warning," was active in the passenger seat.

What were you doing in Cinci? Did I see your car at the Oxford meet?

Doug,
We were indeed in Oxford! We were in the candy apple red '74 targa parked directly across the street from the Elms Hotel. Which car was yours? I wish we would have met! We had a great time and especially enjoyed the Steinkeller German restaurant.

So this one is yours then?

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1122996541.jpg

We were down the street aways (towards campus)...kinda in nowhere land. I wanted to park along your row, but when I got there a blue 993 was parked parallel to the street and I didn't think another car could park there. (he eventually moved, of course!)

Here's our girl, a brown 1970 911T (we call her "Foxy Brown" :D )

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1122996679.jpg

I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to say 'hey'. Next time for sure!

SmileWavy

Doug,

Thanks for the picture of our car! We saw your car and thought it was beautiful. I wish we could have met, but we're definitely going next year so let's meet and have a beer at Steinkeller!

Cool!

I actually posted a thread asking if anybody was going to this...I got zero responses!!! I'll be sure to keep it on the front page next year for all to see.

Just got back from a 550 mile trip in my '83 cab--top down the whole entire way. Completely stock car. Stayed at speeds between 65 and 85 mph. I got 22 mpg. Needless to say, I'm pretty happy with that.

Doug,
I usually check the Great Lakes forum, but I've been so busy at work and home I guess I forgot to. We had such a good time that we're going to spend 2 nights next year and bring the kids with us. We also stopped by the farmer's market (next to the square where we were) and bought a bunch of organically grown produce. The Steinkeller had great food and fantastic German beer, especially the Franzikaner Hefe Weisen. The Elms Hotel was great and the parking structure was watched by the local police all night. We had about 5 cars there from Michigan, most were from Ohio, but we had 2 from Ontario and 1 968 from Maine!

Bill G,

You must have been in Oxford too! We also drove the whole way (554 miles) with the Targa top off and I have the sunburned scalp and ears to prove it! I'll see if I have some pictures of your car and post them here.

Made 515 miles on a tank. Refilled for a total of 19.8 gallons. That's 26.1 mpg. This is with some spirited driving through the Napa Valley wine country and Hwy 1 in N. California

Hey, Art. The wife and I went to a B&B in Ludington for our 9th anniversary. Much needed time away from our three little boys. :)

And, yes, my scalp and ears are fried! :)

BTW here's another. I have higher res of these if you'd like. :)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1123002625.jpg

Sounds great! Julie and I actually live about a half an hour away, so we just thought we'd drive up. (...don't ask about our mileage! ;) ) We were not very well prepared (no chairs, etc.) so we didn't stay very long. We left about 2:00. Next year we'll stay longer and maybe participate on some of the driving events. I'm hoping to get my brother involved as well (he has an '03 Boxster).

Doug,

Thanks again for the pictures! I took pictures of every car there, except mine! We will stay 2 nights next year and bring the kids. We had a great time, but driving 554 miles in two days wore on me a little. We had to leave at 2:00pm on Saturday, so we missed the driving events but we'll be sure to do them next year. Oxford is gorgeous and they really put out the "red carpet" for our group, didn't they? We drove down Hwy 127 from Jackson, MI and saw some beautiful countryside and farms.

Bill G,

Congratulations on your 9th anniversary! We'll celebrate our 20th on 1/10/2006. I don't know how my wife puts up with me!

That's the best way to do it...drive more of the backroads vs the highways. Trust me, I make regular trips to Niles, MI for family and the highways are boooooring. Sounds like a great trip. We'll have to be sure to hook up next year.

I'm going to post more photos on a new thread...

SmileWavy

Doug,

Thanks, start the thread and I'll post some pics too!

Would love to see yours!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/234094-porsches-2-oxford-pics-post2046767.html#post2046767

Mine gets such good gas mileage that I need to stop for more oil long before I need more gas. :D

Doug,
I must've missed the thread about when you got the '70 T. Looks great.

My wife and do a 2,000 to 6,000 mile road trip every summer in our '79 SC so we know a bit about mileage. Strangly, our best results are in very hot weather and traveling 80 - 85 mph. Best mileage has been about 27 mpg.

Thanks! She's a little rough around the edges, but we're working on that. Even with the bad color, I love it! :D

EDIT: ..oh, and I don't think there was ever an introduction thread...sorry!