Re: [DML] 30+ mpg in a DeLorean

["Dan RC30" <danrc30@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry Dick, it is possible. I got 32-33mpg in my car on my way home from
Memphis 2 years ago. It was all straight highway with little variances in
speed. My car is also very much lowered with a full ground effects kit on
it. I think that combination is what produced the high fuel efficiency.

---Dan



Message: 23
   Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 16:52:57 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Dick Ryan <deloreanbiker@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 30+ mpg in a DeLorean

My father was a traveling salesman.  He said that when
he spent the nights in the hotels in the little towns
he traveled through, invariably the talk came around
to gas mileage.  He said " The first liar never had a
chance.".

With that in mind......

I've put nearly 175,000 miles on two DeLoreans.  One
automatic and one 5 speed.  Almost 50,000 miles were
sans turbo, the rest were with a twin turbo.  Most of
the miles were long distance highway miles.  On the
highway I usually drive the speed limit "plus" (+5 or
+10 mph).  My cars have NEVER acheived 30+ mpg.

The DeLorean Toruing Society has 6 charter members who
do a 2-4,000 mile trip each year in a period of two
weeks.  That obviously means a lot of highway driving.
 We have a stock engined D, 2 twin turbo'd Ds, a
single turbo'd D and a Stage II engine.  To my
knowledge, none of us has ever gotten 30+ mpg.

This is not to say that we are dissatisfied with our
mileage.  We seem to run from 24+ to 28 mpg and I
think that is just fine.  I have no complaints with
300 miles per tankful.

Dick Ryan
VIN 16867



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