I don't own a Lighting, but am wondering what kind of mileage you all are getting.
How many of your trucks are daily drivers?
thanks guys

 

Daily driver, average right around 14 MPG.

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'00 White Lightning #405
Born 2-21-00, delivered 3-6-00
Best run 13.2 @ 103 on F1's.

 

I'm getting 12-13 in town, and about 17 on the highway. How heavy my foot is doesn't seem to make much difference.

 

12 to 14 mpg city 4 mpg dragstrip [lol] and on long interstate cruises 18-19 mpg but i think the svo t/b and pro m have a lot to do with that.12.926 107.74

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00 black team swanson

 

I hate to tell you but I get 10-11mpg. I do love to get on it now and then, but not as much as I used to and still nothing close to 14, unless I'm cruising on the freeway. But then, I never bought it for its frugality.

 

If you're asking, then you can't afford it. Put it another way, mileage is quite bad. But that's the point.

Actually, I haven't done too badly in December. Haven't put a drop of gas in it. Haven't driven it anywhere either.

Sorry if I sound snarky. Lightning depravation is making me edgy. Thank God the days start getting longer tomorrow.

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2000 Red Lightning - #835 of 4966 Born 3-8-00 / Delivered 3-22-00
22% Window Tint, Clear Corners, MPulse LoPro Tonneau, AIM 2" Drop Shackles, Bed Rug, PSP Filter Kit, Other Goodies, Group Buy Floor Mats
Best time: 13.45 sec. @ 101.99 mph

2000 Red Trans Am Ram Air WS6, 6 Speed - Delivered 2-15-00 - Awesome Looking Car

My Zing.com Album Click Here

 

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Blkbrute:

My 'Bolt is as far from a daily driver as you can get. Only driven for "recreational purposes", on the boost more than not. It's bone-stock and I average around 13 mpg. I've seen as low as 8 mpg on one tank (a good one for sure), as high as 16 mpg.

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Silver Y2K Lightning
Bone Stock w/ Duraliner, Ford Hitch Cover

Best 60-foot: 2.063
Best 1/8: 8.876
Best 1/4: 13.789
Best MPH: 99.67

Silver (matching) Y2K ML320 Benz
Burl (ML430) Shift ****

1992 Grand Prix SE
Commuter Mule

 

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[This message has been edited by blkbrute (edited 12-21-2000).]

 

10 mpg (a lot of driving in traffic).

 

When I first got her, she was a daily driver but now I have another vehicle.

I'm kind of an a$$hole when I drive my truck, thats mainly why I've gone threw 6 sets of tires alreay. So I get about 9 to 10. My saying is 0 to the speed limit in ? seconds. I don't really go the much over the limit, 5mph at the most, except on the highway.

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99.5 red lightning
Cervini's ram air hood
billet grilles
clear coreners
clear tail's
A.R.E bed cover
SS street style mirror's
Super chip R9
airaid intake
trans go shift kit
lightning floor matts
Painted brakes, that was cheap.
Complete bassani exhaust to be installed
bell tech 3/4 drop kit to be installed
belltech shocks to be installed
wiper cowl to be
installed
Audio: Kenwood 9015 cd, Kenwood kmd minidisc, Kicker 5x7 impulse, kicker 5.25 resolution, phoenix gold zx450, Phoenix gold zx500, Three JL audio 10w3's, Qform's, custom built box.
Built 5/4/99 A tuesday
# 917 of 4000
Best ET. 13.42 at 100.98
best stock 13.96 at ?

When the green light drops, the bullsh*t stops.

 

I have never checked my gas mileage and i have 19000 miles on my L.I know it is not good,gas mileage is not a concern for me because of how hard i drive it and all the testing i do with mods!
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HIGH ROLLER
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daily driver
12 - 13 avg. lots of stop and go driving.


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Brake Late, Dive Deep

Speedin Bob
Owner/Operator/Pilot of the "Red Rocket" (your mileage may vary) Lightning #2504, 6/17/99
NLOC # 438
**detuned for winter**
times irrelevant
removal of chipenfilter and ram air kit, return to stock airbox, 17" Expy rims with Comp T/A tires (they were cheap ok) Winter dualers to follow.

Summer setup
13.56 @ 100.89, 1.97 60' on F-1's (still learning)
JL Ram Air, R9 Chip,Keyless Entry, Retrax Bed Cover, Shackles, Wet Okoles, Mobil 1/FilterMag, Clear Corners
Autophysics filter FOR SALE [9" x 3.5" Red Trim]

 

Wow, am I glad someone brought this up because I was going to. Mine has been terrible compared to some of you guys. I have been getting 11.2 on average in the city(not too much traffic, but here and there). My last tank was almost ALL freeway, and I only got on it 2-3 times, and it still only got 13.2. You guys that get 16 are lucky. My lowest mileage was 10.2.

 

Getting around 9.5 here. All city driving. JL chip and Airraid. No excuses here just like to drive fast. I did drive on the highway once... was much better but I didnt calculate.

Sam