MPG Disappointment

nicknick · 06-21-2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Magic Bus

Okay, lets do a little math, and here are the particulars. Miles driven is 10,000 miles a year. 370Z averages 20 miles a gallon (city/hwy) = 500 gallons a year. Boxster averages 25 miles a gallon (city/hwy) = 400 gallons a year.

Let's say a gallon of gas costs $4. 370Z, $4 X 500 = $2,000 a year. Boxster, $4 X 400 = $1,600 a year. In a Boxster, you save $400 a year in fuel.

To make up the $20,000 purchase price difference.......it would take 50 years in simple math!!!

But being that we're not simple people, let's take that $20,000 that was saved due to buying the 370Z and we put it in an investment that earns 4% interest. We would make $800 annually. Not sure about the gas mileage.....but the Greenbacks mileage sure goes a longer way with the Z!!!

Plus the Boxster spanking the Z in just about every way

hmmm?

it is not "math". it is maths short for mathematics not mathematic.

Vbp6US · 06-22-2012, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by nicknick

it is not "math". it is maths short for mathematics not mathematic.

Truth spoken although not at all related to the topic. Just so no one discredits you, I've quoted some parts from the daily writing tips website.

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Is “math” or “maths” the correct word to use as the shortened or colloquial form of the word mathematics? The answer is that it depends on where you are.
To North American speakers of English, the word to use is “math”, as in “I majored in math”, and “maths” would sound wrong. Speakers of British English, however, would always say “maths”, as in “I took a degree in maths”. They would never say “math”.
There are logical arguments for both spellings. The word “mathematics” can be considered as a singular and as a plural noun. Both the Oxford and the Merriam-Webster dictionaries say the word is plural – hence the s on the end – but also that it is usually used as if it was a singular noun. So, most people would say “mathematics is my best subject” and not “mathematics are my best subject”. The shortened form “maths”, then, makes sense because the word is still a plural noun and so should still have the “s” on the end. On the other hand, it could be argued, “math” makes sense because it seems wrong to remove the letters “ematic” from the middle of the word and leave the final “s”.

Source: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/math-or-maths/

Magic Bus · 06-22-2012, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nicknick

it is not "math". it is maths short for mathematics not mathematic.

Hey nicknick, you sound like my English teacher from high school. I'm no English major, but I can tell you this......in your country the water spins the wrong way when going down the toilet!!!

Vbp6US, I'm impressed!

IDZRVIT · 06-21-2012, 08:23 PM

I filled my vette up tonight. It got 9 mpg.

Bucketlist2012 · 06-21-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

I filled my vette up tonight. It got 9 mpg.

Sweet...More than my Z/28...Unless I mash the throttle..

Then it is gallons per mile

brucelidat · 06-21-2012, 08:29 PM

saw a z28 on the road the other day and though of you

Bucketlist2012 · 06-21-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

saw a z28 on the road the other day and though of you

Thanks...

Funny thing is the 370Z cars get MPG and they are about as fast..

Then you mod them, and they are as fast or faster with MPG...

Technology has come a long way..

I am glad I have both cars ..

atx370z · 06-21-2012, 08:31 PM

I get about 15.8 mpg.... So don't feel bad.

ssmoked · 06-21-2012, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by atx370z

I get about 15.8 mpg.... So don't feel bad.

yep. sounds about right. i get that in city with ac running

Bucketlist2012 · 06-21-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by atx370z

I get about 15.8 mpg.... So don't feel bad.

You must have one sweet Z Car...4.08 gears ? Oh my word...

brucelidat · 06-21-2012, 08:38 PM

you have your domestic Z and your import Z

Bucketlist2012 · 06-21-2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by brucelidat

you have your domestic Z and your import Z

Yes I do, and the Old Z has all the parts needed for additional HP's..

I did all the other work first...Handling, Brakes, ect.. i hate people who just dump money into power on these old cars..And then leave 40 year old handling and brakes...

But i will need more horsepower to play with the new cars, but in good time, and more money..

For what I spent in modifications , 30K, I could have the fastest Z/28 around... but then It would not corner, or stop, and it would have been useless on the track..

So I did it right, but I need more cash..My Builder does LS/6 speed swaps, so we will see...

Funny how it sounds faster than the Z Car, but it isn't...

LakeShow · 06-21-2012, 08:46 PM

Why don't you get a Fisker. It's electric and three times the price of the Z. When you buy a sports car, don't even think or bring up MPG's unless your car is one type of sport hybrid or electric motor like a Tesla. If your worried about MPG's a sports car is not the way to go. Anyways MPG's are based on driving style, you can pull 30MPG's in the Z strictly highway driving.
When you buy a sports car, you don't really brag about your MPG's.

Bucketlist2012 · 06-21-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

Why don't you get a Fisker. It's electric and three times the price of the Z. When you buy a sports car, don't even think or bring up MPG's unless your car is one type of sport hybrid or electric motor like a Tesla. If your worried about MPG's a sports car is not the way to go. Anyways MPG's are based on driving style, you can pull 30MPG's in the Z strictly highway driving.
When you buy a sports car, you don't really brag about your MPG's.

Amen....I bought the 2009 370Z about 3 months ago.I never even asked about the MPG...Never even crossed my mind...

Infamous · 06-21-2012, 08:56 PM

^I was the same way when I got mine a month ago. Co workers and friends asked my mpg and I said 'I have no clue. I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency.'

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06-21-2012, 08:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
IDZRVIT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Halifax Posts: 1,659 Drives: '13 CTS-V, '76 Vette Rep Power: 28	I filled my vette up tonight. It got 9 mpg. __________________ "America.... still builds rockets!" Vette: 355 cid, 400 rwhp '13 CTS-V Coupe: 6.2L LSA, 556HP

06-21-2012, 08:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 32	saw a z28 on the road the other day and though of you __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

06-21-2012, 08:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
atx370z Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 637 Drives: 10 370Z T/S M6 Rep Power: 17	I get about 15.8 mpg.... So don't feel bad. __________________ Berk HFC & CBE, Stillen G3's, AMS Crank Pulley, JWT Flywheel, 4.08 Gears, UpRev, H&R Springs and 20mm Spacers, JDM Rear Fog, EVO-R Front Lip and CF Upper Cover, 305's

06-21-2012, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
brucelidat A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: temple city, ca Posts: 2,432 Drives: 2011 370z 7AT GM Sp Rep Power: 32	you have your domestic Z and your import Z __________________ Works Emotion CR Ultimate - FI CBE w/ 18" resonators - Ecutek - eibach sways - Quaife - FI LTH w/race cats - kw v3 - spl - Topgunz SC - 488whp 398trq

06-21-2012, 08:46 PM	#13 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	Why don't you get a Fisker. It's electric and three times the price of the Z. When you buy a sports car, don't even think or bring up MPG's unless your car is one type of sport hybrid or electric motor like a Tesla. If your worried about MPG's a sports car is not the way to go. Anyways MPG's are based on driving style, you can pull 30MPG's in the Z strictly highway driving. When you buy a sports car, you don't really brag about your MPG's. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

06-21-2012, 08:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
Infamous Track Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 656 Drives: 2012 Nissan 370z mt Rep Power: 15	^I was the same way when I got mine a month ago. Co workers and friends asked my mpg and I said 'I have no clue. I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency.' Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk

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