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mdhopt36 · 04-28-2018, 05:58 AM

Think high mileage has to do with the area. I'm off the highway. A mile south, there's a small town with 40mph limits, no lights.
North of here, 6 miles up the road, newly paved, no lights thru town; just a flashing yellow. Same 40mph limits, but a p--ck for a cop.
Though not much for lights, the cops generally will give you a hard time, so pays to be a bit light footed.
Going to camp, 100 miles expressway, then an hour east through a bunch of small towns, where there's not many lights, but thickly settled. Cops love to stop out-of-staters there.
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My gripe, the actual mileage between fillups shows 27.7mpg, but the car stays at 22.8-22.9 indicated. I wish there was some way of recalibrating what the car shows.
This fits in with what the SS can handle well. The V6 seemed a little underpowered at low revs.
Exits 8-10 were in the hills, and the V6 felt like it was working somewhat, with downshifts at 75-80. SS, absolutely nothing of the sort.
I have over 1.3k on it now, so assume the breakin is done. Oil and rear end got changed Wednesday.
Be interesting to see what happens today, gonna repeat the trip.

04-28-2018, 05:58 AM	#236
mdhopt36 Drives: '17- 1ag37 V6 traded, for 1SS 2018! Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: MA Posts: 469	Think high mileage has to do with the area. I'm off the highway. A mile south, there's a small town with 40mph limits, no lights. North of here, 6 miles up the road, newly paved, no lights thru town; just a flashing yellow. Same 40mph limits, but a p--ck for a cop. Though not much for lights, the cops generally will give you a hard time, so pays to be a bit light footed. Going to camp, 100 miles expressway, then an hour east through a bunch of small towns, where there's not many lights, but thickly settled. Cops love to stop out-of-staters there. ********* My gripe, the actual mileage between fillups shows 27.7mpg, but the car stays at 22.8-22.9 indicated. I wish there was some way of recalibrating what the car shows. This fits in with what the SS can handle well. The V6 seemed a little underpowered at low revs. Exits 8-10 were in the hills, and the V6 felt like it was working somewhat, with downshifts at 75-80. SS, absolutely nothing of the sort. I have over 1.3k on it now, so assume the breakin is done. Oil and rear end got changed Wednesday. Be interesting to see what happens today, gonna repeat the trip.