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Old October 31st 04, 02:33 AM
James C. Reeves
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"Gdt876" > wrote in message
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| >I had a '98 Neon with the 150 hp 2.0 L and an automatic. It never got
| >anywhere near the advertised milage. Milage was right around 23 mpg.
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| My 2003 gets about the same mileage but is only rated at 132 hp, 2.0 L
SOHC,
| automatic. Did they downgrade the horsepower for the later models ? I've
never
| tried a different gas station, only used the one I've gone to for the last
| several years. Maybe I should switch and see if it improves my mileage.
|
| Mileage drops about 1.5 mpg with AC on btw.
|

At one time they had a DOHC 2.0 150 horsepower for the "sport" model and a SOHC
2.0 132 horsepower for the standard highline model. My wife has one of the
1997 sport models wit a 5-speed. She drove it hard and still averaged about
29-30MPG mixed and 36-38 highway.


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