# $30,000 to spend what car would you get ?

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**Created:** [December 21, 2007, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/30-000-to-spend-what-car-would-you-get/194334 "2007-12-21T22:03:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/30-000-to-spend-what-car-would-you-get/194334/148 "2007-12-28T18:32:13Z")

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> [@FS: 1995 TURBO HATCH](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1995-turbo-hatch/34103/6):
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> The link I posted was for an '04 CV, using the '08 rating methods. The new ratings have proven very accurate. Sure, there’s ways to beat it by a few MPG by totally changing your driving style… but not by 13 MPG when the rating is only 17 in the first place.
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> -TJ

They must not be very accurate then.

Maybe the cv they used had the 355 gears or something. My 2.73 gears and fully loaded truck with 3 suitcases, toys for the beach, box fan, 2 pedal bikes, etc… got 29mpg. I set the cruise on 70 and just left it there the majority of the way. I drove a little faster on the way home and it got about 26mpg. Think whatever you want, I know how to calculate gas mileage and know what my car got.

and BTW, that link you posted had the fuel type being used as CNG. I bet the gas mileage of “gas” is better than “Natural Gas”.

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