Hi, new to the thread but not to Pontiac

[spemb]

I recently bought a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix 3800 2nd gen hoping to have a better mpg car than my truck. I used to have, several years ago, a 1997 Sunfire and really liked it. It got 33 mpg so I thought I would give another Pontiac a try. Hoping to get some much needed help on this forum.

[Scottydoggs]

if all you do is local driving, welcome to piss poor mpg. highway most of us see mid to high 20's.

[Emptydarkone]

Welcome, Spemb. I can attest to the horrible in town fuel mileage. Even with an N/A I'm lucky if I get 20 in town. On a two lane highway trip I can get about 28.

[Bio248]

you guys still get good city gas mileage. don't kid yourself, it's not a truck. or a CTSV.

[Scottydoggs]

its not much better then my last truck that got 8 to 10 local. maybe 18 highway. i did get 400 miles to a tank, but it was a 34 gal tank lol

[Bio248]

when i put the hammer down (all the time. like literally every stop light.) my gas gauge moves pretty damn quickly towards the wrong side.

[Scottydoggs]

ive seen mine move too lol my 77 gmc was worse tho. it dropped damn fast if you held it to the floor. that was a easy 6 mpg truck, but gas was 99 cents back then.

[Bio248]

you're so old.

[Scottydoggs]

it was a 10 year old truck when i was driving it, mid 80's.

[ADrugDealer]

When mine didn't drink gas from the garden hose it got 26-28 city 33 hwy.... lol

[coolone]

Lmao (old)...

First car was 73' Pontiac Grand Am, yes, the original (it was 9 yrs old when I got it)... 400engine (cammed), TH400 trans, had 3.73's in rear, custom ehaust, and that Quadrojet Carb, omg... The secondary's were HUGE! He to be 3" (x2)... LoL

anyways, I distinctly remember, if I floored it, the gas gauge never returned to where it was... Hahahaha, like dumping gas out the window! 1/4 tank at connecting highways or beach channel drive and I got just 2 runs... Lolz. But oh that baby moved! : )

think I got around 10-12 mpg if I drove like a Granny!

[Scottydoggs]

your older then me then, lol i had a 70 formula 400 back in 86. that car was a damn beast! nothing like the crap they make today.