[s-cars] '92 S4 Q's

[Tim Larson]

My '92 is also chipped, but gets something more like 14-16mpg city, 25-27mpg
highway, and I'm pretty sure I would be able to get 17/18 in town if I could
lay off the throttle.

Tim
1992 S4


>
> Drove one this afternoon, basic bolt ons, H&R/Bilsteins, Big Red brakes,
> MTM software, Samco hoses.  Drove well, pulled fairly strongly, no weird
> shakes, bangs or shimmy's.
>
> All records, in going through them it looked like most everything had been
> fixxed and the car well taken care of.  I'm planning on getting the car
> inspected before I make an offer.
>
> I was a bit curious about what gas mileage people are getting in their
> Stage 1 chipped cars.  This one was getting about 17mpg in town, 19mpg on
> the freeway.  That seems very low to me, I'm surprised it wasn't getting mid
> 20's or better cruising on the freeway as my old '01 S4 got 28mpg on the
> freeway with 330hp.  Are my expectations way off here, or is 17/19mpg
> normal?
>