[V6-12v] High Mileage 100S

[Jim Griffin]

Well... my commute has changed quite a bit... since we moved to PA over a 
year ago, it is now only 12 miles one way to work. So, mostly I only put on 
125 miles a week... since I don't drive the car much on the weekend. (We 
use the family mobile... the Honda Odyssey... on the weekends... since we 
have three little boys... 4, 2, and 6 months!!).

And then... when the weather is good, I drive the Porsche to work... so I 
guess I could say my Audi is in semi-retirement... or at least, it has been 
taking a break from the action every now and then!!

I get the same mileage roughly... high-teens or low 20s. It's been like 
that for a while.... even with new O2 sensors, clean filter, synthetic oil 
etc. I chalk it up to old age. Nonetheless, the car is paid for... and has 
been for 5 years... so it has definitely paid for itself and then some!! 
Therefore, I don't mind spending a little bit to keep it running, including 
the lower mpg. I figure it this way, even if I bought a newer Audi (i.e. I 
will most likely end up buying a used Avant... two or three years old) and 
it got slightly better mpg, it would take a long time (mpg-wise) to 
incrementally save the $$ I would have spent for the new one.

End result... my Audi still puts a smile on my face when I get in and drive 
it, and I love the fact that it still looks great inside and out after all 
these years and miles. And all that is even better knowing that it saves me 
money each month, not having a car payment!!  Sure... it would be nice to 
have something newer... but I just can't seem to give this one up yet... 
for so many sentimental and financial reasons.

I guess that means if all goes well, I'll be part of this list for many 
years and miles to come!! :-)

Jim

At 12:05 AM 6/28/2004, Craig D. Niederst wrote:
>Geeze...I only have 113k on my '92 100S. My commute is <15 miles per day
>(that's total), so I don't chalk up the miles like you guys. In terms of gas
>mileage, I never see the numbers Jon is getting. I generally get ~18 mpg
>around the city, maybe ~23 mpg on the highway. I always run 93 octane gas,
>change the plugs at 30k intervals (with the OEM ones), changed the O2
>sensors at 75k, plus air and fuel filters every 15k, and never really see
>any difference. Car runs just fine, just wish I'd see the better gas
>mileage.
>
>Craig
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Griffin" <JGriff at JGriff.com>
>To: "Jon Spensko" <spensko at cox-internet.com>; <v6-12v at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2004 11:45 PM
>Subject: Re: [V6-12v] High Mileage 100S
>
>
> > At 06:45 PM 6/27/2004, Jon Spensko wrote:
> >
> > >About 25 to 28 MPG with my 92' 100S - 235,000 Mile car!
> > >Getting new CAT's and O2's next week.  Will post any improvements.
> > >
> > >Jon Spensko
> >
> > Jon,
> >
> > Wow... I thought that I had the highest mileage of this group... you got
>me
> > beat... I'm at 211,000!! Still running strong, of course!!
> >
> > FWIW, I took my car in for service a little while ago at an Audi dealer,
> > and the chief mechanic (who I've known and has worked on my car quite a
> > bit) said that he saw a '92 like ours with 425,000 miles on it!! Looks
>like
> > we have a long way to go!!
> >
> > Take care. Happy Motoring!! (If I hadn't shortened my commute in half
>since
> > last year, I'd probably be right up there with you!!)
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
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