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Old 06-03-2009, 01:12 PM   #8 (permalink)
JacobAziza
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Location: Oakland, CA
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Big Orange Work Truck - '83 F-250
90 day: 27.77 mpg (US)

Jessica's - '04 Matrix
90 day: 41.21 mpg (US)
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I almost always EOC in gear, clutch in, mostly to avoid exactly what you described.
The only exception is if I am going to have to come to a complete stop.

The one nice thing about a vehicle with terrible mpgs is small gains look more impressive.
I have only gone up about 10mpg since I started this project, but I get a whopping "100%" in my signature.
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