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Old 09-25-2009, 10:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

Impala Phase Zero - '96 Impala SS
90 day: 21.03 mpg (US)
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The old chestnuts are tried and proven but just not all that effective for gas engine/automatic transmission cars (the vast majority).

They do all we tell them and drive wildly out of their comfort zone and get 1-2 MPG improvement. They want more. They think we are nuts and go back to texting while they drive.

Put a diesel in it and improve by at least 40%.

Put in a stick and gain another 20%.

Gas/automatic versions of my Super Duty struggle to get 10 MPG. Straight from the factory I got 18 MPG.
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2000 Ford F-350 SC 4x2 6 Speed Manual
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