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MetroMPG · 04-05-2008, 09:29 PM

The smaller the fill, the more your MPG figure will be affected by factors like slightly over/underfilling compared to where you usually stop filling.

In the end it'll all even out. You'll know next time you fill up if it was an odd ball.

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