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Old 11-08-2012, 04:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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highcountryexplorer - '86 Nissan 720 KC 4x4 ST with fiberglass cap
90 day: 21.78 mpg (US)

Elroy - '03 Ford Focus ZX3 w/Zetec DOHC engine
90 day: 32.89 mpg (US)
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Squeezing the MPG's out of a Zetec.... - Page 2 - Focus Fanatics

UPDATE;

Running ethanol free gas provided a 6% increase in gas mileage. This was a pretty accurate test as it was my average driving comparison.

Ethanol-free gas stations in the U.S. and Canada




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mcrews,

The thing that surprised me the most was how relatively easy it is to get better than EPA mileage. Do a few simple things and you get better mileage. It's too bad more people haven't figured this out yet. Haven't striped a pound off either car and don't intend to.
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