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Old 04-16-2013, 02:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I've heard you can get better fe in hilly country than flat.
My Subaru cruses 60mph on the flat at 27-30 mpg. up a hill it gets 15-22 mpg. Down the same hill engine on coast it gets over 150mpg. (15+150)/2=82.4 mpg. If there are no reasons to stop at the bottom I love hills.
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