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Old 08-22-2008, 10:16 AM   #6 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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PaleCivic - '96 Civic DX Sedan
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I agree - pulse & glide. Even the DX has stupid-short gear ratios. I get low 40's with the cruise control at 65 on the highway. Lower speed, combined with P&G puts me in the upper 60's and sometimes over 70 mpg.
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