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Old 04-28-2009, 01:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
RandomFact314
My Goal: 35 MPG All Day
 
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1NZ-FE (Year 1) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
Team Toyota
Last 3: 34.02 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 2) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 33.32 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 3) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 35.32 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 4) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 34 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Year 5) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 26.87 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 6,7,8) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 28.6 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 9,10,11) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 27.8 mpg (US)

1NZ-FE (Years 12,13,14) - '05 Scion xA RS 2.0
90 day: 27.11 mpg (US)
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Does this steal MPG?

Ok so it is very obvious that the a/c is always talked about as stealing MPG. But what about these other things? And how much? Remember to be as specific as possible because if you say "it hurts a little" that could mean to me 0.001 MPG difference or 0.5 MPG difference...
1) The Heater (Does low or high make a difference?)
2) The Defrost (I think I heard it does steal some MPG)
3) Small things in the power outlet (like a GPS or L.E.D. or something)
4) Big things in the power outlet (like a 100 or 200 Watt converter thingy)
5) The Radio (Does low or high volume make a difference?)
6) Electricity of running the wind shield wipers
And don't side track and try telling me about how dangerous it would be to go without the wind shield wipers or something because that is obvious and I wouldn't anyways. I figured these things might use up MPG from running the alternator harder or something?

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