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Old 08-04-2009, 03:39 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Air bubbles in the tank. I get over half a gallon variance from tank to tank taking the same measures.
I don't know about getting a half-gallon variance due to air bubbles in the tank, but for me, it still wouldn't matter. I do my fill-ups the same way, right to the very brim each time, same station, same pump. If I go 685 miles on a tank, and put in 38 gallons, I get 18.0mpg. If I suffered from massive air bubbles in the tank and could have actually fit in an extra half gallon of fuel, then I would have only actually gotten 17.8mpg. 17.8/18.0 = 99% I think that's close enough, especially when I don't believe in half gallon bubbles.
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