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Old 08-16-2009, 09:25 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 52.48 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by jasonck08 View Post
1989 Toyota Camry 4 cylinder Automatic.
... Pulsing and gliding when I can.
How exactly are you P&Ging?

I'd be inclined to suggest working on the basics before working on P&G, particularly in an automatic (you may be damaging it if you're coasting with the engine off).

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I'm tempted just to buy a new car! These numbers are frustrating!
Biggest piece of advice: get instrumentation. ScanGauge is obviously not an option, but an MPGuino is. Way cheaper than a new car, too!

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I've read of people in the same car getting 26-28 city and 35-40 highway... Those numbers seem impossible!
Not impossible, but depends on the details. One person's "city" environment is not everyone else's.
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