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SentraSE-R · 11-01-2009, 10:31 PM

Mark,

I make an 800 mile round-trip to SoCal to visit my mom several times/year. I started driving slower after realizing my SE-R, wife's Elantra, and stepdaughter's Elantra were all giving me only mid-20s mileage on that trip.

A couple of years ago, I retired, and started driving to Bryce Canyon NP in Utah annually. I decided to try getting 40 mpg over the 1400+ miles. Now it's a real-life video game. I got 51.5 mpg in my Scion over 1213 miles driving back to the Bay Area from Gallup, NM this past Summer.

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SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	Mark, I make an 800 mile round-trip to SoCal to visit my mom several times/year. I started driving slower after realizing my SE-R, wife's Elantra, and stepdaughter's Elantra were all giving me only mid-20s mileage on that trip. A couple of years ago, I retired, and started driving to Bryce Canyon NP in Utah annually. I decided to try getting 40 mpg over the 1400+ miles. Now it's a real-life video game. I got 51.5 mpg in my Scion over 1213 miles driving back to the Bay Area from Gallup, NM this past Summer. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg