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Old 03-25-2008, 01:59 PM   #4 (permalink)
brucepick
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Welcome to ecomodder!

I'm considering an HX for my next car so I'm very interested to see how you do with it. Is it a standard?

42 mpg average sounds pretty good for an HX. The EPA's revised rating is 30/39 for standard tranny. 29/35 for auto. So either way, you're doing better than EPA.

Consider inflating your tires up to 10-20% over the sidewall rating for some additional improvement. Exactly how far you increase them will have to be up to you. Check pressure when cold, before driving.

My tires are rated 44 psi, I've been running them at about 53 psi since new. I've put 14000 miles on my tires and the center tread is still deeper than the edge tread (they came that way).
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