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bestclimb · 07-08-2010, 04:48 AM

I am currently getting in the neighorhood of 50% over EPA in my 95 honda civic. When I hypermile I get in the 50-55mpg range (some trips are a lot higher some are a bit lower depending on elevation change mostly)

EPA says the car should get 36mpg combined. When I don't hypermile I get in 38-42 mpg range on my commute which is about 40 miles round trip mostly in 45mpg area with one 55mpg stretch about 2 miles long.

Is it a good guess that given a newerish car with similar EPA guestimate, similar mods (kill switch mostly), and a manual transmition that I am likely to stay in the same Mileage range?

If I were to find a "ventage" insight how much over the EPA SWAG would I be looking at?

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