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Originally Posted by SentraSE-R
darcane,
You're welcome. What speed do you set your cruise control at on the highway? Slower is always better for FE. My SE-R got 26 mpg at 72 mph on cruise control on the 400 mile drive down to my mom's. I slowed it down to 62 mph with CC and got 33-34 mpg for the 400 miles. Dropping the CC to 55 mph got me 38 mpg and allowed me to skip the gas stop I used to have to make. I just leave an hour earlier now.
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Speed limit is 60mph, and that's where I set CC at.
I used to drive quite a bit faster that I do. There is a trade off of speed vs. mpg... but the reality of that trade off is more time vs. money.
With my motorcycle, I can save ~25 minutes on my daily commute by driving with my "normal" habits and it costs me about $0.60 extra in gas. The trade off isn't worth it to me, my time is more important.
With my truck, II can save ~20 minutes on my daily commute by driving with my "normal" habits and it costs me about $3.00 extra in gas. At that price, changing my habits is worthwhile to me.
Mike