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I got a very late start, only finding the site in August/September of this year and previously not paying much attention to my MPG. 2005-mid-2010 my best tank ever was 34.3mpg, my average was 27 winter, 29-30 summer, with several tanks under 26.0mpg.
Since September I've managed steady improvement even as winter came on. My last three tanks have all been 41mpg or better and while the colder weather is likely to bring it down to 38-39mpg in January and February, that's still 10% better than my best tank ever over the previous 5 years and almost 50% better than the same time last year.
My ultimate goal is still a sub-one gallon commute. Given that my round trip commute is 52.9 miles, I just don't think it's going to happen with the Acura, so I continue to look at other options. In the meantime, my goal is to have a 40+mpg 2011 average with a summer average in the mid-40s. Summertime is roadtrip season and if there's one thing I've discovered in the last month, it's that my car loves the highway. I'd like to say 50mpg was a goal, but it's more like a dream. While I get 400+ mpg on my first eight miles every day, sooner or later I have to go back up that hill.
Thanks to everyone who's helped me see the light and boost my mpg into the rhealm of the impossible. May tailwinds carry you where ever you travel.
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