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Old 01-29-2011, 03:27 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mad_despot View Post
weight doesn't affect steady speed fuel economy much.
Partly correct. It's effect is minimal on a FLAT surface but there's nowhere I go that's flat. Or doesn't have an amount of city driving at either end. In my journeys, weight is an issue.

A full tank will take me close to 600 miles. My longest journey is a 240 mile round trip so, accounting for detours, etc, half a tank should do me fine. However, while I'm calibrating my ScanGauge I will continue to fill up until I get accurate readings.

Thanks for your input though.
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