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SentraSE-R · 02-25-2011, 10:08 PM

I've averaged 42 mpg with a rental AT Yaris w/2 people for 3 tanks in New England, and 43.4 mpg with a rental AT Kia Rio w/3 people for 3600 miles in the Rockies, doing a gentle P&G routine. I got >49 mpg with the last 2 tanks in the Kia, & would have averaged >45 mpg overall with it, if allowed to throw out 2 outlier tanks when I was fighting >45 mph crosswinds in SD.

I couldn't break the 40 mpg barrier with my wife's AT Elantra until I started P&G with it. I hit a wall at 38-39 mpg. Since I started P&G with it, I can routinely get 40-42 mpg on long highway trips.

02-25-2011, 10:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
SentraSE-R Pishtaco Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,485 Mean Green Toaster Machine - '06 Scion xB Team Toyota 90 day: 48.92 mpg (US) Thanks: 56 Thanked 286 Times in 181 Posts	I've averaged 42 mpg with a rental AT Yaris w/2 people for 3 tanks in New England, and 43.4 mpg with a rental AT Kia Rio w/3 people for 3600 miles in the Rockies, doing a gentle P&G routine. I got >49 mpg with the last 2 tanks in the Kia, & would have averaged >45 mpg overall with it, if allowed to throw out 2 outlier tanks when I was fighting >45 mph crosswinds in SD. I couldn't break the 40 mpg barrier with my wife's AT Elantra until I started P&G with it. I hit a wall at 38-39 mpg. Since I started P&G with it, I can routinely get 40-42 mpg on long highway trips. __________________ Darrell Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010 Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin Mean Green Toaster Machine 49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg Last edited by SentraSE-R; 02-26-2011 at 04:11 AM..