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Old 05-01-2008, 11:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by DP86 View Post
I was getting about 26-28 mpg, mostly highway.

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I started coasting in neutral alot more (its a automatic so im somewhat limited) and I lowered my avg highway speed down from 70-75 to 55-60.
Do you have a particular MPG goal?

With those two changes, I'm betting you'll be really pleased with your next fill up. Coasting/mimimizing braking and highway speed reduction are two of the biggies.

I second Daox's comment: for someone who drives mostly freeway, head to the aero forum and check out the sticky threads.

And welcome to the site!
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