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gone-ot · 04-03-2011, 05:10 PM

...when you're "coasting" the car is accummulating MILES but only consuming "idle" amounts of fuel, so the instantaneous-MPG becomes a large number being divided by a very small number.

04-03-2011, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
gone-ot ...beats walking... Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,190 Thanks: 179 Thanked 1,525 Times in 1,126 Posts	...when you're "coasting" the car is accummulating MILES but only consuming "idle" amounts of fuel, so the instantaneous-MPG becomes a large number being divided by a very small number.