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Old 11-25-2011, 08:42 PM   #15 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon
90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL
90 day: 43.95 mpg (US)
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I guess I'm lucky. My Canyon has a real temperature gauge, although without numbers. The needle comes off the peg at 130 deg F, hits the 1/4 mark at 160 deg, and the half mark at 190 deg F.

The gas gauge, however, is an interesting exercise in over-computered tech geek computer programmer time wasting. For instance, it goes to zero after any EOC more than about a mile. It bounces right back after a low fuel warning in the DIC. It goes to zero and stays there after the first long EOC after filling the tank. Etc.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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