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Old 06-01-2012, 11:46 AM   #50 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Xringer View Post
At 318 miles, it needed 5.5 gallons, giving 57.8 MPG (if the dealer gave us a good fill-up).
The odometer display shows 64.3 MPG. Close to an 11% error..?. (
I would wait for another tank or two before assuming the computer is that far off. If the previous tank was a half gallon short, that would put the mileages pretty close to each other. I would say that that is within the range of a dealer saying it was "full enough".
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