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Old 06-17-2012, 03:51 PM   #51 (permalink)
Mustang Dave
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Trigger - '07 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe
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90 day: 32.76 mpg (US)

Big Red (retired) - '89 Ford F-250 4wd Custom
90 day: 18.13 mpg (US)

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i really wish they had come with a manual trans, but hey, can't have it all i guess. on another note, i just had my best tank yet with 28.83 MPG, 44.1% over epa. im getting there, my goal is 30.
Good job! Best of luck reaching, and hopefully exceeding your goal.

My original goal with my Mustang was 28 MPG. Changing my morning commute to to a 1.6 mile shorter route that eliminated 6 miles of 75 mph uphill and generally into the wind freeway driving got me over 28, and into the 29's.

Later eliminating that same stretch of freeway (even though downhill and generally with the wind) from my commute home got me into the 30's and 31's.

Eliminating all freeway miles from my morning commute shortened it by another 2 miles and still gave me the same MPG.

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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.

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