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Old 06-05-2008, 10:16 PM   #6 (permalink)
Shawn D.
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Posts: 211

The White Car - '84 Mercedes-Benz 300td
90 day: 28.84 mpg (US)

The Blue Car - '86 BMW 535i
Last 3: 23.86 mpg (US)
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Thanks for the welcome, Y'all!

I forgot to mention that my BMW can get better mileage when I really try. If I keep it under 60 MPH on the highway, I can get ~28 MPG; a couple of weeks ago, I averaged 70 MPH and 24 MPG up to Winston-Salem, but that was a combination of traffic and 80 MPH sections. On the way back, I got stuck in race traffic near Concord, NC and was getting ~38 MPG at 1000 RPM in 5th gear at 28 MPH (the OBC said 42, but my testing shows it's 7% optimistic).
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