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Old 08-16-2012, 10:23 AM   #1258 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie View Post
Two words: Terrain dictates. I'm getting literally unbelievable mileage from my car, but only because of the roads I drive on and the times and speeds I drive on them. If I get a different job (oh please, please, please!) then I'll probably lose 10 mpg no matter how hard I hypermile.
This is true, but... when school starts up again next week and I'm on dropoff duty I'll lose about 10 mpg. That puts me down into the 70's. That's still WAY above EPA for any car out there.
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