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Old 09-09-2012, 10:42 PM   #68 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Location: Phillips, WI
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Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon
90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL
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...looks like she'll "...part the air with greatest of ease, leaving behind just a whimper in the breeze!"
I can remember being picked up and tossed off to the side by by the bow wave around those flat front semis when the wind was right. I also remember that Greyhound busses had a very light bow wave. This was back in my hitchhiking days (early 70's).
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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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