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Old 10-18-2012, 04:51 AM   #1334 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wmjinman View Post
If you finish up some around-town errands, you don't like the "Current" trip mpg on your ScanGauge and decide to head out on an "easy" stretch of road for a few miles at your "maximum mpg speed" to "up" your average for the trip.
So you burn more fuel to get better mpg numbers?
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