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Old 11-19-2012, 06:34 PM   #6 (permalink)
serialk11r
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I'm at EPA highway estimate average, but most owners of my car (who don't give a **** about fuel economy at all) are doing better. My first 2 tanks were below EPA 24mpg.

My driving is split between 30-40 mile trips (in heavy traffic, thanks a lot Bay Area) and <1 mile trips with so many stops I couldn't keep track even if I wanted to, so I suppose I'm doing okay compared to the EPA city estimate of 21mpg...which is impossible to get unless you never shift out of 2nd gear. When I logged my extremely short trips I noticed that the average was about 22mpg thanks to cold engine and high idle, but on longer trips I get about 30-35 depending on how the traffic is. Getting 40 is not hard if I stick to 45mph and under roads, but usually that's not where I'm driving.

My postcat O2 sensor is dead, and the fuel trim sensors are on their way out, which doesn't help.

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