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Old 02-08-2013, 06:16 PM   #151 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Sub - '84 Chevy Diesel Suburban C10
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90 day: 19.5 mpg (US)

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90 day: 30.21 mpg (US)

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90 day: 26.43 mpg (US)

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90 day: 11.95 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Ford Man View Post
Your testimonial doesn't do much for me. I hate to burst your bubble, but my mom has a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis LS that I often drive and get 24-26 mpg in combined city/rural road use. EPA rating in your Crown Victoria, not 18.7 or 19.6 etc., but exactly 19 MPG. Compare Side-by-Side
We have a 2000 lincon town car, same idea as the crown vic.
Click the to the left of this text to see the fuel logs.
It bounces between 16 and 21 MPG, and is driven in mostly stop and go traffic with average speeds around 25mph.
20MPG+ comes from highway trips where we are not going easy on the throttle.

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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.