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Old 04-07-2013, 12:15 PM   #128 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Atheria View Post
I used cruise control for part of the long drive and only did 65 despite a higher speed limit and cars racing past me doing 90. I'm driving like a little old lady! What has happened?! I have noticed that Sophia's sweet spot is going 42 mph in 5th gear.
That's not surprising. Staying in the highest gear at the lowest possible speed (without lugging the engine) will usually produce the highest MPG. Unfortunately we can't always drive everywhere at 42 MPH in 5th gear.

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My awesome Fiat does have an instantaneous mpg sensor but that drives me batty.
What do you mean? Is it that the readout is constantly fluctuating or that you don't like the MPG it is reporting? A photo of it might be interesting.
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