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Originally Posted by mcrews
aint that the truth!!!!!!!  |
I was bored out of my mind going through (over) the desert at 350MPH! Did make for a lot of nice pictures and I know where I'm going when the Zombie apocalypse comes.
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
Yep, find a windbreaker and you can get 55 MPH mileage at 70 MPH. I had one over 50 MPG in my Fiesta with the powershift, maybe more this summer on some highway trips but I prefer the older US routes at 55 and sightseeing versus the Interstate.
regards
Mech
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The poewershift's 6th gear is a bit higher than the 5M's top gear. I, too, prefer going at 55MPH.
Last summer I made a trip from Syracuse NY to Albany NY and back. On the way there, I went on the Interstate with speeds of 65-70 (I don't speed for fear of speeding tickets).
On the way back I took US 20 (it was actually a few less miles to where I live). US 20 through NY is FULL OF HUGE HILLS ... yet even without any eco driving, I got 45 MPG on the way back! I slowed down on hills, but I always do that anyway. Average speed was pretty low, though.