I've always urged people (especially those getting really good numbers) to post details of their driving/environment. Context is everything!
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Originally Posted by SpeedyCorky
2) your route is boarderline cheating! its on flat, deserted backroads where you can legally and safely go 50mph
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Don't overestimate the benefit of flat terrain. Hills could return even better numbers, provided the engine is off in the descents.
Where I drive it's not
exactly the prairies - I regularly kill the engine going down hills.
The worst would be something in between: gentle hills that aren't steep enough to glide down the back side at a reasonable speed. (Of course the more you mod your vehicle, the faster you can glide!)
Also: I wish people would quit saying this type of driving environment isn't normal, or "real world". It may not be *your* world, but huge chunks (a lot more than 1%!) of the population live in areas like this: small cities/towns where there's an option of using secondary rural highways (instead of busier, high speed freeways) to travel away from/ in between them. Not everyone lives in a metropolis.
EDIT: and from your description of your driving environment, I'm sure you're right - you could easily be doing 90+ mpg if you drove where I usually do.