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Old 08-16-2013, 08:26 PM   #7 (permalink)
payne171
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Gray Jellybean - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 62.76 mpg (US)
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I could beat that with almost no effort. Just jack up the front end, put it in drive, and walk away. After all, it seems your purpose was just to see how high a number you could get on the FE indicator. Sure, the car isn't actually going anywhere, but if you were driving with no purpose, what's the difference? A car like the Prius was built for the purpose of efficiency, be it for economic or ecological. What you did was neither. More power to you, if for nothing else than for your patience. It is an interesting intellectual exercise. Now do some mods and see if you can test the results doing so (although for the sake of your sanity I might recommend using a smaller amount of fuel than a full tank).

Edit: that was a lot harsher than I meant it to be. I just meant to encourage you to take it a step further.
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