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Old 10-03-2013, 12:16 PM   #9 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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I hadn't thought of that angle before. It holds true with mine as well. My warmed up idle consumption is about equal to my average trip hourly consumption. Since I'm starting each trip with a cold(ish) engine, I'm doing better than I would just idling.
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