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Old 10-18-2014, 06:02 PM   #12 (permalink)
Baltothewolf
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Avoid heavy traffic, choose routes with fewest traffic lights and turns, avoid idling (bye bye drive thru), monitor rpm/throttle position/engine load. Use momentum when possible.

There are some mechanical and aerodynamic changes on the horizon that I'm going will push me solidly beyond the 30 mpg threshold.
Yea aero does make a difference. My best friend has a '91 crown vic and he got 34mpg once driving 65 on the freeway (he used to drive around 400 miles a week to work and back, same as me). I think he more averaged around 29-32 depending on how his right foot behaved.
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