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Another good commute in today despite some very high winds (we're under advisory for 40mph winds today). It was primarily a cross wind, so not horrible which I was pleasantly surprised by since this is just about the lightest car you can buy, and my rear sway bar still isn't hooked up. I didn't get pushed around much at all.
Anyway, the commute in today showed me 62.5 mpg. There was less traffic than usual and thus I did push it a bit farther with the engine off than I have in past days.
The temperature was 34F, and the coolant temp got up to 174F by the time I got to work, and I didn't really use the heat. A grill block would definitely be a good thing to help with that, especially as it continues to cool off.
Just to put things into perspective, my commute home is never as good as my commute in. My trip into work is mostly downhill allowing for much better coasting. My trips home lately have been in the low 50s. So, my tank will probably average out to mid 50s. However, I haven't even filled up once yet. I'm still running the tank of gas that I got with the car (and there is no trip odometer, so I can't calculate this tank). I'll probably fill up soon though and start logging actual mileage.
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