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Old 05-13-2015, 07:58 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPGomatic View Post
Yep! That is my usual modus operandi, although I switch from brand-to-brand, I run as many fills in one spot as possible. I've never seen such a huge variation. Big lesson, I learned.
Yep! I learned very early in my Ecomodding newbness that the slope at the gas pump has huge effects on filling. On my 3rd or 4th tank ever recorded, I was screwed out of a 44+ mpg fill due to going somewhere else! I got a measly 42.
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