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Old 08-03-2015, 11:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
spacemanspif
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The New Focus - '07 Ford Focus ZX5
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New Commute, New trip best

This past weekend I moved into an apartment with the future Mrs. Spif. Last month a started a thread on how my work commute is more than doubling (from 50 miles/day to 120/day) because of this move. Today heading home from work there was light traffic and I got lucky with a tractor trailer draft at 65mph for a substantial portion of the drive. Coasted down one bridge with the engine on, and the other bridge with engine off. When I got home, my SGII read 45mpg for the trip!! I can't say I'm happy to be burning more than a gallon of gas each trip but this is easily a personal best for the Focus. My old commute, I'd see 40mpg somewhat regularly but if I can pull down 45mpg regularly, I'll be a much happier commuter

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2007 Ford Focus ZX5 - 91k - SGII, pending upper and lower grill bocks - auto trans
1987 Monte Carlo SS - 5.3/4L80E swap - 13.67 @ 106
2007 Ford Focus Estate - 230k - 33mpg - Retired 4/2018
1995 Saturn SL2 - 256K miles - 44mpg - Retired 9/2014

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