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Originally Posted by BabyDiesel
Excellent work OG! Top notch!
What kind of fuel economy are you getting now on trips?
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Thank you BabyDiesel! I'm seeing 55mpg on this tank. I've been "on this tank" since about May though, ha! So, it's unfortunately not an indicator of the cars performance. Most of my driving has been pittering around the yard to move the car under trees/to the garage port to work on it, back to the driveway pad to wash it, etc... I've also taken it to the store a few times, but you know how that goes (plenty of stop lights), etc... Been to the drive through twice. Basically, hardly hypermiling.
I've taken only one trip that was over 25 miles since I switched jobs and began the interior overall mid-May.
I will say, though, that on the extended highway portions of some commutes I had this past weekend, I was easily sustaining 100mpg consistently at 50mph, and about 75mpg at 60mph. That's the best I've seen with the car. I'd love to take a long roadtrip and try to break 75mpg for a tank. I believe it is possible for me, if it was 90% highway. I believe I could break 80mpg if I just ran half a tank (full to half full).