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Old 10-12-2015, 09:54 PM   #42 (permalink)
Baltothewolf
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
My wife regularly gets 70-80 on her drive to work.

As it is now, I get ~100mpg cruising at 50mph on level terrain on a warm day, and 75mpg at 65mph. Stop and go is where driving techniques really make a difference, but even an Insight missing all of its underbelly panels should be able to get 70+ cruising at 55.

I think the real trick is just learning to slow down a bit.
Oh you're talking at 55, yea I can easily get 80+ at 55. However doing 70-75 my commute is 1 1/2 hours drive each way.
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