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Originally Posted by Ecky
-Check to see what the lifetime fuel economy is on the car. This can be found on the same display as the car's total miles. If it's below 55-60mpg on a 5MT, it was probably driven pretty aggressively.
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Though note that it's possible - indeed, quite easy - to reset this "lifetime" mpg. When I bought mine, it had amost exactly 50K miles, and showed about 50 mpg average. I reset it the week I got it home, and as you say, have averaged ~70 mpg, mostly driving in conditions not really favorable to good mpg. I think my worst trip was about 55 mpg, crossing an 8900 ft pass in a snowstorm.
That's another thing about Insights in snow country. When you try to drive in more than 4-5 inches of snow, you don't go very well, and stand a good chance of ripping off underbody panels. Similar cautions apply to fording creeks, muddy dirt, &c.