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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf
Problem is, the 1.5l turbos are only CVT right now. Talk about a wiring nightmare.
Anyway, a little more OT: Cowmeat, how fast do you drive go achieve the constant 70+mpg tanks?
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I know it's not directed at me, but my experience lately:
It was up to just above freezing a few days ago, and dry and clear, and I did quite a bit of point to point traveling throughout the day, so the car was basically warm for every segment past the first. Traveling at 50mph, I averaged 105mpg for close to 20 miles on my way home, which is around what I get during the summer on a clear day, over areas without a lot of hills. Going to work is brutal though, when it's 20 below zero outside, leaving me with a lot of ~50mpg 15 mile trips, which is the main reason why my tanks have been horrible lately. Yesterday morning the clutch pedal and gear lever felt like I was pushing through jello, and when it's that cold, the LCDs get reaaaally "slow".
In the summer I can normally drive at 50mph and get 100mpg, or 65mph and get 75-85mpg, when conditions are good. If the roads are muddy, that's not the case, of course.