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Old 07-03-2016, 04:30 AM   #6 (permalink)
redpoint5
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Acura TSX - '06 Acura TSX
90 day: 24.19 mpg (US)

Lafawnda - CBR600 - '01 Honda CBR600 F4i
90 day: 47.32 mpg (US)

Big Yeller - Dodge/Cummins - '98 Dodge Ram 2500 base
90 day: 21.82 mpg (US)

Chevy ZR-2 - '03 Chevrolet S10 ZR2
90 day: 17.14 mpg (US)

Model Y - '24 Tesla Y LR AWD

Pacifica Hybrid - '21 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
90 day: 85.85 mpg (US)
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Is it perhaps getting warmer in PA, right around the time the oil was changed? Could be a dozen reasons for getting better MPG, including errors in measurement and calculation, but almost certainly not from the oil change alone.

On a related note; I got 3 MPG better on the freeway than normal while pulling a jet ski. I also traveled about 10 MPH slower and drafted a semi, with my wife tailgating since my trailer lights weren't working.
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