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Old 07-10-2016, 02:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
JRMichler
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Location: Phillips, WI
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Nameless - '06 GMC Canyon
90 day: 37.45 mpg (US)

22 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XL
90 day: 41.9 mpg (US)
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It's helping you to drive more smoothly, which helps mileage. We call this DWL. When I got good at DWL, not only did I get better mileage, but I regularly put my passengers to sleep.

True story: My very first car, a well used 1961 Rambler American with the flathead six cylinder engine, came with a speed limiter. The gas pedal flat on the floor would only open the carburetor throttle valve a little over halfway. That was good for 60 MPH on a level road. I got 30 MPG.

Then I fixed the linkage, used the extra power, and got 24 MPG from then on. Brake lining wear increased also.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.

22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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