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Old 08-06-2018, 12:21 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
Oh I believe it will do that for an instant, heck you could shut if off and it would be getting unlimited MPG for an instant. It could be a little downhill, or some tail wind, probably a little drafting involved. What he needs to do is get at least a 2 direction average over say 10 miles each way. Then also check his lie-o-meter vs actual fill ups over a few tanks to see how optimistic it is. Combine everything together and then maybe you have a tool to use in the future.

All that said, no way it will get 40 mpg average steady at 70 mph even fully warmed up and up to speed on a flat and windless highway over a distance. I might buy 30 mpg at 60, i bet it's more like 25 mpg at 70.
It was a comment he made while we were discussing hybrids and electric vehicle options at lunch. The Mitsubishi Outlander fuel economy on gasoline is not that great. He asked why I would bother with all that when I could get a truck like his and do better.

He is not exactly an ecomodder. His mods tend toward lift kits, light bars, and other things that mess up the aero .... I'll ask what his range is on a fuel fill. I might be able to get that much information out of him.

I'm not really looking for a new truck, with the depreciation, taking it only to the dealership for service since no one else can service it, etc. But if my Hyundai lasts for a couple of years, a used model may be interesting ...
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