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MetroMPG · 12-20-2018, 09:24 AM

68 MPG US fill-up this week = 3.4 L/100 km.

But 2/3 of that tank includes summer weather driving before I put the MPGiata on the road (last fill was Aug 1st). And it was summer fuel, too.

Looks like mid-winter tanks last year were around 50 MPG = 4.7 L/100 km. We'll see what this winter brings.

12-20-2018, 09:24 AM	#226 (permalink)
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