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What was your target speed for your trip down to WV?
Today I drove down from Burlington to Boston. Target speed was 55mph, even though I get better economy at 48-50 - I was getting paid time and a half for the drive with 50 cents per mile reimbursement (~170 miles each way), so I didn't want to milk it THAT much. When I got up this morning it was -6 outside, closer to +6 when I left my apartment. I topped my tires off at ~47 PSI.
I got my average up to ~58mpg by the time I passed the NH border going south. When I crossed the MA border it became rolling hills instead of mountains and I reset one of my FCD trips to see how much better I was doing. The last ~30 miles through MA with zero net elevation change and cruise control set to 55 I averaged ~82mpg. I likely could have added 5+ mpg to that if I had my kill switch installed, but that's out until after the engine change. Total trip was around 71mpg. I haven't had fuel economy that high in Vermont since maybe September.
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