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brickinthewind · 09-06-2008, 01:11 PM

Hey all,
Rented a car from Alamo for a trip from Seattle to Vancouver. Of course they were out of the Aveo I had requested and the smallest car was the Grand Pig. Uh, I mean, Gran Prix. A little disappointing mileagewise, but I still beat EPA. I inflated the tires to about 40psi (didn't want to push it on an unknown rental) and did P+G with the manual trans. It's got a relatively long glide - it's fairly aerodynamic. Got 30mpg on a fillup just before the Canada border, and then 26.5 on my final fillup back in the states. EPA combined is 20mpg, and I got my 26.5 in mixed driving, but mostly freeway.
I might have gotten close to 40 in an Aveo, but I'm happy to at least beat EPA by a good margin!

09-06-2008, 01:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
brickinthewind Rapidly Evolving Driver Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 35 Brick House - '04 Scion xB 90 day: 36.44 mpg (US) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rental Gran Prix = 30mpg small tank, 26.5 mpg big tank Hey all, Rented a car from Alamo for a trip from Seattle to Vancouver. Of course they were out of the Aveo I had requested and the smallest car was the Grand Pig. Uh, I mean, Gran Prix. A little disappointing mileagewise, but I still beat EPA. I inflated the tires to about 40psi (didn't want to push it on an unknown rental) and did P+G with the manual trans. It's got a relatively long glide - it's fairly aerodynamic. Got 30mpg on a fillup just before the Canada border, and then 26.5 on my final fillup back in the states. EPA combined is 20mpg, and I got my 26.5 in mixed driving, but mostly freeway. I might have gotten close to 40 in an Aveo, but I'm happy to at least beat EPA by a good margin! __________________