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prr · 05-19-2019, 07:48 PM

Using numbers from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gas-m...ight_n_1951174, adding 100 lbs will take the MPG of a car getting 31 MPG, down to 30.3 MPG--some 0.7 MPG per 100 lbs. So that ratio would have taken 3.5 MPG off my mileage.

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prr EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: CA Posts: 31 Highlander - '06 Toyota Highlander Limited 4WD Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Using numbers from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gas-m...ight_n_1951174, adding 100 lbs will take the MPG of a car getting 31 MPG, down to 30.3 MPG--some 0.7 MPG per 100 lbs. So that ratio would have taken 3.5 MPG off my mileage.