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Originally Posted by Sean T.
Welll..... to be fair to the car...
it needs both front ball joints replaced
a front end alignment
an oil change
a 60,000 mile tune-up
and a good wash.
buuuuuuut even after that I don't image it to jump up to 30mpg like some other Taurus owners are getting without even trying....
And I try to drive as efficient as I can, but around here it's just not plausible to do pulse and glide or EOC... there is way too much traffic and street lights. Today I got onto the freeway and it was at a dead stop. even the on ramps were backed up. So I know traffic is a huge contributor but I do try to take the least congested route as often as I can.
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Have you ever noticed that you never hear excuses from those who are succeeding? Excuses are nothing more than a way to try to absolve yourself of responsibility and to blame the failure on someone or something else. Until you take full responsibility for it, you'll never be able to get great mileage.
MetroMPG already gave you the best possible advice: get a ScanGauge. That way, you can see exactly what sort of driving works and what sort doesn't. You'll be able to see the tiny adjustments you can make that make a huge difference in mpg's. If you don't have instant feedback, then you're just guessing at what works, and you don't know. Ask any of the successful drivers on this board if the driver is the most important component and you'll get a unanimous "Yes!". Put a foolish driver behind the wheel of the most fuel efficient vehicle and you'll only get half the mileage that a great driver could get.
I apologize if that sounded a little stronger than what you're used to hearing. I teach kids how to race, and we don't accept excuses. We also turn otherwise ordinary kids into winners.
