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Old 12-27-2020, 01:41 PM   #316 (permalink)
MetroMPG
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 57.73 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Michaelflat1 View Post
It's a little cold here, been around 1c and battery isn't liking that much..

I'm in the same boat.



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(I monitor battery voltage and my safe value is around 11.8-11.7v i start the engine at, it takes roughly 1min to drop to this value from charged if headlights are on!!
If I'm behind another vehicle at a long-ish stop with the engine off, I'll switch off the headlights, but leave the running lights on. Fan switched to zero or 1/5.



(If I'm first car in line, I don't switch the headlights off, to preserve visibility/not draw unneccessary attention to myself re. facing vehicles.)
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