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owlafaye · 10-01-2008, 10:24 PM

I installed a hand throttle on my 89 4dr Geo and got 56.6 mpg @ 55 mph...however, it was a handfull (No pun intended)

I got 54 mpg maintaining 55 mph rigidly, without the hand throttle.

I eventually removed the hand throttle.

Point? conservative driving equals high mileage...55 mph does VERY well in Geos.

Hand throttles and hills make for complicated driving. Forget I mentioned them.

10-01-2008, 10:24 PM	#30 (permalink)
owlafaye Multiple Geo owner/3cyl Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wa state usa Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Hand Throttle? I installed a hand throttle on my 89 4dr Geo and got 56.6 mpg @ 55 mph...however, it was a handfull (No pun intended) I got 54 mpg maintaining 55 mph rigidly, without the hand throttle. I eventually removed the hand throttle. Point? conservative driving equals high mileage...55 mph does VERY well in Geos. Hand throttles and hills make for complicated driving. Forget I mentioned them.