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Old 05-07-2022, 09:42 AM   #1206 (permalink)
D.O.G.
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Location: New South Wales, Australia
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Metric - '94 Honda Magna 250
Motorcycle
90 day: 69.83 mpg (US)

RedCelica - '94 Toyota Celica ZR
90 day: 35.97 mpg (US)

i30 - '12 Hyundai i30 Elite
90 day: 39.84 mpg (US)

i30-22 - '12 Hyundai i30 Elite
90 day: 39.22 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Drifter View Post
I rented a 6x12' utility trailer yesterday and was surprised at how awful it pulled, especially empty.
A few years back I moved a load of furniture about 500km in my 8”x5” box trailer.

The i30 got 30.2mpg loaded and a surprisingly low 30.9mpg on the empty return leg.
Without the trailer it averaged nearly 40mpg.

It seems like poor aero (it's a very boxy box trailer ) may have been more of an issue than trailer weight.
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