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Old 02-24-2009, 08:15 PM   #8 (permalink)
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WonderWagon - '94 Ford Escort LX
Last 3: 51.52 mpg (US)

DaBluOne - '99 Ford Escort SE
90 day: 48.97 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by alohaspirit View Post
that list is great, thank you

although there are still people who make higher/lower claims

i was hoping some would chime in
You're welcome.

I've never owned a mini-van so I can't chime in about that. But I will chime in about the user estimates.

Be sure to us the Show All links to see individual user averages the average for all users. Here is an example for 2000 Dodge Caravan 2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd
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2000 Dodge Caravan 2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd
Number of Vehicles:5
Average User MPG:23.0
Range:19 - 31 MPG
Updated On:02/23/2009


UserAverage MPGStateStop & GoHighwayLast Updated
124.0OK0%100%2/23/2007
218.7IL80%20%08/23/2007
331.0ME50%50%06/07/2008
420.1TX90%10%02/08/2009
525.1MI30%70%08/12/2008
Trying to read between the lines.

If user #3 didn't just imagine that he got 31 mpg, it seems reasonable to assume he must have hypermiled the heck out of it. A great target to shoot for but not something I'd want to count on.

Users #1 and #5 have close to the same MPG even though #1 claims 100% highway miles. Maybe user #1 drove faster than #5??? (After all, Oklahoma is kinda like Texas, nothin' but miles and miles of nothin' but miles and miles.) So dialing in on user #5, 25.1 mpg is an average and it's not just a round number. Maybe user #5 actually kept good records?

If you look at similar Dodge Caravans (2WD 4 Cylinder, 2.4 Liter, Automatic 3-spd) for 1998-2002 and find similar user estimates ...
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