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Congrats Dave! Your story encourages me to finally beat 1000 miles on one tank. Berta's tank is 16 gallons so I don't think I'll be able to beat your almost 1700 miles on one tank, but I'll try to stretch my tank to go for 1700km (1056.34 miles) someday.
Thanks for encouragement! You're the man!
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05-06-2013, 12:19 PM
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Incredible. I occasionally post on other forums that an engineer on this forum hits over 40-mpg in his commute. No one any longer posts "I don't believe that" and openly questions my credulity.
50 must sound like dilithium crystals are in use. With Spock at the wheel.
Congratulations, again, Dave! (I need program a key to automatically produce that phrase).
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05-06-2013, 12:35 PM
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Incredible. I occasionally post on other forums that an engineer on this forum hits over 40-mpg in his commute. No one any longer posts "I don't believe that" and openly questions my credulity.
50 must sound like dilithium crystals are in use. With Spock at the wheel.
Congratulations, again, Dave! (I need program a key to automatically produce that phrase).
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I've stopped posting about my exploits outside this forum (CumminsForum for example). No one believes me anyway 
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06-27-2013, 01:44 PM
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Diesel Dave
My version of energy storage is called "momentum".
My version of regenerative braking is called "bump starting".
1 Year Avg (Every Mile Traveled) = 47.8 mpg
BEST TANK: 2,009.6 mi on 35 gal (57.42 mpg): http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...5-a-26259.html
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06-27-2013, 02:32 PM
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Holy crap, Dave! Congratulations! Here I am congratulating myself for 1/4 that in a car 1/3 the size with 1/2 as many cylinders.
EDIT: WAS congratulating myself. LOL
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06-27-2013, 03:33 PM
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Holy crap, Dave! Congratulations! Here I am congratulating myself for 1/4 that in a car 1/3 the size with 1/2 as many cylinders.
EDIT: WAS congratulating myself. LOL
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Thanks! And you have 2/3rd the cylinders (I have an inline 6).
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My version of energy storage is called "momentum".
My version of regenerative braking is called "bump starting".
1 Year Avg (Every Mile Traveled) = 47.8 mpg
BEST TANK: 2,009.6 mi on 35 gal (57.42 mpg): http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...5-a-26259.html
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06-27-2013, 03:42 PM
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Thanks! And you have 2/3rd the cylinders (I have an inline 6).
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But nearly 4x the displacement 
Edit - wait, you have the big one? More than 4x, then!
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06-27-2013, 04:03 PM
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Thanks! And you have 2/3rd the cylinders (I have an inline 6).
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Oh that makes it way better 
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06-27-2013, 08:38 PM
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06-27-2013, 08:47 PM
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Man, you make us all look like the people on Fuelly.com!
And to think I was happy finally getting a 45 mpg tank.....
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