Help my uncle is being arrogant!
I need a chart of non L/B vs L/B in the Honda insight at 55mph. He absolutely REFUSES to believe that it's a 25mpg boost. After 15 minutes of arguing I simply gave up. Pls help his arrogance is overwhelming.
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Is your thermostat issue resolved? Once you get that straight just show him and let him buy you some gas.
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I go home at midnight tonight and I'm gonna hollow out my thermostat and swap it then. Should have results before 6am (I'm nocturnal). |
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25 mpg = 9.41 l/100km
50 mpg = 4.70 l/100km 75 mpg = 3.14 l/100km 100mpg = 2.35 l/100km I wouldn't expect him to embrace the l/100km measurement, but it might help see how a 25mpg improvement isn't as mind blowingly difficult to attain at the level of your insight vs a full size truck |
Just show him this link: EcoModder Fleet list - EcoModder.com with its 10 insights in the range of 60 - 100 MPG.
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Nono, he isn't denying the insight isn't capable of 90-100mpg, he is denying the fact that the CVT gets 25mpg less than the manual due to no lean burn.
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Best CVT in that list gets 70 MPG. The top runners are all MT.
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I think the word you're looking for is 'obstinate' not 'arrogant'... ;)
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The 5MT also has a much taller top gear, and less energy is lost in the transmission. Lean burn at a given throttle opening uses something like 2/3 the fuel, so you'll see the display jump from 50 to 75MPG, but the engine output isn't the same. Lean burn, as I understand it, allows for very small power outputs while still remaining relatively efficient.
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Adding 25 mpg to a 12 mpg truck is tripling your mileage. Getting 300% of EPA ought to win you some kind of prize here. Adding 25 mpg to an Insight is only a 50% gain. Getting 150% of EPA makes you... pretty efficient. |
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