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Old 02-12-2014, 11:52 AM   #1681 (permalink)
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...you cringe a little when the spouse drives off in the car, thinking, "well, there goes that tank."
Not wanting to brag, but my wife doesn't get much worse FE than I do. She could engine-brake more often, or try to EOC, but her trip fuel consumption is always within 5-10% of what I would have had.

On the other hand, her dad is a different story. When he borrowed our car, I checked the car's OBC for that day's average FE, then check my fuel log for the last time it was that bad - that happened to be the previous time he borrowed our car.

YKYAEM when... You are anxiously waiting for someone to return with your car, so that you check the OBC for the FE.

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Old 02-12-2014, 12:39 PM   #1682 (permalink)
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... This morning I heard an advert on the radio: "This program was sponsored by Renault, the maker of the new Megane, which can go as far as 1500 km on one tank."

And I'm like "PFF! Nothing to brag about."
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This morning I heard an advert on the radio: "This program was sponsored by Renault, the maker of the new Megane...[/I]
never happens, thankfully.

YKYAEMW when toyota decides to recall Prius models for going too slow and you ponder the meaning if irony.
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when you get annoyed by coasting to a stop at a junction and have to use breaks coz you miss judged. ummmmm must improve but driving two different vehicles every other day makes it a challege.borrow wifes 3.0 subaru legacy and seems to coast for ever. my motorhome will coast for 1/2 mile
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...borrow wifes 3.0 subaru legacy...
Now that is a rarity here...
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Now that is a rarity here...
Yes very rare but what a motor. 0-60 forget it. on a roads and curising never driven anything like. so many what race ot on a roads and after a couple miles of twisting road theyre just a speck in rear view mirror that without breaking speed limit.
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