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Post by reb on Sept 9, 2018 14:00:08 GMT -5
I came back from driving out West and just amazed at the people blowing past me as I was going 80 out in South Dakota (that was the Posted Speed limit).
My Prius usually gets in the 50's on the dash, but it was low 40's going on interstate speeds.
Can't imagine what people passing me were getting...
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Post by wb6yyz on Sept 10, 2018 12:35:03 GMT -5
Back in the days of 100% gasoline, I used to get 30 MPG in my 1997 RAV4. Now with E-10 Best I got on any SUV was 29 MPG, both with the RAV4 (now rusted out and sold for scrap) and my current Suburu Forester.
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Post by reb on Sept 10, 2018 18:56:13 GMT -5
I'm impressed... best I ever got on highway on my taurus / sable was 32 mpg... and that was mostly 60 - 65mph.. I never drove that car at 75 / 80 mph.
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Post by wb6yyz on Sept 11, 2018 9:50:35 GMT -5
Back in the days when gas was under a dollar a gallon, I used to play the game of how fast can I go without getting busted. But when it hit two dollars a gallon I decided it was too expensive to waste speeding, so I always drive at the posted limit now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2018 21:48:07 GMT -5
If i keep my speed to 60-65MPH, all me cars get great mileage. For me 60-65MPH is normal. the nice things about interstates, if you don't like my driving...there are plenty of lanes to pass me.
All my mileages are at the 60MPH speed range and even 10 MPH over that does reduce my mileage a lot.
94 Ford Ranger Pickup 19 MPG
84 Volvo Diesel wagon 39 MPG
91 Geo Metro Conv. 51 MPG
72 Lincoln 11.5
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Post by wb6yyz on Sept 12, 2018 8:43:51 GMT -5
Ah. I can get 20 MPG on my 2011 Ranger at 65 MPH. There is a part of 80 that's posted at 70 and yeah, it really burns up gas to go that fast. As I recall wind loading is the square of the velocity, gets nasty fast. In some ways I'm sorry that I did not keep the 1982 Datsun King Cab PU with the SD-22 diesel engine going, even if it meant machining my own replacement parts! I could get from LA to SF (a distance of 405 miles) on 10 gallons of #2 diesel! It wasn't 4WD however, which I really need where I moved to.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 16:39:20 GMT -5
My 2017 Turbo Civic is amazinn'. Fast and Furious and tremendously generous in the MPG Department...On the HWY doinn 65 to 70 MPH with the A/C on, close to 40 MPG..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 15:13:16 GMT -5
I have not driven far in over a year, come February I will drive the Civic to Indian Rocks Beach, Fl 265 mls x 2. I will make it a point to write doen the MPG's for both legs of the trip.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2019 16:00:38 GMT -5
38 MPGS Goinn N, at speeds close to 80 MPH with the A/C on...Coming back today 39.50 MPGS, speeds at about 70 MPH with also the A/C on.
(BTW on the way North I found myself running away from lane huggers, doing 95 mph a couple o' times, unreal)
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 11:53:00 GMT -5
Another Trip to the Suncoast for this past Mother's Day..Almost 43 MPG's Driving home on the 13th.
Just plain GREAT !!!
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 16:31:58 GMT -5
And on the last 4-5 days I did a study of my MPG's in Town, something I have not done in years, the 17 Civic is getting me 36.80 mpgs here.
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