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On 4/26/2004 1:32 AM, Travis Bailey wrote:
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| Tip to those who complain of crappy milage (such as myself): slow the
| f$%@ down!! I drove from home back to school and convinced myself to go
| 65 rather than my usual 75. I got passed a lot more and the trip took a
| little longer but I pulled darn near 19 MPG. Usually I consider 16
| average and 17 good, with 17.7 being the previous record in the 7000
| miles I've put on since late December '03. Did not think 10 MPH would
| make such a huge difference, but I guess it does! Wish the sweet spot
| was a little higher than that, but I'm happy, thats all I can say, lol.
| I guess I *wasn't* crazy when I thought it seemed like it barely used
| gas when going 55 between smaller towns when I'm at home..shoulda tried
| this sooner!
Yeah, I learned that a couple years ago w/ my '99. If you do it w/o
cruise control and just hold it at 65 yourself, you'll get another 1
MPG. I got over 20 on Saturday from here to Albany w/ my truck.
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