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Janizary · 05-07-2007, 06:38 PM

More MPG antics:

Weekend trip to Mesquite, 202 miles round trip. Mostly flat with roughly 400' of elevation change from Vegas to Mesquite (down). 55mph, 6th gear, cruise for 95% of drive. No passing or hard acceleration. Tires at 36psi front, 33psi rear (over inflated). Fill-to-Mesquite-Fill in Vegas (about 10-12 miles of 'in town' driving' total, for trip), about 75F with ~10mph tail winds on outbound leg, 15mph headwinds on return leg. Had to slow down and deal with some big rigs coming back into Vegas, which probably lowered the MPG a tad. I'll try again next time I go to Mesquite for a 'clean' run.

40.7mpg. SG logged 41.4mpg (1.7% variance)

NHP actually got in behind me for a few miles (probably wondering why I was driving so slow...), but decided not to pull me over. If I'd actually stuck with my 52mph benchmark I think I would have been pulled over. lol.

Don't try this at home. The boredom factor has been rated 'severe' by the Surgeon General's office.

05-07-2007, 06:38 PM	#144 (permalink)
Janizary Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sith Ferret dojo Posts: 6,955 Arbitor of Discord	More MPG antics: Weekend trip to Mesquite, 202 miles round trip. Mostly flat with roughly 400' of elevation change from Vegas to Mesquite (down). 55mph, 6th gear, cruise for 95% of drive. No passing or hard acceleration. Tires at 36psi front, 33psi rear (over inflated). Fill-to-Mesquite-Fill in Vegas (about 10-12 miles of 'in town' driving' total, for trip), about 75F with ~10mph tail winds on outbound leg, 15mph headwinds on return leg. Had to slow down and deal with some big rigs coming back into Vegas, which probably lowered the MPG a tad. I'll try again next time I go to Mesquite for a 'clean' run. 40.7mpg. SG logged 41.4mpg (1.7% variance) NHP actually got in behind me for a few miles (probably wondering why I was driving so slow...), but decided not to pull me over. If I'd actually stuck with my 52mph benchmark I think I would have been pulled over. lol. Don't try this at home. The boredom factor has been rated 'severe' by the Surgeon General's office.