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345 messages, Last post on Oct 04, 2009 at 10:34 PM
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| Yes I too have noticed the good results of driving 60 mph in the ECHO. I had a 52 mpg average once whem I drove to AC and back at that speed. You just feel the car is in a zone or something. There must be something special about your ECHO because those are pretty amazing numbers you are posting. I think it helps a lot to drive in warm evn hot weather. If I go 80 mph nonstop I get 42 mpg. Dont get rid of that car whatever you do! Also thats some pretty awesome territory youre driving through! | |
| I have started shifting from second gear directly to fourth gear skipping third. I find I can accelerate to 25 in second gear and putting it into fourth is no problem. I do this on a level surface or maybe with a slight downhill grade. Merging onto a freeway or going uphill yeah I would still shift to third. I find here in flat NJ (or the flat part of NJ) it wont lug the engine to do that. | |
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Replying to: nippononly (Aug 22, 2008 10:17 pm) Oh well. If I could just force myself to slow down, I'm sure I could bring it up a few points but hey! I'm in a hurry! 
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| 42 mpg is pretty good! Its well documented though that cruising at 60-65 mph non-stop is going to get you those higher mpg numbers. Im tempted when it comes time to change the belts to leave off the power steering belt and see if that makes any difference. | |
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is my latest result, which I thought was pretty good given the CONSTANT A/C use, with the fan jacked up to high. We have been having a major heat wave which seems to have just broken as of today. 325 miles, 7.5 gallons. |
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Gee that would suggest there isnt much of an impact on mpg by using AC. This summer here in NJ I have only used AC maybe 10 times. Mileage is often 42 mpg as im taking a few 20-40 mile jaunts now and then  45 mph.
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I fill up 99% of the time at the same Sunoco station. But recently I filled up at a Gulf station about 20 miles from my house. Not driving much differently I got 44 mpg on that tank! I normally get 40-42. I wonder did Gulf help any?
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Replying to: kneisl1 (Sep 18, 2008 12:04 pm) Me, I always use Chevron gas just because it is the most convenient in terms of location. We don't have Sunoco or Gulf in my neck of the woods, but years ago when I would switch between ARCO and Chevron, I always measured an mpg increase with the Chevron gas. |
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a 44 reading yesterday - 8.3 gallons, 369 miles. Who wants to bet the pump cut off a little early?  The next tank will tell that story....
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Thats why you keep a running average so it all evens out. Waiting for the dreaded winter blend of gas to hit the pumps and bring with it 35 mpg down from 40 mpg. This summer didnt have to use AC much at all. I think my average for the summer this year was more like 42 mpg than 40 mpg. Gas here in NJ is $3.09 if you pay cash and its clearly headed south of $3.
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