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Taking care of your cars. BUNCH of questions!
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07-05-2007, 01:26 PM
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What kind of mpg are you getting? You really want to be easy when accelerating off a light to get the best economy and you want to make sure tire pressures are at the recommended levels and that you’re not carrying any extra weight (random crap in your truck, etc). Even with all that, those estimates are under controlled laboratory conditions with windows up, any extra stuff turned off, and at a cruising speed of like 55mph (for the highway rating) so they’re not really real world conditions. Buy a couple car magazines that include reviews and road tests of your model car or check to see if you can find reviews online and see what their observed average economy was; it’s probably going to be much closer to real world conditions and what you’ll be experiencing.
From my understanding I think the EPA is going to change its testing methods for mileage estimates but I’m not sure when that will actually start going into effect.
I would say if you’re getting within 10% of the rated numbers you’re doing great and when you just don’t really pay attention to your driving style maybe even within 15% or so.
For a new car like that, read the service manual and follow its recommendations. They outline the best car for your car and there really isn’t any reason to find hidden “tricks or tips” to take better care of it, it’s not a big secret.
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