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From: Jane Galt on 1 Apr 2010 18:19
=?iso-2022-jp?q?Hachiroku_=1B$B%O%A%m%=2F=1B=28B?= <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote
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> On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:14:10 -0500, Jane Galt wrote:
>
>> Well I finally got through the first tankful with the 2002 Corolla and
it
>> got 34 MPG in mixed city & hwy driving.
>>
>> Not bad considering it has worn out poorly balanced tires and I havent
>> checked yet to see if it has iridium plugs, which improved the 93 by
about
>> 2 MPG. Oh, and we may still be using the winter ethanol in the gas here,
>> which may lower it by 1-2 MPG.
>>
>> The car is like driving a rocket, I gotta lighten my foot off the gas.
:-)
>
> Overall, 34MPG combined is not bad. I get this with a lot of my Toyotas
> because the area I live in, there is very little reason to drive under
> 45MPH. THis seems to be the sweet spot, and ~70MPH on the highway. More
> than that (or, surprisingly, LESS than that ) causes mileage figures to
> decrease.

The Denver area is hilly too, so that cant help MPG.

> I have not noticed a difference with Iridium plugs, but I have noticed
> keeping octane >91 has a positive effect.

How come?

It wasnt so long ago when I asked the group here, about the 93 Corolla
having to use high test, and was told that, no, it uses regular. "But the
manual said" high octane. It turns out the manual was talking about
japanese octane or something? I've been using regular since and saving the
money.


--
Jane Galt

"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the
means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men
by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder
and suicide." -- Ayn Rand
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