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From: hls on 25 Apr 2010 12:26

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>>> I have noticed that my car is getting worse mileage now than it did in
>>> the winter. And the fuel blend is the only thing I can think of for
>>> that,
>>> at the moment.
>>
>> You are probably also driving a bit more aggressively, assuming that
>> you get snow and ice in Winter. You may also have a dirty air filter or
>> some other problem. Check your tire pressures as well.
>
> I just serviced the car and it has new filters, oil change, etc. No issue
> with tire pressures. We seldom have ice here.
>
> I usually drive at the speed limit, seldom over. My observations are
> being made under highway driving conditions. The difference in mileage
> is not much, but seems to be repeatable.

I drove my Solara to Dallas and back this weekend, and monitored the
indicated mileage carefully. I gassed up with Exxon regular before I left,
so there was no fuel difference to concern me.

Going west, the mileage was consistently indicated to be in the range of
30 mpg. Coming east, it was indicated to be 34.

This is pretty much flat country driving both ways...no apparent difference
in grade. Neither was there much difference in ambient temperature, etc.

Averaging ca 32 mpg is not bad, IMO>

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