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Old 12-25-2006, 04:44 PM
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Arrow Re: city mileage vs EPA

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Originally Posted by silverone View Post
I am on my third tank and so far the highway mileage was almost at EPA: around 36 mpg. But city mileage was dramatically lower than EPA: way below 30mpg. Any ideas?
City mileage from the EPA is optimistic,whereas, I can always get better mileage on the highway than the EPA.

There are many factors which affect city mileage. One very important factor is the miles driven. When I take short trips in the city, the mileage is dramatically lower than if I drive for 20 or more minutes.

If everything is warm such as when I drive on the highway and then on the city, I sometimes even get EPA city mileage. A warmed system is better than one that just started up.


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