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Originally Posted by ag4ever
Now what hurts my mileage the worst is the winds we have been having recently. I have been having a mix of strong head/side winds on my way home with very little tail wind on my drive to work. That has eaten my mileage from about 38 per tank to 34-35 per tank.
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You are correct about winds, also heavy rain.
My current tank WAS reading 5.7 litres per 100 K, tonight on the way home we had a thunderstorm which brought very strong winds and the road was awash. My eco drive reading never got beyond mid 7's and I watched the tank reading drop to 5.7, my commute in the rain was less than 25 miles.
The wind was mainly from the side but I noticed the car slow quickly when my foot was off the gas pedal which I'd guess had more to do with the water on the road than the wind. Tomorrow I have a 250 kilometre mainly highway trip in clear skies and temp around 68f, that should finish off this my first true full tank.