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Originally Posted by spartybrutus
Chris - great chart! You must live near me...
It seems that a little bit of wetness/frost/snow on the road or some winds can also drop your mileage a few mpg on a trip. It was cold here the last couple of days - but still air and dry roads led to 5-6mpg better than with wind/rain just before that....
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Yep, it's pretty hard to miss the 'Maru, though apparently there's at least one other mag pearl w/ Eagle Scout plates driving around the north end of town ::eep::
Anyways, I just updated the chart, and yeah, wind and rain are teh suck when it comes to mpg. When the roads are wet, it's a struggle for me to break 50mpg, even in summer. Wind has a similar effect... kick the breeze up, and again, good luck hitting 50mpg. Of course, that 62mpg burst came, if I remember correctly, from a combination of warm (but not Phoenix) temps, constant tailwinds, and drafting a truck at 57mph.