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Old 04-08-2008, 08:22 AM
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Default Re: Synthetic Oil change miles don't jive

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Originally Posted by TheSpoils View Post
I guess my simplistic view and remedial math are just useless and warrant no further thought. Hey!!! maybe filling our gas tanks to half every time may give us better mpg. How much does 20 gallons of fuel weigh anyway?
1 Gallon weights ~8lbs. So for every 3 gallons you skimp on, you could improve your MPG by 1%. Hopefully you don't travel out of your way to get gas, because that would likely kill any benefit.
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