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Originally Posted by ohybrid
I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. My best is 49.1 mpg. I mostly drive the LA freeways 65 miles per hour with cruise control. For those getting in the high 50's and low 60's are you using 87, 89 or 91/92 octane and from which oil company do you primarily use? I drive her real easy, slow off the line and stay within the speed limit. Thanks for responding.
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I'm using 85 octane, usually from Costco. I'm at 4000 feet though, so 85 octance works the same as 87 at sea level. I dirve the speed limit and use cruise control a lot. I'm not willing to make myself a road hazard to get 10 or 20 percent better fuel economy so I accellerate reasonably, coast to red lights, and use cruise control a lot. My lifetime average over a little more than 20,000 miles is 50 MPG. Not good results around here, but I get where I'm going on time and don't piss too many people off.
