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Old 11-22-2005, 10:33 AM
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Default Re: Cruise Control Freeway Mileage in 06HCH (Experiment)

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Originally Posted by gonavy
Also don't forget that your car is in its breakin period- soon mpg will go up independently of any driving technique, and it will be difficult to calibrate that back out since you're the single test point on this vehicle right now. So running a control is difficult for you at the moment. The HAH and HCH (I think) have generally seen significant mpg kicks at 1200-1500 miles and again around 3k.
True, and it's also going to get colder soon. This test is just a snapshot, but interesting nonetheless. I'll probably repeat the whole test again next spring when the temps are about the same as they are now.
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