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Old 01-06-2006, 08:10 AM
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Default Re: Dropping first tank for star?

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Clubford00
Pardon my ignorance, Stars? Also what was the temp on your first tank?
The 'stars' are hypermileage users. If you get better than EPA mileage after 3,000 miles, you car gets a "star."

My mileage started when I picked it up in Texas the first week of October. Temperatures were ~70 the whole way back but I had to drive 818 miles. So I broke up the trip into 2-3 hour segments at different cruise control settings. I used this to start my miles per hour vs. MPG chart.

Unfortuantely my first tank was also my worst and it was also for 251 miles. If I dropped that tank, I'd get a 'star' but I'd also lose a data-point. My suggestion is having two stars:

1) life-time star
2) last 3,000 miles star

Bob Wilson

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