Something has been nagging me lately. I have an 03 CVT with 99 tanks of MPG data under my belt. Lifetime MPG is 45.61. I have a 46 mile daily commute over 75% highway, 25% suburbs. I use most "average" techniques - drive slow, limit A/C, slow accellerate, etc. I don't FAS or drive drastically under the limit.
OK, the question. I see a lot of HCH owners with 50 or 60+ MPG averages. My best tank ever was 52 MPG - that's out of 40 months of driving. I don't believe, with my route, that I'm capable of a 60 MPG tank - let alone that being the average. I won't dispute anyone's claims - that's not the point of my question. What I'd like to know is what are you all doing that makes a close to a 15 MPG difference between my car and yours? What conditions would you claim contribute to that kind of gain?
I'm fishing for ideas to try out - or at least to see how "extreme" they are. The summer is a good time to try for a record tank - dry weather, and my car seems to perform best then. I'd like to try for a record tank - curious what else to focus on that would not have me pushing the car down the road myself...
