the more miles I drive the better the MPG gets

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Old 08-12-2008, 10:34 PM
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Smile the more miles I drive the better the MPG gets

Have anyone been gettihg higher MPG now that they and there care are broaken in, 0w20 oil,20000 miles.and i am learnig to drive much better=40 to 46 MPG...Joe
 
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Old 08-13-2008, 09:43 AM
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I think it's a combination of you (me too) learning how to drive it, as well as the HSD breaking in and everything in the drive train moving smoother.
 
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Old 08-13-2008, 11:20 AM
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You can look in the MPG database and pull up individual cars and see the long-term trends of those reporting their mileage.

I'm amazed at how each tank seems to do better than the last, except when my wife drives it for the weekend.
 
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Old 08-15-2008, 09:28 AM
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Same here too. My last two tanks were 800 miles and todays tank of 767 miles. 700 miles appears to be the norm now that I have improved my driving skills.
 
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Old 08-19-2008, 10:01 AM
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Yeah I've definitely learned some things since my first year, so now all my better mileage is going to trying to counter the bad mileage I got that first winter. I got a <30mpg tank once back then! That first winter brought my lifetime mpg down to 35 mpg before I figured out stuff like so-called "full hybrid" mode, and changed my commute to a slower but shorter and significantly better mpg route. Now it's slowly creeping back upward, but it'll take a lot of good miles to compensate!
 
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Old 08-19-2008, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by chestr
Yeah I've definitely learned some things since my first year, so now all my better mileage is going to trying to counter the bad mileage I got that first winter.
me too! Getting stuck in my driveway at least once a week did not help my cause! Now that it is warm out, I've been getting better mileage, but nowhere near the 700-800 mile tanks some of you are getting!!!
 
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