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eltren · 01-25-2011, 10:36 AM

Might just be the OC. previously when I've done the math on the gas mileage,
the OC was showing 18-19, long division said nope, 22. Will do again next tank.

Yes, HWY miles. VERY odd, mileage seemed to be improving the faster I went.
For a minute there I had almost 26 at 80 on level ground. Nah...can't be, can it?

The car is running far better now than it was, nothing I've done, just driving the MF'r.
When I picked it up from the cops it had been sitting for over a year.
When they thought about it they jumpstarted it and let it idle for a while to charge.
It was doing less than 15mpg the first week. Reeked of unburned fuel. Clean now!

BTW, how easy is it to flat-spot these tires by just letting a car sit outside?
This is Virginia. HOT, COLD, you name it.

01-25-2011, 10:36 AM	#27
eltren Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Delta Charlie Posts: 41	weeeelll... Might just be the OC. previously when I've done the math on the gas mileage, the OC was showing 18-19, long division said nope, 22. Will do again next tank. Yes, HWY miles. VERY odd, mileage seemed to be improving the faster I went. For a minute there I had almost 26 at 80 on level ground. Nah...can't be, can it? The car is running far better now than it was, nothing I've done, just driving the MF'r. When I picked it up from the cops it had been sitting for over a year. When they thought about it they jumpstarted it and let it idle for a while to charge. It was doing less than 15mpg the first week. Reeked of unburned fuel. Clean now! BTW, how easy is it to flat-spot these tires by just letting a car sit outside? This is Virginia. HOT, COLD, you name it.