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From: prophet@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Gas Mileage
Message-ID: <5970@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 17-Mar-84 10:35:10 EST
Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.5970
Posted: Sat Mar 17 10:35:10 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Mar-84 08:29:35 EST
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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1979 Datsun 310GX, 5-speed, no airconditioning:

Highway:        Best:            Worst:             Average:
                 59.9             36.5                43.7

City:           Best:            Worst:             Average:
                 35.5              23.1                28.0


That "Best" figure in the highway driving (59.9) is NOT a typo.  I have managed
to obtain this figure or a figure very close to it by using special driving
techniques.  I have kept mileage records for this car since the day it rolled
out of the showroom in June, 1979.  What's more, most of the highway mileage
comes from a commute that I make between Washington DC, and Richmond, VA, 
which is 125 miles, and a trip that I make quite frequently.  What I really 
can't seem to figure out is that this is the only car I have ever been 
associated with that CONSISTANTLY does better than the EPA estimates (27 City,
38 Highway).  I have been using synthetic lubricants in both the engine and
transmission, which might have helped a little....

                       Dennis

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