In article <002501c1394e$c6693320$4c01b018@c842110a>, Ken St.John at
Twangdemonium <stjohnkj@twangdemonium.com> writes
>Ok - I've played around some with listers mileage figures.
Many thanks for these figures - they make fascinating reading.
> I had 18 entries,
>so not an exhaustive study but interesting. I decided to lump city and
>combined figures into the same category. I like this data because it gives me
>a good indication of what I can aim for. I know my fuel economy suffers
>greatly if I mis-tune (hence a 1-gallon gas tank in my boot - bad sender ya
>know!)
>Listers averaged 30.9 mpg Hi-way and 25.5 combined.
>The biggest difference was between OD cars and non-OD cars. Non-OD cars got 2
>mpg better hi-way and 3 mpg better combined.
Now isn't *that* interesting? Aren't you glad you decided to stick
with non-O/D, Laura? I am! :-)
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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