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[basjoos]

I got 56MPG after a tank on my usual commuting route doing "normal" driving (no FAS, DWL, low RPM slow accellerations) and normal speeds (70 to 80MPH on the interstate, 55 to 65MPH on rural roads). Since traffic speeds are higher than they were 4 years ago the last time I drove in this manner, the mileage I got then (51MPG, summer, 44MPG winter) on this route isn't directly comparible to this tank. But on summer interstate trips at the time when I was doing mid-70's mph, I would get 44 to 46MPG. So the aero mods seem to be good for a little over 10MPG, the rest of the mileage improvement being driving technique.

On a lighter note, a groundhog did a kamikaze run under my front tire and knocked off one of my back wheel spoilers, which I have since replaced.

Krousdb, in the summer, my car's temp gauge reaches normal levels after less than 2 miles of driving, although I can stretch it out to 4 miles on flattish routes where I can go a lot of FAS'ing. In the winter make that 3 and 6 miles.