• pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
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    5 months ago

    Also, truckers drive efficiently, so just following what they do will save gas.

    But yeah, I don’t go over 65mph and I end up with 7-10mpg over my highway rating.

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      5 months ago

      I have no idea what mpg are exactly, but my car uses 5 liters for 100km when I drive it.
      The official rating is 7, and most car magazines at the time it was new claimed that it’s unrealistic cause it actually “needs” 8.

      When I went to the shop because my brake discs were rusty, the mechanic told me “yeah well you’re supposed to use them once in a while”.

      Edit:
      8 liters/100km = 29 mpg
      7 liters/100km = 34 mpg
      5 liters/100km = 47 mpg

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        5 months ago

        Yeah, I got my last vehicle new, and went 165k miles (~265k Km) on the front brake pads. At every tire rotation I asked if I needed new ones, and for like 6 years they told me they were at 50% wear.

        I use throttle control to adjust my speed while driving, and coast as much as I can at redlights.