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Propane Conversion 140 140-160

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posted by  JohnMc on  Thu Dec 30 05:36 CST 2004
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Yep - driving style, road conditions, etc all make very large difference. Add to that odometer errors too.

My Dad can get upper teens in his huge 4X4 Ford F350, and I can get less than that in my PV. My '95 VW Jetta GLX has a MPG readout on the trip computer, and if I drive it very, very carefully (as if there was a raw egg on the accellerator pedal really) I can get 30mpg in city driving, and with a suprisingly small amount of more exuberant driving (that VR6 really sings!) the same trip can net low 20's.

I've also noticed a difference in MPG going west to Colorado from Missouri across Kansas versus the same section or road coming back east - due I guess to the prevailing inds toward the west and the gradual loss of 4000 some odd feet in elevation between Denver and St. Louis.
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