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Been working on this tank of gas to get my MPG up.


Drive a 2013 4runner and the way i drive it in the NOVA area, i get about 19.0 MPG.

On this tank of gas, i wanted to see how much changing my driving habits would help that....slow acceleration mostly is what i've controlled. So far have it as 22.2 mpg and i think i can get it to 23.0 before all is said and done.

All that being said and done, is it worth it?
Now when i drive i pay super close attention to the RPM, i cringe when i gas it accidentally a little too much or when i have to try and accelerate up a hill. Driving is exhausting now that i have to pay attention to my acceleration as it's not second nature like an old person yet.

Posted: 06/26/2018 at 10:26AM


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  Been working on this tank of gas to get my MPG up. -- psychobilly 06/26/2018 10:26AM
  There's the other old folks' standard ... -- Beerman 06/26/2018 12:28PM
  Kick it up a notch and draft behind a tractor trailer. ** -- Guy LeDouche 06/26/2018 12:13PM
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  Not a worry, he always stays in the left lane. ** -- Late 80s Hokie 06/26/2018 11:45AM
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  3 mpg is a nice improvement with a vehicle that large, especially... -- EDGEMAN 06/26/2018 11:13AM
  Looking at that for the wife actually. The Highlander. ** -- psychobilly 06/26/2018 11:21AM
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  Really? What for? ** -- psychobilly 06/26/2018 11:20AM
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  I really needed someone to do the math for me! ** -- psychobilly 06/26/2018 11:20AM
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