MPG Takes a nosedive!

[Joe Rampino]

Well, I was getting pretty good gas mileage by altering my driving style. Just recently, my wife started driving the ST a lot more than I. I'm now driving most of my daily 65 mile commutes with a 4 cylinder Audi, and she's using the ST 3 days a week.



Now I'm not saying that my wife has a lead foot or anything, but check out the data below. I'll need a few more data points to achieve statistical significance, but I think we're seeing a definite undesirable trend here.

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[Richard L]

Rampo,

I can only assume your wife doesn't drive the same route that you drive to work. She may have more stop-n-go, traffic lights, heavier traffic, etc. May not really be a lead-foot issue.



...Rich

 

[Joe Rampino]

Rich,

You may be right. She does have a lot of stop and go driving along her route, while mine is a pretty steady 65 miles per hour.

 

[Caleb Hendry]

I didn't know the Sport Trac was made as early as 1960 as your first fill-up date suggests. :lol:

 

[Mike Wilson]

That might be part of the problem...

The old gas (from 1960) may have skewed your mileage figures just a bit!:lol:

 

[walter clark]

yea it was called the ranchero back then