I was reading in the owners manual today and in the section on driving habits for good fuel economy they mentioned that driving at 55 uses 15% less gas than driving at 65.

. . . I drove at 55 once.


From page 250 of the owners manual
• Smooth, moderate operation can yield up to 10% savings in fuel.
• Steady speeds without stopping will usually give the best fuel
economy.
• Idling for long periods of time (greater than one minute) may waste
fuel.
• Anticipate stopping; slowing down may eliminate the need to stop.
• Sudden or hard accelerations may reduce fuel economy.
• Slow down gradually.
• Driving at reasonable speeds (traveling at 88 km/h [55 mph] uses 15%
less fuel than traveling at 105 km/h [65 mph]).
• Revving the engine before turning it off may reduce fuel economy.
• Using the air conditioner or defroster may reduce fuel economy.
• You may want to turn off the speed control in hilly terrain if
unnecessary shifting between third and fourth gear occurs.
Unnecessary shifting of this type could result in reduced fuel
economy.
• Warming up a vehicle on cold mornings is not required and may
reduce fuel economy.
• Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving may reduce fuel
economy.
• Combine errands and minimize stop-and-go driving.

 

Zeus...on your way to Safeway, y'all had better watch out for the law patrolling Big Rock Road.

 

i have hard time keeping it under 70 mph

but so far Happy with fuel economy

 

Curmugeon, for an Oregon City boy, you sure know the geography around here.

 

zeus, u have the 3.55 LS rear end, what is your best MPG, the 3.73's on this site can't get to 20MPG, then again, nobody in there right mind would drive 55mph for any lenth of time, they would go off there head!!!!

 

I have friends up on 283rd Ave. NE and NE 141st St.
I recognized your neighborhood from your gallery photos.

 

Anyone have a R/C short bed w/ 5.4 and 3.55 2WD? Would like to get an idea of what kind of mileage to expect. Thanks, RW