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Even in the slowest lane (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 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.