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After reading about what types of mileage people get with thier Insights, I have gotten to wondering if some Insights are superior to others, in terms of mileage. I know that weather, terrain, wind, oil, tires, AC useage, driver and all types of factors play into mileage. But it just seems like some people get mileage so much better than others, I can't help but wonder if for some reason some Insights are just better for some small reason.
I personally get about 60 mpg and have had a best of 72 for an 80 mile trip. On this trip I drove about 70mph (keep in mind I drafted a semi the whole way, so I feel this to be a very efficient speed), used virtually no brakes, drafted the entire way, the trip is flat, and the weather was sunny and about 70 degrees, no AC. My tires are fine, my oil is synthetic, air filter is clean, and I have a warm air mod. I hardly touch the pedal and my speed fluctuated very minimally. Considering this, it seems odd to me that people can have lifetime averages better than my trip under nearly ideal circumstances. Hey, I think 72 mpg is great, but I wonder if somebody else driving my car on that day could have reached 100mpg, or if I drove somebody else's Insight if I would have had about the same mileage.
Has anbody ever driven another persons Insight and found they acheived much better or worse mileage?
Have you ever owned two Insights at the same time and found one did better than the other?
Do you think if I let you drive my Insight you could hit 90 or 100 mpg under great conditions?
Sorry to be long winded, but what do you all think. Most importantly, if all Insights are not created equal, what can we do so that we all see 90mpg, change a filter, turn a screw, block a radiator?
I personally get about 60 mpg and have had a best of 72 for an 80 mile trip. On this trip I drove about 70mph (keep in mind I drafted a semi the whole way, so I feel this to be a very efficient speed), used virtually no brakes, drafted the entire way, the trip is flat, and the weather was sunny and about 70 degrees, no AC. My tires are fine, my oil is synthetic, air filter is clean, and I have a warm air mod. I hardly touch the pedal and my speed fluctuated very minimally. Considering this, it seems odd to me that people can have lifetime averages better than my trip under nearly ideal circumstances. Hey, I think 72 mpg is great, but I wonder if somebody else driving my car on that day could have reached 100mpg, or if I drove somebody else's Insight if I would have had about the same mileage.
Has anbody ever driven another persons Insight and found they acheived much better or worse mileage?
Have you ever owned two Insights at the same time and found one did better than the other?
Do you think if I let you drive my Insight you could hit 90 or 100 mpg under great conditions?
Sorry to be long winded, but what do you all think. Most importantly, if all Insights are not created equal, what can we do so that we all see 90mpg, change a filter, turn a screw, block a radiator?