Hi Figgy:
___I am a relatively new Insighter as well … Do you own a 5-speed or a CVT? If you own a 5-speed, changes in temperature around the freezing mark can be extreme in terms of loss of mpg’s without a warm air mod or two. Once you lose lean burn, your mileage is simply toast. Even with warm air mods, you will still have lowered mileage in comparison to those days when it’s above 32 vs. below 20 degrees F as an example. If you own a 5-speed, I would bet you lose closer to 20 to 25 mpg without lean burn if you drive for mileage. If you can drive for mileage in your locale?
___Might I suggest that you look up the two main warm air mods if you do have to travel in close to freezing temps or below in the future? Believe me; they are worth their weight in gold just to receive a small lean burn window as well as faster cabin heat up. If you ever get the chance, travel in below 0 degree F temps for a short while before your engine has heated up to get a feel for how poorly your mileage will be without lean burn in particular.
___On a similar note, wind makes a huge difference as well. On last night’s commute, I was up against a very cold 22 degree F - 20 to 30 mile an hour wind straight down the hood for over 95 miles. The only trick in the book left under these conditions is to find the largest slow moving 18-wheeler and pray they will let you draft on their rear underride guard for as long as possible … I ended up with a measly 67.6 mpg when I hit the parking lot grabbing what drafts I could or just baring the brunt of the wind at 45 mph in fourth (denying the diamond was the only way to maintain even 65 mpg over some of that distance) when there was no traffic near. On the way home this morning, I had hoped to get much of this ride from Antarctic hell back! Unfortunately, the wind had dropped in intensity to 15 - 20 mph and had shifted direction by over 75 degrees so instead of gaining all of my lost mileage back for the drive home, it helped sometimes and was a hindrance at others as the Interstate twists and turns heading back North. 81.6 mpg is what showed as I pulled in the driveway with the temperature still hovering around 26 degrees F. I had an 81.0 mpg average over 400 miles on this tank and I dropped to just 78 with that 1 terrible run last night

This kind of Mother Nature prank against us Insighter’s makes me so darn mad …
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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