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If you replace D60 A2s with X1s, your mileage may improve, and you may have quieter, longer last tires, but cornering performance and sportiness will suffer quite a bit.
X1s are not H-rated performance tires, Dunlop D60 A2s are.
Kerry
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I guess no one here checked the math. This should have sent red flags flying all over the place. 8.1L/100Km = 12.34Km/L = 29.02MPG. Sorry to burst the bubble no matter how you slice or dice it it comes to 29MPG. Even if you use the Imperial gallon instead of the US gallon you still get only 34.855 MPIG 
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Sorry to burst the bubble no matter how you slice or dice it it comes to 29MPG. Even if you use the Imperial gallon instead of the US gallon you still get only 34.855 MPIG
SVT, I thank you and my family thanks you. Damn.I have a link to a mileage converstion chart that apparently is not worth a damn. Anyway, I'm still very pleased with that mileage. Did I mention the car has over 200,000km's on the OD?
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Originally posted by Rob R.:
[b]Sorry to burst the bubble no matter how you slice or dice it it comes to 29MPG. Even if you use the Imperial gallon instead of the US gallon you still get only 34.855 MPIG
SVT, I thank you and my family thanks you. Damn.I have a link to a mileage converstion chart that apparently is not worth a damn. Anyway, I'm still very pleased with that mileage. Did I mention the car has over 200,000km's on the OD?[/b] Whew! I was going to post a wise cracking comment like, "How windy was it? You must of had one heck of a tail wind!"  Was that site you used this one? http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Still you did get some good MPG! I drove to Chilliwack from Edmonton and Averaged 27 MPG and at some points in the trip I was able to get about 32 MPG! Although that was downhill! Stephen
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Hey Stephen,
Thanks for the link - great site.
Rob
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Originally posted by kerrychin:
If you replace D60 A2s with X1s, your mileage may improve, and you may have quieter, longer last tires, but cornering performance and sportiness will suffer quite a bit.
X1s are not H-rated performance tires, Dunlop D60 A2s are.
Kerry I'll keep the D60's on my tour for the time being I believe
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The Canadian gallon is 20% bigger than the U.S.
28 M.P. U.S. gal is 33.6 M.P. Imperial (Canadian) gal
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Originally posted by donnell:
The Canadian gallon is 20% bigger than the U.S.
28 M.P. U.S. gal is 33.6 M.P. Imperial (Canadian) gal Maybe so but when I've ever quoted MPG, I use the metric (US) one all the time! :p Stephen
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03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
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Here's my story..... I drove from OH to VA this past week. On the way down, I filled up with Marathon premium, and used the A.C. for maybe half of the trip. I got 28.8 MPG. On the way back, I filled up with Shell regular and went home with windows open and got an amazing 33.4 MPG!! I have been so happy since then....
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Last week, I traveled from Harrisburg, PA to Greenville, TN (A/C on, Cruise set to about 78)and averaged about 30MPG (did the math in my head. Will find a calculator and get true reading)!!! This was about 450 miles (one way)and 95% highway.
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