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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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Just got an '05 Xa last week and got 42 mpg driving back and forth over the continental divide and down to Denver and back. I was pushing it to see what it could do, too. I have to say it's pretty zippy and fun to drive. It's a manual and I think I could do better driving like grandpa (50ish?). I got 17.5 mpgs in a full size '03 suburban Z71 up here in the mountains regularly as well. Maybe I just have a steady foot . Anyways, somebody's selling a Prius on craigslist up here (Breckenridge) and says it gets 36-42 mpg on average, HAHA!
Old Apr 29, 2010 | 02:43 PM
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i wish i could remember when my xb got that mileage....i'm at 122,000 miles now and probably getting close to 33mpg
Old Apr 30, 2010 | 01:04 AM
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was a truck pushing you?
Old Apr 30, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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haha I average low 30's
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i average about 28 on the highway with eth
Old May 4, 2010 | 01:31 AM
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mid 20's on the xb... still better than the 14 I get in the 8
Old May 4, 2010 | 01:57 AM
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thats on ethanol using alot more fuel to on gas i got over 30
Old May 4, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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Think I had a tail wind from Denver. Otherwise it's 45-60 mph around summit county. Do you think a SRI would help high altitude operation?
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it wont hurt it
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rip out the vvti
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