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Old 09-02-2010, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by simonsi View Post
That will kill your average mpg, the gearbox oil is hardly warm after that much less up to proper temperature, likewise the engine will spend most of that mileage warming up so nothing lubricant-wise from engine through to wheel bearings is at proper, low friction temperature...
Sorry for the confusion, didn't mean to imply just a 10 mile trip. I meant just 10 miles of interstate driving each weekend. Not even sure that was even important information at this point.

Car is already warmed up from stop/go normal street driving prior to getting on the interstate, then when i get off its back to normal street driving. Only mentioned the interstate due to the higher than normal rps I thought I was experienced.
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