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DarkSunrise · 02-03-2014, 09:43 AM

If you car is brand new, your gas mileage will increase after the first couple of tanks.

Also as others have said, upshift before 3000 rpm and whenever you're moving at a constant speed (highway, etc.), upshift into the lowest gear possible.

02-03-2014, 09:43 AM	#40
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