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You don’t end on a $.00? 
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Interesting, I wouldn't think the mode would make a difference on the highway. At top gear you're going to burn a certain amount of gas to push the Bronco through the air.
Pretty much all gas has ethanol now. Unless you seek out ethanol free, you will find ethanol. And all vehicles for the last 20 years or so can handle 10%, so it won't hurt the bronco, but I'm not a fan of ethanol and wish they would get rid of it.I am feelin' you on the price of gas here in CA. Be honest did you have a tail wind the whole way?
On a slightly differnet note, I stopped using Costco gas becuase it contains Ethanol. I thought I read somewhere to not use ethanol blended gas in the Bronco. Am I dreaming or is that the case?
Ethanol is terrible for fuel mileage. Remember back around '06 or '07 when the EPA revised the way they tested for fuel mileage? They said they wanted to have more real world conditions like with the A/C on on such, and just about every vehicle out there had its EPA fuel mileage rating drop by 10%. While at the same time, they were starting to roll out 10% ethanol
I'll go get my tin foil hat now 
Two door BL non Sasquatch. 21.4 mileage, but admittedly not being used as a commuter and running at 60 mph highway. 2.3 auto.
Sounds like a computer glitch to me. I haven't gotten more than about 325 so far with 14k miles driven, much of it highway.
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#goals
Thought I'd never say this, but I wish I could pay CA gas prices right now. They're raking us over the coals here in AZ with most stations above the $5 mark. Gonna have to take out a 2nd mortgage for my next fillup!
Man I drove that Altoona to Pittsburgh in heavy fog one day. I hope to never do that shit again. Damn near zero visibility at the bottom of those valleys.I once averaged low 20s in my BadSquatch on the way home from the pittsburgh airport. 60mph, hilly but not all downhill. As soon as I hit 70mph, the mileage dropped
To get my 22.2 MPG I drive with a very light foot around town. Accelerate slowly, drive at a steady speed, use CC a lot. (It still accelerates fast LOL). I coast as much as possible to stops too and for the 5 minute long lights I let the auto shut off do its thing. On the highway I drive no more than 70. Regular 87 octane fuel. I used to run 89 octane at .75 more a gallon and no difference in the MPG. Some of you guys with manuals might do good with thrifty shifting.
Jeez I don't know how you do it. Gas is 3.75 a gallon here in FL now and my Bronco is only used on weekends. I can't afford the fuel to drive it everyday to work and back. I drive GTI and it's bad enough in that!
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I get 16.9 on my non-sas Badlands. No idea how anyone gets better without drive like a grandma. Heavier Everglades wheels and 35s going on this weekend. 15-16 mpg here I come!
It helps a ton that my work commute only involves a set of stairs. Only potential for traffic is dogs!
That being said, most of my driving during the week is either to the grocery store or to taxi my kid around to her stuff. If we don't go wheelin, I can get 2+ weeks out of a tank.
I average right around 18.7mpg with the 7MT and RWD on my non-SAS, but have gotten low 19s on a few tanks. My goal is a regular 20mpg, and I have a few ideas to make that happen, I might force myself to start using Eco to see if it actually helps. I'd also love to see what an axle-back, intercooler, and FP tune would do!
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Damn good! You know I have startusing the cruise control and see what that does to my MPG.
I am so envious. I have to drive 2 hours a day for work. So my time and 40 a week for gas in the GTI. And I have to gas up every 4 days. The Bronco would be a whopping 70 a week, 280 a month- like a car payment! At least I have 3 more years, then I retire and will drive the Bronco in town and to my favorite fishing spots......I'll need a part time job to feed it gas, LOL.
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