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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;midas1, post: 1218127, member: 21309&quot;]&gt;They asked the owner what kind of mileage he got and he said 20 mpg. 60 years or engineering later and Detroit is proud of getting 23 mpg.&lt;</p><p><br /></p><p>Those suckers were big cars.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>In 2007 I traded in a 16 y/o Saturn SL1 standard shift, that averaged 25MPG with mostly city driving, for a 2007 Hyundai Elantra Limited.&nbsp; The window </p><p>EPA sticker states 27MPG city and 31 or so highway.&nbsp;&nbsp; Driving the same route as the Saturn I&#039;m averaging 20MPG city.&nbsp; Tried everything, overinflating</p><p>tires by 5-6pounds, depressing the gas pedal very gently, taking all the crap out of the trunk except my gym bag and donut spare.&nbsp; Took the car to </p><p>the dealer twice to get it checked out. Nothing helps.&nbsp; However, .it does get &gt;30mpg on highway trips.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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