02-09-2012, 07:16 AM
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Pedant and Curmudgeon
Location: Renton, WA
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,408
Mein Auto: 335d
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TDIwyse
...Interesting to me to see how horrible fuel efficiency is on a cold engine and how directly related it is to engine temp....
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Interesting indeed. My wife has been driving our 335d more this winter (I need the Highlander's AWD and snow tires when skiing), and I noticed that the mileage she is getting is more in the 29-30 mpg range than my 31-32 mpg. Granted she has more shorter trips (about 9 miles into Issaquah) than I (fewer trips, generally of longer length but mostly the same speed as hers), but it explains at part of the differences in mpg.
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