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Old 26th March 2008, 22:51   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jack The Lad. View Post
I have had a long day, kicking ass with the building contractors on site, but I make it --37.109 miles per imperial gallon.
Yes, I got pretty much the same:

42.16 l is about 9.27 gallons.

344 / 9.27 is about 37.1 mpg

This fits reasonably well as the real amount compared to the car figure, 3 or 4 mpg less than indicated. That seems quite usual.
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