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Subject:Re: New Engine Gas Mileage Report
From:Steve Williams
Date:Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:13:50 -0700

At 08:48 AM 10/21/2009, Loren Busch wrote:
>Are you using the odometer/speedometer on the dash?

Yes.

>or are you using the trip meter on a GPS?

I don't always keep the GPS turned on, so, no.  Next long leg, I'll
try to remember to compare the odometer to the GPS.

>Are you running stock wheels and tires ...?

For now, yes.

>No one ever says that the mileage being reported is corrected for
>tire size/speedo errors.

I'll probably change my wheels and tires at some point.  It'll be
interesting to see what the effect is, and compare that to the
calculated change.