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Originally Posted by bronsin
... For short trips (5 mile) that might be huge for mpg...
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Yeah, short trips in the winter are a drag on your mileage... But your method might get you a couple extra MPGs... which comes out to maybe an extra 20-30 miles to a tank. So, you save a couple of bucks each fill up (because you went further than you would have) and over the course of the winter that can add up!
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Originally Posted by bronsin
... And Im wondering if using the bh makes sense even in summer for more mpg?
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Hmmm... I'm thinking that the gains would be minimal, like "without the block heater I get 33.5 mpg, and with the block heater I get 33.7 mpg!" minimal gains department. Which might just barely offset the cost of the electricity spent on the block heater?
12-14-2011, 03:24 PM
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