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Old 06-23-2008, 01:13 AM   #1
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Proud of myself 43 MPG
I have honed my technique on my own. I got 40MPG on my own, but with a couple visits here, I have already improved. 50MPG is not far away.

Props to this site. There is a wealth of information here that will take some time to absorb.

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Old 06-23-2008, 04:01 AM   #2
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congrats vwpassat8 keep it up. get that 50mpg. :-)
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Old 06-23-2008, 08:58 AM   #3
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I have honed my technique on my own. I got 40MPG on my own, but with a couple visits here, I have already improved. 50MPG is not far away.

Props to this site. There is a wealth of information here that will take some time to absorb.

Volkswagen Passat, 1.8t, manual.
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Good luck on the 50 mpg.
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wow, that's amazing from that 1.8T.
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