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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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I have a 89 toyota corolla and im getting bad gas milage. yeah i know this is a honda forum but can anyone tell me if i should not be driving my car in the city with the overdrive on. and is it possilbe for the bad gas milage. please advise. thx
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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Sorry, but my brother had a std '88...so I couldn't help yah with that one.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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A lot of people think that overdrive is some thing special, like a super-sonic rocket passing gear, but in reality it's just top gear which actually promotes better mpg.
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