motsco_ wrote:
> Doug B wrote:
>> High Tech Misfit,
>>>
>>>> I have a '98 Odyssey EX. Over the last month or two, it has gone
>>>> from 25mpg highway to 20. It's nothing obvious like a disconnected
>>>> spark plug or an underinflated tire. Any guesses what it could be?
>>>
>>> Is it winter-like cold in your area? If so, that's probably why.
>>
>> Can cold weather really cause a *20%* drop in fuel economy?
>
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> Short trips with an engine that doesn't really get warmed up plowing
> through snow with Winter Gas in the tank will KILL your gas mileage.
>

The last measurement covered mostly highway driving (75 miles nonstop
each way) on dry pavement.