My skii trip to Vermont Stowe Mount lowered my average to 49.7 MPG. I have been slowly bringing up my MPG (over 50 MPG) with my grills blocked. Yes, this winter is not as cold as it should be here in NY. Still, I noticed the quicker initial warm up. My drive from work to home is about an hour so you can't see the first 30mins. Take a look at this video to see my last 30 mins with the song from ZZ Top. She sure goes a long way and got long legs. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6051250045445433518 Dennis