Decrease in speed is the best factor to saving gas. It's a fact. The next best things are softer launches and the other sensible stuff.
I have to be honest. Though I had started to "behave" by then, I didn't really start doing the speed limit or below until I got my Yaris. Then after the first fill, I realized I got 45mpgs and I was hooked. Started grazing the net for more ways to get better gas mileage and so I came upon www.gassaver.org and later, www.cleanmpg.com . We're all going to need to slow down as gas prices rise.
It's a personal choice for everyone.
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Last edited by RningOnFumes; 05-18-2008 at 07:37 AM.
hmm...i do the limit in the city but on the highway it's hard to stay at the limit when everyone's zooming by at 15 mph over. stupid cali highways.
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actually, it's pretty easy. stay to the right and people will go around you.
Unfortunately for me at least even if i'm in the slow lane some ass hat has to tailgate me even though they can clearly go around me like everyone else. They have no reason to tail me. I'm even go the speed limit or a little over. Not all the time but from time to time.
Vent over.
For me from time to time I'm bad and gun it. You have to let loose sometimes. How can I ignore the power and massive amount of torque of my ECHO hey the badges help!
But MAJORITY of the time I drive easy cause I'm concerned about my mpg even if I get decent as it is.
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Last edited by ECHOKnight2000; 05-18-2008 at 02:49 PM.
I haven't slowed down my speed, but I do accelerate slower now and have smoother shifts. I'm trying to reprogram the computer to shift at lower rpm now.
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**ADAM! A/C button for Gen 5.5 Camry (2005 LE) !! Por favor!
Brake lights aren't broken, I just don't brake.
--Can honestly go to a parts counter and ask for brake shoes for the front brakes.
--Likes long walks on the beach.... once it's lit by a massive bonfire.
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**ADAM! A/C button for Gen 5.5 Camry (2005 LE) !! Por favor!
Brake lights aren't broken, I just don't brake.
--Can honestly go to a parts counter and ask for brake shoes for the front brakes.
--Likes long walks on the beach.... once it's lit by a massive bonfire.
Unfortunately for me at least even if i'm in the slow lane some ass hat has to tailgate me even though they can clearly go around me like everyone else. They have no reason to tail me. I'm even go the speed limit or a little over. Not all the time but from time to time.
yes, but this isn't a reason why following the speed limit should be a problem.
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I haven't been driving much, and when I do, it's on my mom's truck, or my friends mini van. I do obey the speed limits in their vehicles although I am not paying for the gas. (When I do drive, it's when they are with me and just don't want to drive)
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When you want sports car handling, you buy a sports car.
My commute is 3mi round trip stop and go city traffic and I usually go home for lunch. So 6mi and 4 starts per day, and when you're boosting 10lbs its hard not to punch it on occasion. I get pretty shitty mileage. Premium too. I think I'm avg'ing +/-200mi per tank but I only fill up every few weeks so it evens out. If I hwy road trip with minimal boosting it's closer to 300mi.
I ride my bicycle to work when the weather is nice.
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