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Driving conservatively, depending on what you mean, can hurt mileage. Generally, plenty of throttle when you need and can use it, staying off the brakes, and keeping your top speed down in your OD gear are what will help get the best mileage. Cold starts (block heater) hurt, *speeding hurts, rushing up to reds in order to wait for greens hurts, excessive idling hurts, etc... A lot of behavior like accelerating slowly is actually counterproductive for economy since all engines I know of operate more efficiently near WOT. Course, this doesn't mean you should jam on the gas just to slam on the brakes, but if you have open road there's no reason not to give it some gas until you reach your cruising speed and drop into your tallest gear.
*And by speeding I mean going above the limit. Hang out on the right at around or below the limit and your mpgs will go up.
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