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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 208635" data-attributes="member: 2189"><p>This won't solve the global warming problem although it might help but it's more about saving $$$$ at the gas pump. Several weeks ago on CNN they showed this guy who was getting 60 mpg from his little Honda (non-hybrid) and he took the newscrew's big SUV and only air'd up the tires and got nearly 20 mpg on the same trip that the crew got 14 mpg. He does it by changing how he drives.</p><p> </p><p>He turns the engine off at redlights or at stops longer than 10 seconds and he coasts downhill by turning off the engine. There's a little more but that's the basic gist of it. </p><p> </p><p>After seeing this I decided with some modification to try this myself. Mainly I looked at my various options of routes I could take to and from work and I learned that going one way to work has more downhill roadway and coming home another does the same thing. So normally a tankfull for me last about 6 days of going to work and the 6th day I can get there but have to fill up going home. So this time I filled up and where I could I didn't turn of the engine but I watched my rpm's and in most cases going downhill I put the tranny in neutral dropping my engine rpm's down to about 700. If I leave the tranny in gear even with my foot off the gas the engine still pulls over 1000 rpm's and in neutral I also get much further roll out or in other words coast a lot farther. You have to really pay attention to your driving when you do this becuase there were times when I wasn't and I missed some hills I could have coasted so I wasn't perfect at it either. Still perfecting it.</p><p> </p><p>Results? On the same tankfull of gas I got 8 days to and from work plus a small side trip that in mileage was about equal to another one way trip to work. This was my first effort at this so I've still got some work to do on my driving habits to perfect it more and I've not gone to the effort of calculating actual MPG but I do know that I got nearly another 100 miles out of a tankfull of gas. </p><p> </p><p>If any of you are interested in any more details on this as to what I'm doing and want to try it let me know. I hope some of you will so we can compare notes. Now I will admit, all my routes to and from work are non-interstate and are secondary and even some residential streets. This is normal route for me even without this effort. Also I drive off peak hours being around mid day to early afternoon and then returning home late evening to midnight timeframe so traffic conditions also lean itself in this. Also daytime traffic hampers the coasting some but at night I do a lot of it with probably close to 1/3 of my trip in neutral. Also allow yourself a few more minutes to work and also watch your tach and try to keep it under 2200 to 2500 when not in overdrive. If any one wants to try this and see what they come up with give it a go and let me know how you do. </p><p> </p><p>I decided instead of boycotting gas on certain days that over time I just wouldn't buy as much. Anyone care to join me?</p><p> </p><p>C ya!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 208635, member: 2189"] This won't solve the global warming problem although it might help but it's more about saving $$$$ at the gas pump. Several weeks ago on CNN they showed this guy who was getting 60 mpg from his little Honda (non-hybrid) and he took the newscrew's big SUV and only air'd up the tires and got nearly 20 mpg on the same trip that the crew got 14 mpg. He does it by changing how he drives. He turns the engine off at redlights or at stops longer than 10 seconds and he coasts downhill by turning off the engine. There's a little more but that's the basic gist of it. After seeing this I decided with some modification to try this myself. Mainly I looked at my various options of routes I could take to and from work and I learned that going one way to work has more downhill roadway and coming home another does the same thing. So normally a tankfull for me last about 6 days of going to work and the 6th day I can get there but have to fill up going home. So this time I filled up and where I could I didn't turn of the engine but I watched my rpm's and in most cases going downhill I put the tranny in neutral dropping my engine rpm's down to about 700. If I leave the tranny in gear even with my foot off the gas the engine still pulls over 1000 rpm's and in neutral I also get much further roll out or in other words coast a lot farther. You have to really pay attention to your driving when you do this becuase there were times when I wasn't and I missed some hills I could have coasted so I wasn't perfect at it either. Still perfecting it. Results? On the same tankfull of gas I got 8 days to and from work plus a small side trip that in mileage was about equal to another one way trip to work. This was my first effort at this so I've still got some work to do on my driving habits to perfect it more and I've not gone to the effort of calculating actual MPG but I do know that I got nearly another 100 miles out of a tankfull of gas. If any of you are interested in any more details on this as to what I'm doing and want to try it let me know. I hope some of you will so we can compare notes. Now I will admit, all my routes to and from work are non-interstate and are secondary and even some residential streets. This is normal route for me even without this effort. Also I drive off peak hours being around mid day to early afternoon and then returning home late evening to midnight timeframe so traffic conditions also lean itself in this. Also daytime traffic hampers the coasting some but at night I do a lot of it with probably close to 1/3 of my trip in neutral. Also allow yourself a few more minutes to work and also watch your tach and try to keep it under 2200 to 2500 when not in overdrive. If any one wants to try this and see what they come up with give it a go and let me know how you do. I decided instead of boycotting gas on certain days that over time I just wouldn't buy as much. Anyone care to join me? C ya! [/QUOTE]
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