Well, with gas prices approaching $4 all over the USA, this may be an interesting topic to talk about. I tried to put together all my experience and knowledge, and came up with the list of tips with explanations. They do tell you why every particular advice helps or does not help you to achieve best gas mileage.
Give it a try, I am pretty much sure you'll see a noticeably better gas mileage if you do - and no gas savers needed
Last edited by Misha on Sun May 11, 2008 11:54 am; edited 1 time in total
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Sun May 11, 2008 11:50 am
Rodney submitted a feedback:
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I have to comment on your idea of accelerating down a hill and not accelerating up a hill to save some gas is just outright a wrong thing to do. Not only does it not save you any gas it is dangerous and your going to make people who are following mad and have road rage.
Well, I do agree absolutely that you need to think of other drivers around and consider how they react to what you do on the road. This is a golden rule of road safety, and I never meant to not follow it. If you read the original advice carefully, it specifically says:
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Of course you have to coordinate this with the traffic flow.
Yeah, that pretty much means - if you are in traffic, don't do this. No gas saving benefit justifies increasing the risk of accident.
Now, about the benefits part. I still think I am right. Again, I might not have been very clear. I am not talking about stomping on gas downhill. I am talking about not applying brakes (including engine braking) when you go downhill, so inertia does accelerate your car and then help it to climb uphill. You want to either switch to neutral, or maintain the same position of the gas pedal. Yes, you will most probably go over the speed limit - but I am not a big fan of speed limits anyway. However, I do not mean to drive faster than you deem safe. Again, no gas saving benefit justifies increasing the risk of accident.
Rodney, I hope this clarifies the issue. If not, I'm open for further questions.
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