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Old 09-04-2008, 08:49 AM   #20 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Originally Posted by modmonster View Post
is drafting worth it or is driving slow better?
I've tested it in my Civic and Odyssey. The results were similar. Drafting (3 seconds back) gave about the same benefit as driving ~6-7 mph slower.

I like to give myself enough space to stop if the truck was suddenly not moving at all. My car's stopping distance = my drafting distance. Let's say that's 150 feet. At 60mph, that's about 2 seconds back. Only time I'm closer than that is when they pull in front of me.

My highway advice:
Manual trans - P&G. 45-60 mph P&G is worth about 70 mpg in my civic in good weather
Automatic - DWL. 60 mph DWL in the Odyssey is worth about 29-30 mpg. (rated 18/25 old, 16/23 new)
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