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Old 05-22-2009, 12:09 PM   #6 (permalink)
Wonderboy
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The Fruit Bat - '01 Honda Insight
Last 3: 54.26 mpg (US)

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Thanks for the feedback!

There was a 60-something there that has been doing what we call "hypermiling" for 25 years who approached me after the presentation. He said that I might want to be careful in how I prescribed EOC in neutral, because he's had manual cars that didn't even like that - they wouldn't pop start. I never made EXPLICIT mention of going out to an empty parking lot and trying a few things out before taking them on the road, and I think that was a very important point I missed. There are a few things I wish I should've driven home harder and more concisely, or mentioned at all, but eh what are you going to do. I'm satisfied overhearing people talk about how much they enjoyed this month's meeting. I think I will do better if I end up speaking like this again - I'm surprised how comfortable I was in contrast to how nervous I was while preparing.
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