[wagonman76]

I don't smoke, never have or never will. My folks smoked when I was growing up and the experience of living in that nastyness made me never even want to try it myself, regardless of cost. Guess in a way I can thank my folks for that.

But I could have sworn that a pack of cigarettes is a heck of a lot more than a gallon of gas, at least around here. So I asked one of the smokers here, and he said with tax they are over $5 a pack.

One way I look at the savings of hypermiling is this. Even getting 35 mpg to work and back, is the equivalent of being able to drive back and forth to work for 2 1/2 MONTHS without buying gas. I'll take that savings, even if my car looks a little corny and it takes me around 5 minutes more each way.