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Originally Posted by MadisonMPG
What is your trip like? (i.e. is it good for MPG or bad?)
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Some parts are bad, such as any part on the 70MPH zone- but sometimes it saves many miles than the options offer, and large parts of my trips involve rolling hills, some will go down and down to the west, while going east will often go up and up. I live in the foot-hills, which is generally a higher elevation than when I drive to the larger cities to the bluegrass areas in the central part of the state. I visit friends that live at the very top of the highest mountain of this county, I lose a bit driving uphill, but it seems I gain all that back with a little more to add to the plus side on my way back down... go figure, I can not explain that. Typically I tend to avoid many red lights and stop signs. I go out of my way to try to lay out a route in which I do not have to stop for many red lights or stop signs, and if it is a red light I use the hypermiling skill of slowing way down in advance of the red light so by the time I do make it to the intersection the light is green and I can roll on thought without needing to stop.
But then the curves are fairly bad here so one has to take into account what is a fast speed, given the weather to take certain curves. I find a GPS is a big help when I am driving in an area I am not sure of, especially after dark.A GPS can be a great aid in adding to your knowledge of timing your hypermilling skills, and I feel it deserves it's own sticky thread. Sometimes I do not know how the road lies ahead of a curve because I can not see it yet, one quick look at my GPS and I know if I can start some hypermiling skills after the curve or wait for a better time. It's difficult to put into words, but I find a GPS helps to save fuel in many ways.
Tonight it is in the 40's here and my cold tire pressure is about 37 on average- I plan to add 3 pounds in each tire maybe tomorrow.
May I ask what sort of drives you make in your car?