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Most of the time, it's hard to find a big rig going slow enough to justify following it. I can almost always get better mileage going slower. On those rare occasions I find a really slow truck, I'll follow it 2 seconds back. At that following distance, we're often passed by an endless conga line of cars following so closely, three of them can often fit in the distance between me and the truck in front of me.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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