I know the terrain here - been here for 18 years and it's printed in my mind. I love saying "BUMP" and then you feel the bump to my out of town friends.
Small hills have always helped. Sadly, it's been raining the past two days, so my neutral coasting has been limited at best, thanks to the resistance of the rain. It's sunny out now, so I'll get some good coasting in tonight.
The Accent is a dog when it comes to hills. Got a speeding ticket recently - was going up a hill and hit 60 without realizing it.. speed limit was 45.... and blue lights in my rear-view. Oh well, life goes on. I've been getting up to 50 before I hit the hill and then keeping my foot and the RPMs around 2k, and letting it slow to about 43 before I hit the top of the hill (in the slow lane and ridge riding). I'm up to about 70 miles on this tank, and it's at almost 3/4ths of a tank to go. That would, theoretically, put me at 240 miles for the tank, still at 25 MPG. We'll see how far I really get, though.
I've been reading a bit about over-pressurizing the tires. I'm set at 33 PSI right now, my dad's a mechanic and sets it there. Should I go pump them to 35, even 37? I don't really feel good about going much higher than 37.... I'd have to read the maximum PSI on my sidewalls before I do, but would it create enough of a difference to be noticeable?
Sorry if I'm asking too many questions. Just trying to see what I can get out of this old car!
Thanks a ton for all your responses!