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Old 04-01-2010, 08:11 PM   #24 (permalink)
rick3090
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awd and hypermiling the redneck way

One thing that hypermiling can gain is eco friendly good habits but when you are picking a car to set up hypermiling it may be best to look at all of the aspects first , and dont fall into the old trap that any body can hypermile with any car , for example if you have a big van you may sacrifice any fuel gain due to the shear size of the vehicle . awd is also a factor in picking a vehicle as well ,why ? well take for example a subaru the awd is mounted in the rear and is always turning while the car is moving , the separation point is in the transfer case so that means that everything up to that point is turning , redneck thinking is this way k.i.s.s. keep it simple stupid (not calling anyone stupid) but by looking at all the factors of saving gas or diesel all factors are concidered, think of it this way..... can you get out and push your car down the street a ways? i know for a fact that a subaru is a tough push for one person , that said now you know the engine will still work hard even cruseing . so what im saying is that hypermiling can work but if you really want it than you have to think outside the box and disregard some of the rules . more later
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