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Old 10-07-2010, 11:23 PM   #176 (permalink)
womprat
Lead-footed Econewbie
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Ceffy - '97 Nissan Cefiro 25 excimo
90 day: 25.21 mpg (US)

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90 day: 30.99 mpg (US)
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Drafting leap-frog

The only time I've seen a obvious ecomodder in my area is when I got tailgated (not badly) by a dude in a Honda who was obviously drafting. Otherwise alone on a four-lane stretch of road, I pulled asside quickly and let him past, then tucked in behind and drafted him.

My best tailgater ditch was when I didn't slow down for a speed hump in a Nissan Patrol with 3" lift. About 50-60kph the suspension absorbs a speedhump like it isn't there, no need to slow down. I had an overloaded looking car full of teenagers (possibly drinking) following me way too close so I just barrelled over a speed hump at the area's speed limit of 50.

That woulda broken something for sure
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