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Originally Posted by Ford Man
As for 8+ MPG above EPA that's not that hard to do if you drive like you've got some sense. My '97 Escort station wagon I think was rated at 37 highway by the old EPA rating and if memory serves me right 32 highway by the new EPA rating. Like you most of it's miles come from longer trips and highway mileage, but just from adding a K&N air filter, running 50 PSI in the tires, driving with the cruise set at 55 MPH and not running the a/c I've broke 45 MPG several times with a lifetime high of 49.85 MPG. I can get 40-44 MPG about anytime I want driving with the cruise set at 60-70 MPH with the a/c on. The only hypermiling techniques I use is watching the road in front of me an not being on the gas then on the brake and back on the gas. I keep a few seconds buffer between me and the car in front of me so if they slow down all I have to do is let off the gas and coast and in most situations never touch the brakes.
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And that's exactly how all these fuel savings devices can make apparent changes in mileage. Knowing it's there, and driving more efficiently (and it may be unconscious) will greatly affect mileage.