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Old 03-23-2011, 03:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
Hip001
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Sho-nuf this worked! Ecomodder newbe 58.8mpg

Hello all,
Just wanted to share that your advice actually works! This is nothing spectacular like some of you hypermiling guru's but impressive to the average Joe like myself.

I own a 2001 Beetle TDI (diesel) 5speed with over 250k miles on it. Average driving got 43mpg. I adjusted the loose NUT behind the wheel and got 48mpg shifting at 2000 and not going over 65mph. Then i wanted more(this is addictive). I wanted to break 50mpg. I started "pulse and glide"(example: accellerate to 50mph shift to neutral and coast to 40mph then shift back into gear and accelerate back to 50mph and repeat. On my commute NOT I-95) and shifting to neutral on down hill parts of over passes, turned off the engine during long lights(not sure if this helped), rolled windows up with AC off, pumped up the tires to 45, and did not go any faster than 60. Holy Moly!!!
58.8 mpg. I was hoping to break 50mpg and got closser to 60!!!!

Thank you Ecomodder for the great information you provide!!!

Mark in Central Florida

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