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Originally Posted by Daox
I dunno, thats how I drive too and I've hit 100% above EPA driving that way. It surently isn't very inefficient. DWL is not as good as P&G and pulsing up a hill to glide down it is much more efficient as long as you have a manual trans or can keep your torque converter locked.
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I understand that. I think what i meant to say is that it's difficult to gauge when a trucker is going to speed up or slow down on small rolling terrain when you are trying to draft 10-15 feet away from it. In these situations, i find myself using the gas and brake more often in order to maintain that distance, more so than i would when driving normally without drafting.
There have been times when a trucker has slowed down considerably and then just floors it and accelerates away from me. For me to have any chance of staying in the wake, I also have to floor it and try to keep up. Then they'll get up past 60mph and i'll have to play catch-up to try to get back in the wake.
Basically what I'm saying is, it really depends on how the trucker is driving whether or not you are going to get a decent amount of benefit out of it, at least around here.