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Old 06-30-2012, 04:10 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
For context I'll also say: I used to P&G a lot (even on long rural highway trips if there wasn't anyone behind me). I mostly gave it up though, because I found it tiring, and it's arguably mechanically harder on the car than cruising. But I still do it strategically in other circumstances.
Be still my heart! I never expected to hear the venerable folks here admit to giving up on P&G. I gave it up after a couple of weeks, for the same reasons you mention. (I still use the technique, sort of, in rolling terrain.)
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