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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
Yeah, those vehicles with large displacement engines just can't seem to get good fuel economy.  |
I'm not complaining about the fuel economy, my fuel economy is great (hit 200 miles on the tank and still have well over 100 miles left in there, most of my driving is stop and go with a cold engine, and I've been wasting some gas getting familiar with the car). Seeing that idle consumption however is making me pretty idle conscious now...I cut the engine at all stops lasting more than a few seconds. I wish my starter motor were slightly beefier so my engine takes less cranking to start!
It's just that when you remove the context (zomg such good fuel economy compared to most cars) it's surprising how much room for improvement there is, as I'm very sure you understand
. Unfortunately by driving slightly slower than most people I'm already pissing drivers off so I don't feel comfortable with pulse and glide and such
