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My wife hates it when I do EOC and/or hypermiling in general (and, probably mostly, the fact that it makes me so touchy about the car and when, where, and how it can be driven).

I stopped doing EOC altogether and when she's in the car, I just drive the car like a normal person now (which is why I've stopped keeping track of my mpg...it's no fun unless I can go balls-to-the-wall all the time, trying to beat my last number, etc... Before anyone rags on my wife, it's actually a good thing, hypermiling was feeding my OCD which is not a good thing and I'm actually a happier person).

Thanks to normal efficient driving techniques and some light P&G (engine on), I'm still getting 38+ mpg in combined driving (which is still 72+% over EPA-combined and 35+% over EPA-highway for a 2006 2.4L 5-spd HHR).