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Old 10-07-2012, 08:11 PM   #10 (permalink)
Mustang Dave
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Trigger - '07 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe
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90 day: 32.76 mpg (US)

Big Red (retired) - '89 Ford F-250 4wd Custom
90 day: 18.13 mpg (US)

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2008 didn't open their eyes ...
It did - somewhat. For a few months. There was a waiting list for Toyota Prii in the US in mid-late 2008. Then fuel prices went down and most people forgot about it. Then came the "Cash For Clunkers" program. And a few more people bought more fuel-efficient vehicles.
I can't speak for anyone else's situation, but I spend a LOT more of my income feeding myself than I spend feeding and maintaining my vehicles. I spend more on property taxes than I spend on vehicle fuel. I may even spend more on ethanol than I spend on E10 gasoline.
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Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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