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Originally Posted by theycallmeebryan
One day we had a little competition. Going to the movies, i bet her an icecream sundae that i could drive there and get better mpg on the way there than she would on the back.... i was able to achieve 44mpg displayed...
She was able to achieve 38mpg on the way home. Her previous average was 35mpg.
So she was able to achieve a 10% improvement just by watching the gauge and learning how different driving styles influence it!
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Buy her the icecream sundae just for putting up with what I imagine is the most boring topic in the world to a woman, and applying what you taught her. It's a rare woman (or man for that matter) that cares to pay attention to topics of efficiency, or how things work.
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Originally Posted by night9
My fuel economy has improved but isn't as good as the EPA numbers because of all the waiting in the schools car pool line (which I avoid at all costs) and driving up and down massive hills to and from work that kills my fuel economy.
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The fact that you carpool more than makes up for the wasted fuel waiting in line. I don't know why hills are killing your FE, because they have always provided a massive boost to mine. Are you able to coast in neutral on the downhill portions?