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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Re: the small improvements adding up, you've probably read around here: there's no magic bullet, but there is magic buckshot.
And... not to go too far off topic - when's your Suzuki going to be back in action?
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Gotta finish using the Jimmy for hauling & towing, then trade back for the Gnat. Depends on how well I "get on the ball".
Speaking of hauling & towing, I finished one of those tasks today - delivered a 2000 lbs. car trailer (empty, thankfully) about 20 miles to my folks' place & was really worried it would hurt my tank's average. But surprisingly, I didn't do too bad - mileage still up around 25. Of course, I still had the grille block in place, the roof rack off, the tires aired up, and went ahead & folded the mirrors back. - and drove 40!
Earlier, I had to make a run to Reno (about 30 miles one-way), and started out driving 40. - Probably not the best idea on the freeway... I got honked at about 3 times, and could see in the mirror (sort-of with the outside ones folded back) that I was definitely impeding traffic. So I ended up speeding up a little at a time, and eventually settled on about 55 mph.
So now I'm trying to decide if future trips to Reno should be on the "old highway" where I could probably get away with going really slow (and impede traffic less), of just "bite the bullet" and take the freeway & go faster. The benefits of the freeway are more gradual hills and no stoplights. Drawbacks are probably more cops (who might suspect me of drunk driving at that speed) & more likelyihood of causing an accident if I insist on going slow.