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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
(For our U.S. friends: 6 km = 4 mi.)
Short trips like this with lots of stops are not at all ideal for getting good fuel economy, even with neutral coasting where practical. The car never really warms up, and vehicles don't get their best economy until they're completely warmed up (entire drivetrain, not just engine coolant).
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Absolutely true. I'm utterly jealous of your short commute - mine is more like 120km! I have a ScanGauge, and the mileage I get rolling out of my neighborhood and onto the more open secondary roads is abysmal. Once on those roads, and as the car gets warmed up, the MPG's go up in a hurry.
In other words, as odd as it may sound, you would probably see better MPG's by driving further. While I definitely encourage you to do what you can to improve the number, If I were you I'd stop feeling bad about your commuting MPG's and start taking pride in your phenomenal commuting GPP's (gallons per person).
