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Originally Posted by Flakbadger
You're right, why bother trying to hypermile at all, right?
EDIT: It just doesn't add up to enough savings to justify it...? |
The figure for the national average for regular gas that I found says it is $3.642.
A difference of 0.23805(repeating) gallons/100M means if you drive x miles, you have a fuel savings of:
5000 miles a year: 11.90261(repeating) gallons, saving $43.35 a year
10000 miles a year: 23.80523(repeating) gallons, saving $86.70 a year
15000 miles a year: 35.70785(repeating) gallons, saving $130.05 a year
The point of my math lesson was that not all MPGs are equal. It is a measurement of distance travelled over a set volume of fuel. A linear measurement of fuel consumption is gallons per 100 miles, a measurement of fuel used over a set distance.
I have taken my Mustang from 20.5 MPG (4.8780(repeating) G/100M) to 23.5 MPG (4.2553 G/100M) (In my most recent tanks after removing the CAI). My 3 MPG savings, (about 0.6227 G/100M) is actually 2.6 times more of a fuel savings of someone gaining 10 MPG from 60 to 70. I drive it about 6000 miles a year, so I am going to save $136.07 if I can keep that average up for a year. Since I'm getting over 23 MPG in winter, I feel like I can do it. Maybe hit 25 MPG (4.0 G/100M) this summer.
Why am I obsessed with G/100M? I thought about trading in my Mustang for a new Dart Aero (1.4L Turbo) , and my monthly payments (vs what I still owe on the Mustang) would increase a greater amount that I would save in fuel. I don't try to hypermile to save the world, just my wallet.
After I own the Mustang free and clear, that'll be a different story...