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Originally Posted by renault_megane_dci
What is your commute ?
How do you drive ?
Honestly, I can't see much FE improvement coming from ecomodding the car.
It is already very much refined to be performance vehicle with a very big engine and such.
I tend to drive spiritedly once in a while, coming from motorbikes.
Thing is I have much more fun going flat out with a much smaller engined vehicle than I do allowing me to break the law once in a while with my regular car, not to mention the safety issues. And it's not even sporty !
So I seem to recall you're telling us that you use a M3 as a daily driver and that you don't break the law with it and that you drive hard on the track ?
Yeah, right !
Each to their own but an econo box on the side of the M3 is going to pay for itself in no time ...
Try P&G one of these days, it's much funnier than you think.
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As I said, I don't drive like an idiot, but, I do keep up with traffic, which in DC can be 80 mph.
I had a motorcycle that I wish I hadn't sold (Ninja 500) and I plan on buying an older Ninja 250 very soon. The new bike will likely be the basis of more serious MPG efforts. (This will be my 'econobox')
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Originally Posted by UFO
I like track racing, and I like commuting to save fuel. Two different ways to enjoy driving. I slowly got into hypermiling; it's too much of a challenge and requires too much attention to go all in at once with P&G.
Try coasting out of gear to known stops. Turn off the engine at long lights. Accelerate briskly without higher rpm to your target speed and get into high gear/low rpm to maintain. I am constantly challenging myself to maintain momentum through curves and turns, and timing traffic signals to minimize braking.
Spirited driving doesn't always have to be about all-out acceleration or rushing up to stops.
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I guess, it helps to look at it as hypermiling is a different sort of precision driving.
Bob