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Old 04-04-2014, 02:03 PM   #24 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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Location: Texas
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PaleCivic (retired) - '96 Honda Civic DX Sedan
90 day: 69.2 mpg (US)

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The real magic comes in the glide. Any reasonable acceleration method will get you 90+% of the way there. By reasonable I mean not actually flooring it and not revving past 3000 or so. Focus on "no brakes" and coasting all the time. What I mean is, my standard driving mode is neutral EOC, only starting the engine and engaging the gears when I need more speed and then I'm back to coasting.
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11-mile commute: 100 mpg - - - Tank: 90.2 mpg / 1191 miles
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