[kafer65]

I thought the Proteges were geared up too much, back in the day, when I was looking for my 323 replacement. Now I'm making peace with the fact that I'm not maxing out my load when I'm at 2500 rpm and I can still make up for the frictional losses by using everything I learned here. Also, the technique that the Circumcizers used in the Audi challenge has worked for me as well. By getting up to speed and lifting and reapplying the throttle perodically as I slowly loose speed I can find several additional mpg showing on the instant readout that seem to play out in savings over the whole tank.