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Originally Posted by ThePrudentNinja
Cruise control can hurt fuel economy it seems. Depends on a number of factors. Of course cruise control is a nice feature that may be worth the extra "expense".
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Yeah, driving for 8 hours at a stretch is a real drag and I want to be sure that I have to expend the minimum possible effort to avoid mentally exhausting myself. It's not an easy thing to pay attention for 8 hours constantly. That's the main reason that I use CC, set it at the speed limit and watch everyone pass me while I listen to audio-books. If there was an Eco-CC that would take care of that for me, then I would use it without reservation. I think that there was one such thing in development here, but I'm not sure what the status on that is, I'll have to look around. If there was one that took care of P&G that would be pretty sweet!
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Originally Posted by ThePrudentNinja
Reminds me of when I first got my license (and started learning about hypermiling). I was driving about 20,000 to 30,000 a year the first two years I had my license. Learned a lot (about safe driving, hypermiling, costs of operating a vehicle, and more). I'm sure at times you get tired of driving lol. I sure did.
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That's no kidding, I'm definitely a safer and more effective driver than I was even last year even...
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Originally Posted by ThePrudentNinja
As for a grill block, just be careful of overheating. Don't want to save a few bucks at the expense of costly engine repairs lol.
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Re. grille blocking: OBD-II instrumentation like a ScanGauge or equivalent would also be good for monitoring coolant temperature -- and they save the max value in the current trip data, so you will know if your cooling fan has come on (assuming you've tested the fan/temp threshold). Or you could add a LED to the fan circuit and mount it where you'll see it.
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Good plan, I don't have any instrumentation other than the MPG gauge that the car has by default on the console. But the car's built-in meter only goes up to 80 MPG. I'm going to need a meter with a higher max than that, and who knows how accurate that thing is? A ScanGauge would be a good plan, as well as an indicator for the radiator fan.
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Originally Posted by California98Civic
How about your hypermiling techniques? What are you doing re: that? EOC? Do you cut the engine at long stops? Those two are low hanging fruit if you are not already on 'em.
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I do about as much coasting as I can in neutral with the engine on while I'm slowing down to a stop. I'm worried about wearing out the starter motor if I start and stop a lot, as my car was definitely not designed with start/stop in mind. I'm also not a very physically powerful dude, so I like my power steering to be available all the time.