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AndrewJ · 01-11-2008, 11:40 PM

yep, I was just doing some calcs.

If you've got a Hummer H2, you get 10mpg, and like the average American you drive 15,000 miles per year.

So lets say you hypermile the thing and manage to get 11mpg out of it.
That's only a 1mpg improvement, 10%.

But it'll save you over 136 gallons of fuel in one year, that's over $475 here in California.

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AndrewJ Awesomeness personified Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 642 Harold - '94 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 54.51 mpg (US) Margot - '08 Surly Big Dummy Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	yep, I was just doing some calcs. If you've got a Hummer H2, you get 10mpg, and like the average American you drive 15,000 miles per year. So lets say you hypermile the thing and manage to get 11mpg out of it. That's only a 1mpg improvement, 10%. But it'll save you over 136 gallons of fuel in one year, that's over $475 here in California. __________________ "I got 350 heads on a 305 engine. I get 10 miles to the gallon. I ain't got no good intentions." - The Drive By Truckers.