Quote:
Originally Posted by Christ
I honestly don't feel like I'm "hypermiling" at all... I just drive normally most of the time.
|
Hey, Christ(opher
)! I just went and did the last update on my Intrigue, and noticed that while there is a big difference between my mileage while driving to school vs. all town driving, I see two things that really hurt my mileage:
1) Pulling a trailer.
2) Certain aggressive driving tendencies that I'm still trying to shake.
My guess is that you do much better than most at not taking out your frustrations/competitiveness on the gas pedal of your car. That is how you can get the "extraordinary" rating from Rick, since most of us are/were pretty crappy at being nice to our go pedal.
When I'm going the 58 miles or so to school, I'm all hypermiler: safe drafting, coasting, timing lights, "brake pedal is my enemy," keep the torque converter locked in, the whole nine yards. Dangerously close to an obsession.
When in the hometown, I find myself so involved with remembering everything I'm supposed to do, that eco-driving doesn't come so easily. Again, I'm thinking that you can whip the EPA just by being you!
...and DUDE, 949 posts since November! Man, do you sleep with your computer???
