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Old 03-25-2009, 01:45 PM   #23 (permalink)
groar
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scenic - '01 renault scenic
90 day: 43.09 mpg (US)

megane - '97 renault megane classic
Diesel
90 day: 72.53 mpg (US)

dennisius - '06 Toyota Prius
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Hello ptr, and welcome on-board.

Why not trying rear wheel skirts ?

Also you didn't talked about your driving style. Since I'm doing pulse & glide (in neutral, engine on) I improved a lot: the secret is to wait, wait, wait... Of course on 2 lanes roads some people may be angry about that, but more and more people are going more slowly.

I put rear wheel skirts (coroplast and tape) at the beginning of the current tank and I can coast longer. On two low down slopes I can see the car accelerating while it was slowing down before. I can also feel the car being more nervous, and my old "fast accelerations" habits are coming back .

I didn't finished my current tank yet (I love my logic so much ) because I'm waiting to see when the idiot light (ie empty tank) will lit on, but I should beat my record

Denis.
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