09-28-2010, 10:36 AM
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Do more with less
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Old Mech, I too had a sprite but not the bugeye. Was a 65 Mk3 iirc.
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09-28-2010, 12:38 PM
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Left Lane Ecodriver
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Carlos, nice work.
While you were breaking records, I was getting the worst gas mileage I've seen since May, in cold and rainy urban driving. I was running both headlights AND wipers, and due to traffic, I spent a lot of time gliding, and even more time sitting still, running 400W of electrical drains. 59mpg for the day.
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10-01-2010, 12:39 AM
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This morning's fill (31.8 MPG) bumped my Mustang's lifetime MPG over 29 MPG. Not too bad for no mods.
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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10-01-2010, 02:54 AM
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I have a hard time feeling sorry for someone who 'only' got 59 
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12-20-2010, 07:09 PM
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Left Lane Ecodriver
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It's been a while since I've bumped the RobertSmalls gas mileage blab thread.
86.3mpg after work today, at my usual extralegal cruising speed. I had to drive 6mi into the country, on a 45/55mph PSL highway that's excellent for fuel economy. When I couldn't do 5th gear LB, I did 4th. By the time I got back into town, it was no longer rush hour, and I P&G'd through the village where I normally gas & brake.
So, >80mpg can happen even on warm winter days.
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12-20-2010, 07:22 PM
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I changed my thermostat over the weekend. The engine temperature used to hover around 165F and now it's rock solid at 192F (87C stat). I usually struggle to keep the Scangauge mileage reading over 40mpg on my morning commute, today I improved the tank average to 42mpg. I may be heading to a record range on my tank.
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01-11-2011, 06:38 PM
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Left Lane Ecodriver
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I set a record today: longest warm-up time yet (8.2mi into my 9.2mi commute). It was 22°F today, and I got 79.4mpg instead of the usual 60-70mpg.
I had dry roads, light traffic (hence P&G through the village), and improved technique (75mpg 4th gear lean burn from the moment coolant temperature hits 150°F).
And yes, my hands are still cold. I think I'll dig up my ski mittens.
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01-11-2011, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
I set a record today: longest warm-up time yet (8.2mi into my 9.2mi commute). It was 22°F today, and I got 79.4mpg instead of the usual 60-70mpg.
I had dry roads, light traffic (hence P&G through the village), and improved technique (75mpg 4th gear lean burn from the moment coolant temperature hits 150°F).
And yes, my hands are still cold. I think I'll dig up my ski mittens.
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Congrats!
I got 18MPG on the 1.7 mile commute to school and 14MPG on the way back home. It snowed during the day so my commute back home was slippery. I can't wait until it is warm out so I can bike to school because this commute sucks. |
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01-11-2011, 11:48 PM
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I'm running about 42-43 mpg of mostly city with my Metro over the last 700 miles or so. I don't yet have any instrumentation though so I couldn't say what I saw today.
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(Note: the car sees 100% city driving and is EPA rated at 37 mpg city)
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01-12-2011, 01:20 PM
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The recent snow storms and cold temps have finally put my mpg into the realm of winter mileage. I hadn't had a single drive in under 50mpg since the first week of November because we had a lovely Indian Summer here. And then there's this week. Monday the snow was so bad that I had to drive the truck and I got stuck in traffic for one hour forty five minutes! Normally it's a 36-40 minute commute. I don't have a SG in the truck, so I can only assume it was far worse than the typical 14-16mpg.
Tuesday I had to keep the car running the entire drive in because it was in the single digits. Traffic was horrendous and I managed my worst drive in ever, 42.3mpg. Today was mildly better with 49.4mpg, but I really liked it better when everyone was on holiday and the roads were mine to P&G EOC.
Hopefully I'll find a way to get up earlier so I can avoid some of this traffic, but winter, I'm afraid, is here to stay for a while.
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