What would you pick as your five top, tried and true, tips?

[Arminius]

1. Mod your car like the aerocivic.
2. Scanguage
3. Parrot above posts.

[dremd]

1) Don't use your brakes, explain that they just wast energy/ fuel. (everyone I tell this to "gets" in and changes their driving style)
2) Speed matters much more than you think, but don't over do it, time is also valuable (wording is critical)
3) Don't Idle unless it is useful in some way
4) Tire pressure up up up. Mention that when road racing I run higher pressure than on the street . . .
5) A good quality thinner oil definitely helps especially on larger engines (did 1.3 mpg/10% + for my dad's 5.4 E-350)


That's my opinion, I go for things I think that people will actually do, once they start seeing savings, they will look harder for them selves.

[Daox]

1) Pulse and glide
2) Driving without brakes
3) Reduce highway speeds
4) Accelerate properly (low rpm, high load)
5) Pump up tires

[trikkonceptz]

Originally Posted by ihatejoefitz

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make effort
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I would like to change my answers .. LOL I agree ^^^

But to simplify that it would be

1. Make Effort
2. Repeat
3. Make Effort
4. Repeat
5. Make Effort to tell Others

[PaleMelanesian]

In the order I would recommend to others:
1) Pump up tires
2) Slow down
3) Anticipate conditions
4) Scangauge
5) Pulse and Glide

In order, that I use:
1) P&G
2) Scangauge
3) tire pressure
4) anticipate
5) slow down (my routes are reasonable to start with)

[bhazard]

Pulse and glide does nothing for me. Guess my cars are too unaerodynamic.

[Who]

I only have 3.

1. Proper vehicle maintenance (proper alignment, no dragging brakes, well tuned and emission controls working properly, tires at least at rec'd PSI, etc.).

2. Be frugal with the gas and brakes. Plan ahead so that you use just enough power to get to speed / next corner / stop / hilltop in such a way that you will use the brakes the least amount possible. And when you don't need power, coast or shut the engine off.

3. Give yourself enough time so that you aren't in a rush.

[i_am_socket]

Top 5 for me (and i'm new at this, but the numbers don't lie)
1) Slow down
2) Inflate the tires (in my case, up to the rec'd psi)
3) Coast whenever possible (neutral for me, I don't have the guts for EOC)
4) Only accelerate just enough, no need to mash the pedal
5) Leave early

Driving without brakes is easy for me, mine are almost gone!
I'd do the "over" inflate the tires thing, but mine are bald and leaky

[larrydag]

1. Slow down
2. Engine off coasting or at stop
3. Eliminate unneeded weight
4. Inflate tires
5. Proper maintenance

BONUS tip: Pulse and gliding in neutral (Engine On)

[Ryland]

(1) Live closer to the places you go.
(2) Bum rides.
(3) Drive the most efficient vehicle for the task.
(4) Keep it in tune.
(5) Work less.