What's Behind your Motivation to get High MPG?
 

- Some of us want to "stick it to the oil companies".
- Some of us feel good saving money at the pump.
- Some of us do it for the environment.

I'm a competitive sort. So, to me, getting high MPG is a game. I try to see if I can hack my driving-style to get better MPG than the last tank.

Doug
Oakland, California

All of the above and none of the above?

Can efficiency as a general philosophy be a motivation?

Like you, it's also an enjoyable game for me.

3 cents a mile sums it up nicely.

regards
mech

Bragging rights :D

It helps to have a diesel.

Bragging rights :D

It helps to have an Insight

Honestly, it gives me something fun to do on my boring commute through dead-flat central Florida and saves me some money at the same time

Reduce petroleum consumption, leave a smaller carbon footprint, save money, feel superior to slobs. The whys and hows and the science and techniques are fascinating to me; an odd combination of gearhead and environmentalist. :thumbup:

Bragging rights? I had forgotten THAT one. I do take pleasure from the reaction when I tell people I got 55.47mpg on my way to LA with my 26 y/o car. That's better than the average Prius driver/owner. (present company excluded, of course)

This is a win thread!

For me, it was originally to save money alone. Over time, it has evolved for fun and the challenge of getting not good, but exceptional fuel economy. I still love telling people I saved close to $1000 last year on fuel :D

The bragging rights!

It helps to have a car with low EPA Combined mpg and great potential :thumbup:

Above all, it just seems to be the right thing to do for ourselves and future drivers. The benefits are numerous!

So many reasons!
Saving money - fuel cost roughly cut in half
Smaller footprint
Bragging rights - currently #4!
It's a fun challenge to drive efficiently
Modifying cars is fun
Less refueling stops

Smaller footprint.

And bragging rights. Oh god the bragging rights. The groans from friends on Facebook when I post numbers up. :D

It's a fun hobby. Considering I can't practice drifting (fingers crossed our new series starts next year), slalom/circuit racing or drag racing on the street, hypermiling is the only motorsports discipline I can enjoy on a daily basis.