woo-hoo, seeing 20 MPG (from 11)

[texanidiot25]

So since the repairs, and the fixes of the underbody stuff on my car, I've tried to keep driving habits in check to see what the changes would be. Even with a few (rather needed) WOT freeway entries, and wet road hoonage the last few days thanks to Hurricane Dolly, So far the car has average an estimated 18-20 mpg over the last half-tank!



Compared to the last tank where it barely managed 11 mpg, that's a huge improvement for me!

For the most part, I Neutral coasted off the highways, and engine braked when ever it was good, and other then that a bit slow on the freeway helped a lot. Since I live just off a highway (only way to get anywhere), I figure doing 60-65 instead of 70+ made a big difference.

So, thanks for the bit of help and all the good reading here. Saving my butt some green.

[SVOboy]

That's one hell of an improvement, congrats.

[SuperTrooper]

"Hoonage"???

[texanidiot25]

Originally Posted by SuperTrooper

"Hoonage"???

Fun driving? An Austrailian term (wiki it), used a lot on Jalopnik.com, another site I visit very frequently. I live in a developing neighborhood that builds miles of roads before homes that lead off the main roads. Their empty. We had a good bit of rain thanks to the Hurricane, so RWD + Wet Roads = A bit of tail happy driving.