11-17-2021, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Autobahnschleicher
YKYAEM when your passengers complain about you going too slow untill you take the first corner
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I resemble that remark! If the tires didn't squeal, I should've taken that turn faster.
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Fuel economy is nice, but sometimes I just gotta put the spurs to my pony!
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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Originally Posted by elhigh
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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11-18-2021, 10:18 AM
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Focused on MPG
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Wiping windshield to see
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Originally Posted by The_Techie_Stirlingite
First generation Prius problems...
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My first vehicle was a 1971 F-100, it had two 3" square holes in the dash for defrost, so wiping the windshield to see was a must in the cooler months
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Staying Focus'd on MPG
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11-18-2021, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Mustang Dave
I resemble that remark! If the tires didn't squeal, I should've taken that turn faster.
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Well, especialy in a car like mine on 220 TW tires, this can get quite fast.
I maxed out at 1,2 G latheral when the tires where new.
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11-19-2021, 08:16 PM
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That's some impressive lateral acceleration.
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Fuel economy is nice, but sometimes I just gotta put the spurs to my pony!
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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Originally Posted by elhigh
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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11-19-2021, 08:40 PM
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Lots of negative camber?
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11-20-2021, 10:57 AM
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How fast? If over 60 im really impressed.
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casual notes from the underground:There are some "experts" out there that in reality don't have a clue as to what they are doing.
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11-22-2021, 01:05 PM
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Job Changes
YKYAEM when you love the fact that your S.O. took her old job back so now we can charge at work every day she works....(Boss told us that Charger was for customers only )
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07-03-2022, 08:16 PM
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"manual shift" mode
You know you're an ecodriver when you see this message regularly when driving automatics with manual shift gates/flappy paddles...
(...UPshift not allowed...)
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07-03-2022, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
You know you're an ecodriver when you see this message regularly when driving automatics with manual shift gates/flappy paddles...
(...UPshift not allowed...)
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Or, when you have a manual with shift lights, that are always suggesting an upshift.
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07-06-2022, 04:16 PM
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Two examples here. Both are in a rural setting. When you are delighted following a slow up shifting truck down an on ramp knowing everybody else will see his bulk, plus yourself supposedly trapped behind him in their eyes, allowing your acceleration to be leisurely without conflict entering the freeway. Number two is putzing Along on a rural Two lane Country Road watching your rear view mirror as you see a blob of a car about a mile back slowly starting to come up. You're wondering if you're going to have to increase your speed, or adjust it as you know the road well and are trying to plan when they might get to you and if there is a wide enough shoulder where you could do a wave them around, so you're formulating all these ideas in your mind, and as you continue to scan your rear view mirror, you see them make a turn off long before they get anywhere near you, and you smile to yourself knowing you're not going to be bothered This Time by someone.
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06 Chev MonteC JG#24tribute car 30mpg 00 Honda Insight 63MPG 98 Buick Park Ave3.8 33MPG 89 Toyota Corolla wag 60MPG so far 81 VW Rabbit diesel pu 50MPG+ 80 Mercedes 240D stick 30-ish 90 vette 6-speed,29ish 07 Honda ST1300 55MPG 83 Honda 650 GL 64MPG 19 Suzuki dr200 88MPG23 HondaGrom?+Tow K10D Sub 26mpg NEVER,NEVER GIVE UP!
PUMP THOSE TIRES UP!
DRIVE IN YOUR SOCKS FOR SENSITIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SLOW DOWN AND SMOOTH UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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