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~40 mile commute, mixed freeway, congested freeway, city streets (with well synchronized lights), adaptive cruise used when possible. Premium fuel.
I need to find a way to filter out comments where members are getting 30% better mileage than I am.
I guess you*re going to need to start hypermiling.
It only takes two kids to do that.But when you have 6 kids, I guess you either (a) economize whenever possible or (b) take any opportunity to give yourself the illusion of control.
Reminds me of my dad.
He had a penchant for offbeat cars (Nash Metropolitan, Vauxhaul, etc).
I recall riding to work with him. He would put the car in neutral when going downhill.
His workplace had a huge parking lot, and he would kill the ignition as soon as he turned into the place and dead-coast to his spot. It always cracked me up. But when you have 6 kids, I guess you either (a) economize whenever possible or (b) take any opportunity to give yourself the illusion of control.
Reminds me of my dad.
He had a penchant for offbeat cars (Nash Metropolitan, Vauxhaul, etc).
I recall riding to work with him. He would put the car in neutral when going downhill.
Which is ironic because neutral idling uses more fuel than in-gear throttle-closed when going down hill.
However doing some searching it looks like going into neutral while decelerating in a carb'd engine would use less fuel, although it's still unsafe.
He would put the car in neutral when going downhill.
Which is ironic because neutral idling uses more fuel than in-gear throttle-closed when going down hill.
Reminds me of my old 1961 Saab 96. It had a feature called "free-wheeling". When you'd lift off the throttle, the transmission [3 on the tree] would disengage [internal clutch?] and the car would coast. It was seamless. Eliminated engine braking. And it was optional: you'd turn it on or off with a pull lever down under the dash.
AD, I wonder how much the 1/2 mile dirt driveway you mentioned elsewhere has to do with your lower than expected FE. That's one mile of slow 2nd gear every time you take it out.
I never thought about that, but it makes sense.
Reminds me of my old 1961 Saab 96. It had a feature called "free-wheeling". When you'd lift off the throttle, the transmission [3 on the tree] would disengage [internal clutch?] and the car would coast. It was seamless. Eliminated engine braking. And it was optional: you'd turn it on or off with a pull lever down under the dash.
Crazy!
With a carb, the fuel delivery should be the same, gear engaged or not. But eliminating engine braking might decrease gas consumption a minuscule amount.