Comments on: Forced to get better gas mileage

By: Frugal Vet Tech (Student)

Frugal Vet Tech (Student) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:09:17 +0000

LoL. I can relate – Husband and I drive similar to you and Stacie. I generally don’t drive more than five over the speed limit, if that, and Husband, well, we’ll just say he drives a bit faster than I do

My mom said she’s found that by driving 55 or 60, instead of 65 or 70, she ends up getting another day out of her tank of gas. As an added bonus, she doesn’t have to worry about trying to pass lots of people – she can just sit in the right lane while everybody passes her (she hates driving in traffic).

By: CarFan

CarFan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:53:43 +0000

Definitely the easiest way to save on your fuel cost is to reduce the speed and drive consistently. I am also trying to add Acetone to my tank next time I fill up and do a long business trip (approx 1000 miles). I have done some research on the internet and curious to see if I can improve my mpg by 10-30% as reported. If you have an older car/truck, it might be worth looking into as well.

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:40:12 +0000

yuup… I found this out a few weeks ago. The most I’ve ever gotten out of my 2002 Honda Civic is 44 mpg (not that I’m complaining, lol). But I drove 400 miles at 55 mph and I got 51. At least, that’s what I figured. But I’m still not sure I believe it. I guess I’ll have to do another experiment.

By: L

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:04:32 +0000

I don’t know if it was how fast you drove, or the fact that you drove more consistently. I have a 2001 Subaru Forester that gets about 20 mpg (I don’t drive it that much, only 4 miles to work each day). But I drove it from Los Angeles to San Diego and back on one tank, very light traffic (so very little braking), going about 75 mph with intermittent cruise control and posted 25 mpg.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:55:10 +0000

but people drive slow enough, aka the left lane vigalanties.

if you drop the speed limit 10 miles slower again, then the llv’s would drive even slower, leading to more road rage. thats the last thing we need nowadays, is more upset people.
also, most people chose to ignore the law anyway.

to quote the great thespian of our time, homer simpson: “Sure, it’ll save a few lives, but millions will be late!”

(and don’t say repeal the gas tax…that is the stupidest idea ever…just think what the gas tax pays for…thats right, it pays for the upkeep of roads…but then again, look who is pushing it…the guy who is just learning about this intrawebs, and still thinks that czechoslovakia is still a country…)

By: jay

jay — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:44:31 +0000

Well…. “way back when”, in 1974, speed limits were dropped to 55 MPH because of a real fuel shortage. Made a difference.
The estimates are you would (now) get a 20% savings with that 10 mph difference. It would, however, add an additional 13 minutes on a 90 mile drive ( http://wcco.com/goodquestion/drive.55.mph.2.717578.html).

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:32:34 +0000

My car usually gets about 28mpg highway, but a few weeks back I drove 200 miles on the highway, and forced myself to stay at 55mph. I got 34mpg.

My truck generally gets about 17mpg on the highway. A couple years ago I drove 800 miles at 55mph, and got 21mpg. Mind you that’s in a 7500 pound truck. I was able to drive the full 800 miles without filling the tank once (40 gallon tank).

So whenever I hear people complaining about high gas prices, I look at the number of peopel speeding (and single-occupancy vehicles), and realize that it’s just whining. It’s well within our reach to save substantial amounts of gas, but we choose not to.

By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal

Ron@TheWisdomJournal — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:54:54 +0000

So having one of these “Stacie” things helped your gas mileage? Hmm, maybe I need to buy one too!