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bogey mo · 09-13-2007, 01:27 AM

please...thanks for stating the obvious..i was just eluding to the fact that I think bailout tries extremely hard to conserve gas in a manner that i wouldn't even constitute as driving..constant meddling and complete over attention to detail..but to each his own right...as long as he stays glued to that right lane and isnt one of those goofs who merges into the highway at 80 km then hes alright in my books...there will always be a left lane for me to pass him in

voodoo22 · 09-13-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey mo

please...thanks for stating the obvious..i was just eluding to the fact that I think bailout tries extremely hard to conserve gas in a manner that i wouldn't even constitute as driving..constant meddling and complete over attention to detail..but to each his own right...as long as he stays glued to that right lane and isnt one of those goofs who merges into the highway at 80 km then hes alright in my books...there will always be a left lane for me to pass him in

In my experience, the slowest you can drive on the 400 series highways and stay out of fairly constant danger is 100 km/h or the speed of the transport in front of you.

I stick to the right lane and manage 100 for my entire commute from Markham to Mississauga road which is 50 kms on the 401. Sometimes there is a lot of pressure by tailgaters, but that just makes me slow down more until they pass.

Bailout talks about maintaining speed limit and that's what I'm able to do on the 400 series highways as well, but it isn't easy or perfectly safe to do so. I do believe it's safer to drive slower on these highways versus faster though and I have tried both ways of commuting. I also get far few rock chips going slower

There's no way in hell you could go 80 on the 400 series highways without getting killed, but that's not what Bailout is doing, he's going speed limit for the small roads he drives on. His situation is a far cry from the sometimes 6 lane wide 401 etc and not really comparible on any level except for the fact that you can go and should go no more than speed limit on any road.

petesimac · 09-15-2007, 11:45 PM

Okay, so with my latest tank, with 95% city driving, AC on, perhaps, 1/4 of the time, usually with 3 people in the car, I got 33.5 mpg. Better than I thought I'd get this time around; close enough to the 34 mpg promised that I'm more than pleased. How I long for the open road again though and the
45+ mpg!!!

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09-13-2007, 01:27 AM	#1
bogey mo Drives: Yaris Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: On Posts: 66	please...thanks for stating the obvious..i was just eluding to the fact that I think bailout tries extremely hard to conserve gas in a manner that i wouldn't even constitute as driving..constant meddling and complete over attention to detail..but to each his own right...as long as he stays glued to that right lane and isnt one of those goofs who merges into the highway at 80 km then hes alright in my books...there will always be a left lane for me to pass him in

09-15-2007, 11:45 PM	#3
petesimac Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 89	Okay, so with my latest tank, with 95% city driving, AC on, perhaps, 1/4 of the time, usually with 3 people in the car, I got 33.5 mpg. Better than I thought I'd get this time around; close enough to the 34 mpg promised that I'm more than pleased. How I long for the open road again though and the 45+ mpg!!!