no tanks under 40 MPG in a year

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by stripey

Had a good day today, doing about 43-44 mpUSg mainly along motorways staying close behind Continental lorries doing between 50 and 60 mph. But it's slowly numbing my mind!

While going slower can seem boring when you're used to driving faster, try to keep your mind active by paying more attention to your surroundings and trying to anticipate what others may or may not do so that you stay safer and also never have to use your brakes. I drive in heavy traffic on my hwy commute and hardly ever use my breaks anymore. The upside to this is you're safer and more prepared, but you're also saving gas, because when you're coasting up on slower traffic at hwy speeds, your car goes into DFCO and doesn't use any gas. You're also saving wear and tear on your brakes.

Also, please make sure you are not tailgating any vehicle for yours and others safety sake.

I don't have a scan gauge, but for my commute of 52kms each way, I am usually able to keep my speed between 50-55mph and easily get over 50US mpg or over 60Imperial mpg on entire tanks. There's no trick to it, you can easily get these sorts of numbers too. I find for our sedan, it's important to keep from going over 90km/h or 55mph. I try to keep it closer to 80km/h or 50mph when possible.

[rningonfumes]

Originally Posted by voodoo22

I find for our sedan, it's important to keep from going over 90km/h or 55mph. I try to keep it closer to 80km/h or 50mph when possible.

For the longest time, I've been trying to figure out how you got the extra 2-3 mpgs over me!.... I do 55mph, but I spike over it according to the traffic flow (mostly when merging).

[voodoo22]

Originally Posted by rningonfumes

For the longest time, I've been trying to figure out how you got the extra 2-3 mpgs over me!.... I do 55mph, but I spike over it according to the traffic flow (mostly when merging).

I hear you on merging. In the rare instance where I do have to spike over 90km/h it's on merging to stay safe, but once I've merged and am in the right lane I almost never have to go over 90km/h and will go a little slower if traffic permits.

In the winter I go much closer to 80 than 90, but in the summer I find myself often going closer to 90km/h. I guarantee you that if you made 55mph your max and tried to bleed it down to 50 when safe that you'd pick up those extra few MPGs.

[50MPGDream]

sorry, haven't been plugged into the web much this week (crunch time on a project at work)

Thanks for all the words of encouragement and support, there were a few tanks where I was rushed or the weather was bad that I thought were going to throw me.

As to what I have done to get good MPG, keeping to speed under 55, easing into the throttle, and doing my best to time lights is all, no FASing, no P&G, no drafting, I don't always face out when I park (I would, but my garage is usually pretty full when I get there, and choices are limited as to where to park)

My current commute is 21 miles with some stop lights that are somewhat predictable and I am at off peak time for travel (read: I go into work at 3PMish against traffic, and I go home around the time the bars are closing... not a whole lot of traffic going anywhere at that time)