18 'techniques' Cleammpg.com member used to get 9 straight 50 MPG+ tanks in a Yaris

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

There is a Liftback owning YW member (IIRC, in State College, PA) whose overall average is at 50 MPG (or close to it). However, IIRC, he uses quite a few hypermiling techniques (blocked radiator, and others) discussed on hypermiling sites.

More importantly, he drives about 45 mph on roads that are completely deserted.

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Re #13, I find it funny that he would take it to the extreme to change his clothes at work, and to change into shorts (I imagine) to mitigate sweating (my understanding is that A/C makes a 1 MPG difference). I'm thrifty, but I'm not going to keep the A/C off here (nor anywhere else with a similar climate) when A/C will help re comfort.

Re #18, I can't really explain it. I find post #18 funny for the same reason I find Why? 's posts funny. They seem to have similar senses of humor.

Because it is so far from what a normal person would ever think of doing. It takes thinking "out of the box," to ,"eating the box, regurgitating it, and making that mess into an octagon." Just so totally different from what anyone else would think.

But sedans do have better aerodynamics, however the length of the drives and whether highway mileage or not is probably what is making the bigger difference. My best highway mileage is 47, while I am around 40 driving with no sustained freeway type driving.