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[Yaris Revenge]

I'm not gonna' rag on over-inflation... hypermiling is just plain weird in the first place. Here's my math, please correct me if it's wrong (I suck at math).

Yaris fuel capacity= 11 gallons
Cost of fuel= let's say a nice even $3/gallon
EPA estimate highway= 40mpg
Estimated range for normal driving then= 440 miles
BailOut's range @ 44mpg= 484 miles

BailOut travels 44 miles further on a tank of gas. That's roughly one gallon of fuel he saved compared to a normal driver.

Back to the top, one gallon of fuel costs $3.

Using all the crazy and sometimes dangerous driving techniques that hypermilers use, the driver has managed to save a measly $3 per fillup.

Using this math (which again, could be wrong) I just don't see how anyone can justify dangerous driving techniques. I say drive reasonably and give up one tall (aka "small") Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks. You'd save the same amount.

~YR