Somewhat OT but interesting: quantitative analysis of driving habits and their effect on fuel economy

[danws69 at earthlink.net (Dan Snow)]

I already did. Over a year ago. I was glad to see the results of this guy's
work though, and seeing the difference between 65 and 75 was staggering. I'm
not breaking 65 from now on.

(...and cause there just ain't no point in *trying* to go faster, you just
waste diesel and make a huge cloud...)


Dan Snow (Tampa, FL)
'87 16v Scirocco
'87 16v    rocco (?-car-trailer)
'82 Scirocco (diesel)(42~50mpg)
'81 Rabbit Sportruck
'87 16v Scirocco (the back-up shell that gives, and gives and gives...)

-----Original Message-----
From: Chris [mailto:open.seas@verizon.net] 
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 15:45
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Somewhat OT but interesting: quantitative analysis of driving
habits and their effect on fuel economy


Can I see a show of hands of all the people who are going to change 
their driving habits and tip toe along the road?

Chris

Mike Smith wrote:
> Saw something like this on Motorweek about two months ago.  They had 
> two identical cars being driven in the same conditions but one had an 
> aggresive driver while the other did not.
> 
> City driving wasn't much different, but I think the difference in fuel 
> economy on highway driving was like 30% or more.
> 
> Maintaining a decent speed, not jumping on it or braking a lot can 
> really make a difference.
> 
> I got great mileage coming home from Cincy.
> 
> On 7/17/06, Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net> wrote:
>> http://www.omninerd.com/2006/07/16/articles/57
>>
>> Pretty good read.
>>
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