Please, please, tell me how! I have been driving more slowly, more gradual starts and stops, checking tire pressure, but what other techniques might help? I'm still around 25 mpg, last I checked (I stopped filling the tank, so that I'm driving less weight around, so I'm not calculating actual mpg).
Thanks, Margaret PS a hole in your exhaust system is a great way to keep your starts gradual--fear of a ticket! But I do plan on getting it fixed and keeping the Subaru a while longer. >Definitely, the best choice for a car is one that already exists, not >trading in a 2007 hybrid for a 2008 hybrid. And sometimes the thinking of >needing something different is just our wonderful American way of >consumption. I was tired of getting 23 MPG in my 97 Subaru Legacy Wagon, and >instead of going out and buying a new/different car, I took the time to >learn how to drive efficiently. We have all heard how to do it, but it just >takes the patience to actually do it. I can now get 40 miles per gallon in >the same car, without ANY modifications to the car, simply just changing >driving technique. I also drive the shortest distance route, even if it >means taking more time because it saves gas. My drive to see my family a few >times a year takes a few more hours, but uses 45% of the gas that it used >to. So if you want to drive a more efficient car, don't empty your pockets >just yet. Learn how to drive efficiently, find the shortest route, and then >when your car is really dead, it might be better to buy the new hybrid or >electric if you are still going to use a car. > >Andy Goodell >1894 Charlotte Creek Road >Oneonta, NY 13820 >(603) 831-0356 >http://geekguyandy.com > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
