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TimpBizkit (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I guess that's so you waste less fuel rubbing two clutch plates together - something which every car does starting from a stop.
TimpBizkit (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The person in front has a higher top speed which means he is turning more fuel into kinetic energy at every start, and more kinetic energy into heat at every stop.
stang661 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeah well starters in many American cars suck...So the MR. Goodwrench would love to see people every 20-25k instead of 80-110k.
georgemoss (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yea, I thought Flyleaf in the background was AWESOME! What radio station was that?
chrisknows (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There's debate over that. There's two schools of thought:
One is that if you accelerate slower, the engine doesn't have to work as hard.
The other is that if you floor it from a stop, the engine has to work hard but only for a couple seconds, after which your speed should remain constant.
Try it out on your car, accelerate fast and see your fuel economy, then accelerate slow.
zBanditGuy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I hypermile too in my old school nissan. Anyways, I been getting about 32mpg city and highway. It is difficult and requires lots of patience. Anyway I did a write up for those who want to learn more on it. geocities. com/hypermiler1
funincluded (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How slowly do you accelerate?
DADShadowFox (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That's interesting. Here in the USA, it's illegal to turn your car off in traffic.
dwaser71 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
DADShadowFox
I don't know from where yuo are. But here in Europe especially in Switzerland we MUST turn the car off at lights. And we don't overwork the starter of our cars. I drive about 40,000 miles a year and turn off my car several time a day and NEVER had any problem with the starter!
zednelly (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i love the background music :) |
