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Old 09-26-2009, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by junosama View Post
Your driving habits can affect gas consumption a lot. If you accelerate fast and keep going from low to high speeds you will burn more gas I believe. try and drive a steady speed as much as possible. I think there are some optimal speeds for gas mileage, but I dont know them off hand.

I guess thats why highway driving burns less gas then like city driving right?
That is good advice when you are on reasonably level ground, but if fuel savings is your goal, don't give it gas to maintain speed when going up a hill. Let the speed drop 5 or 10 miles an hour. Cruise control on hills is especially wasteful.
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