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Old 12-20-2008, 11:00 AM   #1
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Whatever that means.

I'm always trying to do my best to not waste and cannot understand why someone would brag about underachieving well. I highly doubt you can achieve over 44 mpg on tanks without engaging in common sense, disciplined driving which "others" would label as "hypermiling".

So putting 50 psi in a tire is "disciplined driving?"
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Old 12-20-2008, 02:15 PM   #2
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So putting 50 psi in a tire is "disciplined driving?"
I'm sorry I wasted your time by trying to tell you about what I've learned from others; and actually implemented into my daily practices; in some great online communities where people are open minded to learning from others. Communities where people can learn about other ways of doing things which might prove our previous behaviors to be wrong and misinformed.

As I've slowly learned from some real trend setters like Bailout I've been able to increase my MPG from just over 40 MPG to consistently over 50 mpg on nearly every tank with our AT Yaris and enjoy saving money/resources by reducing wear and tear on our vehicle. I also feel much less stress from driving in a very hostile, extremely busy highway environment as my safety level has increased dramatically as well.

It's not like you're getting bad gas mileage, but I'm sure you could reduce the amount of money you spend on gas and maintenance on your vehicle if you ever put some of the ideas put forward by people like Bailout and members at cleanmpg to the test in your own daily life.
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Old 12-20-2008, 02:36 PM   #3
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I'm sorry I wasted your time by trying to tell you about what I've learned from others; and actually implemented into my daily practices; in some great online communities where people are open minded to learning from others. Communities where people can learn about other ways of doing things which might prove our previous behaviors to be wrong and misinformed.

As I've slowly learned from some real trend setters like Bailout I've been able to increase my MPG from just over 40 MPG to consistently over 50 mpg on nearly every tank with our AT Yaris and enjoy saving money/resources by reducing wear and tear on our vehicle. I also feel much less stress from driving in a very hostile, extremely busy highway environment as my safety level has increased dramatically as well.

It's not like you're getting bad gas mileage, but I'm sure you could reduce the amount of money you spend on gas and maintenance on your vehicle if you ever put some of the ideas put forward by people like Bailout and members at cleanmpg to the test in your own daily life.
Who to believe...the new trend setters...or the tire tech and Pat Goss (Goss' Garage) in a recent airing of Motorweek???

Sorry, I'll stick with Goss, and the recent Chrysler TSB that warned about over-inflated tires.

Less contact with the road might be good for gas mileage, but tires are made to be inflated properly, for handling and braking reasons; safety being more important than maximum fuel economy.
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Old 12-20-2008, 03:58 PM   #4
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I'm sorry I wasted your time by trying to tell you about what I've learned from others; and actually implemented into my daily practices; in some great online communities where people are open minded to learning from others. Communities where people can learn about other ways of doing things which might prove our previous behaviors to be wrong and misinformed.

As I've slowly learned from some real trend setters like Bailout I've been able to increase my MPG from just over 40 MPG to consistently over 50 mpg on nearly every tank with our AT Yaris and enjoy saving money/resources by reducing wear and tear on our vehicle. I also feel much less stress from driving in a very hostile, extremely busy highway environment as my safety level has increased dramatically as well.

It's not like you're getting bad gas mileage, but I'm sure you could reduce the amount of money you spend on gas and maintenance on your vehicle if you ever put some of the ideas put forward by people like Bailout and members at cleanmpg to the test in your own daily life.

Im just stating what I have seen in real life on my own car. You are the one attacking my results saying that they are impossible. BTW, who pays for this Cleanmpg thingy?
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