I had mentioned to my wife a few times that she tended to follow a bit too
closely.  Never quite got through to her till she got pulled over and was
given a warning by a kind hiway patrolman.  I think she scared him,
tailgating in a Suzuki Samurai!  Now she's driving a Vanagon.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "dan nims" <nims@EXCITE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: Better gas mileage without $$$$

> On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:17:57 -0400, =David-M= wrote:
>
> >  The best way is to keep your tires properly inflated, drive smoothly
> >  avoiding sudden accelleration and deacelleration, and keep your engine
> >  in tune.
> >  Will probably do much more than an ECU upgrade and is cheaper.
> >
> >  Even better is to not drive it at all but take the train/bus.
>
>
>
> Yes, the question "is this trip necessary?" can go a long way toward
> reducing one's fuel expenditures.  When riding in my wife's car, I've
> noticed she accellerates much faster uses the brakes more than I do.
> However, it is not wise to make this known to her while she is driving.
> Actually, she doesn't want to hear about it at all!
>
> Anybody got ideas on saving gas AND keeping the peace at the same
> time?
>
> Dan Nims
> Eugene, Oregon
> 86 GL
>
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