Thanks.
I read this morning about something I considered, but had not quantified.
The source (a CNN.com article, I think) said that every minute you spend
idling is a half-mile of driving. Don't go through a drive-through window if
you don't have to, and if you do, turn off the engine like it was a hybrid.
Jim

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:

>  As an experiment, my last two full tanks of gas I've reduced my speed to
> see what real effect it might have for me, the way I drive my 84 topless
> fake Westie with an Inline four rabbit motor w/5sp.  As I have been driving
> for the past year and a half, I get about 23 mpg.   That is running at
> 65>75mph down the highway and using the "go pedal" without regard for
> economical driving practices.  Very consistent fuel consumption over about
> 30k miles during that time.
>  So I reduced my highway/freeway speeds down to 55 max for these past two
> tanks and my fuel consumption dropped, as we discussed onlist last week.  I
> got another 1.5 mpg on both tanks at the lower speed. (one free trip into
> town, per tank)  Thinking about it, I've decided to revise my driving to
> the
> lower speed/fuel consumption.
>  What, if I speed home I may get to catch the last few minutes of 'American
> Idol' on TV?  If I go a little slower, I may have to settle for watching
> 'Dancing with the Stars' instead (joke)
> ...And I don't really mind being in the drivers seat of the van..
>    Don Hanson
>