Yeah, right.  I think law enforcement officials refer to that as "following
too closely," and ticket the driver.  Insurance companies aren't too
thrilled about it either.

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 4:45 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:

> Find a good semi truck, and draft behind it!
> Just make sure your brakes are better than his, and your reflexes are
> sharp.
>
> I had a car that had instant read out of MPG, and was able to bump it up 5
> mpg more by doing that, but I'm sure the semi driver wasn't thrilled, that
> is if he could even see me.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jeff Palmer
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 12:47 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: So what’s the most efficient speed to cruise at?
>
> I am thinking of efficiency only in terms I fuel economy. I figured
> someone smarter than me has put together a graph showing fuel economy at
> different speeds. I sure hope Dennis it’s higher than 35!!
>
> Jeff
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On May 19, 2019, at 10:12 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> wrot:
> >
> > For most vehicle max economy occurs at the  lowest speed you can travel
> in the highest gear you have without lugging the engine. Air resistance is
> the load. As the Vanagon auto does not have a locking torque converter
> there is the variable of slip which is massive at lower speeds, especially
> under 1,800 rpm, the stall speed. So probably somewhere around 30-35 mph is
> best. Over 55 air resistance goes up exponentially and so will horsepower
> required. There was a reason that was once set as a national speed limit.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jeff Palmer
> > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2019 10:36 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: So what’s the most efficient speed to cruise at?
> >
> > 2.1 auto. Curious!
> > Jeff
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>