Comments on: Fuel Economy Tip – Brake With Your Right Foot

By: Nuno Branco

Nuno Branco — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:24:52 +0000

Well, it is a fact that “manual transmission vehicles tend to get better gas mileage than their automatic counterparts”.
I believe here in Europe we have a bigger choice in this respect as most cars that offer an automatic transmission are usually also available with a manual transmission. Most car magazines have the specs for each car model and it is easy to verify that manual transmission car get better MPG than their automatic equivalents .

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Sat, 20 May 2006 22:12:00 +0000

Sorry for taking so long to get back to your comment, but I haven’t made any assumptions regarding a car’s transmission.

I’ve also heard that manual transmission vehicles tend to get better gas mileage than their automatic counterparts.

By: andrew

andrew — Wed, 03 May 2006 19:22:00 +0000

Is there an assumption in the post that the car has automatic transmission? I believe that manual (or sticks, or whatever they’re called these days) offer better economy, if driven sensibly.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:35:00 +0000

I wish I had money to burn like you!

With the American public seemingly more and more upset with the rising fuel costs, it looks like the alternative fuels (like the ethanol you’re talking about) might not be THAT far off.

By: Rumour

Rumour — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:14:00 +0000

i just like to waste fuel, I figure someday the gov. will legalize granny clampetts corn fuel.