Comments on: Improve Your Gas Mileage in 3 Simple Steps

By: allen thomas

allen thomas — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:36:43 +0000

we can learn by the yogi berra method—just watchin.when a prof. trucker comes to a light, he/she has often declerated to nearly zero, & lightly keeps his rig moving ever so slightly, so when it turns green, he has a little momentum. if i see a red lite ahead i usually let off on th gas, still peopl sail by me as if the were goiung to go thru it, stand on the brakes at the last moment. then at green, tear off as if they were headed for the emgy room. usually the light stays red awhile SOMETIMES goes green time you get there. life is indeed short— take yr time.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:30:12 +0000

Driving the speed limit won’t necessarily improve your economy.

My automatic jumps up to a higher gear at 55km/h and gives me better economy than sitting on the residential area limit of 50km/h which means a lower gear and higher revs

By: M cooper

M cooper — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:25:29 +0000

Makes intuitive sense, but percentages do not add up. 90% of 80% of 90% is 64.8%, or a 35% savings, not 40%. Also, what are your sources that give you such round numbers?

By: kodijack

kodijack — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:46:32 +0000

I try very hard to never have to apply the brakes when I am driving. If you have to brake you are wasting whatever gas you used to get to the speed that you are braking from. This article is good advice.

By: Brian Carr

Brian Carr — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:28:07 +0000

Birney, your comment didn’t take because I approve each comment before it’s posted. Unfortunately, I was at my regular day job, so I couldn’t approve.

By: Birney Summers

Birney Summers — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:41:09 +0000

Greetings Brian

This post is right on target. The tips are useful and easy to implement without costing anything. Good ways for folks to save their money. I am going to link to your blog because I know that my readers will benefit from your good advice.