i agree 100% with you Brent...This is enough for me to know why people in Hawaii are failing the driving tests. All to save 5 or 6 mpg?!?!? That's all I (or anyone) needs are more dumb ***** tailgating. I already can't stand it in traffic, but for someone to mooch off me when i'm just chillin seems a bit overboard to me.

 

As many of you guys may or may not be aware, MANY hypermilers do not tailgate or draft. They actually discourage this practice. There are millions of other techniques employed, and electronics that you can purchase to help with FE (fuel efficiency). It seems that KHON2 decided to really focus on THIS one manuever, which i feel is unfortunate, because in the hypermiling community, I'd say less than 10% actually employ this practice. I've been doing this for a solid 3.5 months now, and it took time for me to change the way i drove. It is not easy to do in traffic, driving slow, accelerating slow and smooth, etc. You don't pass too many people, and some that pass you may get upset, as you are either driving too slow, or what-have-you. But that's why there are 2 lanes off traffic. The right lane is for hypers and slow drivers, and the left-lane is for others.

 

For the record, I do not tailgate. And also, people on the mainland are saving more than 5-6 mpg, try 12-15.
Peace out.

 

I think another method for saving gas is to get a tune so your car runs smoother and maybe add a little low-end power, also the key thing is not to hit boost

 

^^^spot on about the boost

 

to me the only thing drafting on public roads is good for is completely ruining your hood and front bumper with all the road crap coming up from the car in front of yous tires!! i dont even draft and my hood has so many chips in it im thinking about breaking out the dip and having a snack!!!

 

and as far as boost yuuuuup 12-15 mpg running boost for me and about 17mpg no boost ive tried it two different times with a full tank and not running boost for sure saves alot of gas but not that fun to drive without the pshhhh!!haha

 

you might be saving gas but aren't you killing the brakes a lot faster?

 

Chris, I was watching a segment on Hypermiling on the internet. They were interviewing a guy with a Honda Insight. With all the driving techniques he uses, he was getting like 95 miles to the gallon with his Insight. I looked for the video, but I can't seem to find it.

 

You know, I really don't get affected much by the gas prices going up unless the gas prices go absolutely crazy to like what they gotta pay in Europe or Japan.

I bought this car because I like driving "fun-like" and I knew I'd have to pay to play the game. Really, if I cared much I would be driving a much more fuel efficient car.

 

I don't hit the brakes that much. I keep a big gap in front of me.

I use these measures when I drive my truck because it gets such bad mileage.

When I drive my Suby, it's not about miles-per-gallon, but rather SMILES-PER-MILE.

 

Amen, I swear the both of us think alike.

 

Found out from someone who visited England, that its like 1.16 pounds per liter, which after you do the conversion to dollars and liters to gallons, is roughly like $10 per gallon which is craaaaaazy

 

I commute from town to Campbell every week day, and works for me to not hit boost.. ie a full tank gives me 300+ miles and thanks to PDX Tune

 

heard on the radio the other day the most expensive gas is in Sierra Leone which is at $18 and some change a gallon. Venezuela being the cheapest at 14 cents a gallon.