I'm getting 32 MPG...

Katy

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May 31, 2008, 1:16:28 AM5/31/08

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I get 32 MPG with my car.

It's not a hybrid.

It's just my 1999 Saturn SL2.

Wanna know how I do it? I set up a blog called Smart Driving Tips for
Smart People so that I can share some of the things I do to stretch
every last ounce of gas out of my tank. I hope you find it useful.

1. I coast whenever possible.
If the light up ahead is red, or even yellow, I'll just coast. It
never ceases to amaze me when someone speeds up to zip around me only
to have to slam on their brakes for the red light. And you know what?
Sometimes...

Keep reading... http://smartdrivingtipsforsmartpeople.blogspot.com/

Dave

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May 31, 2008, 6:52:13 AM5/31/08

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"Katy" <katypu...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I get 32 MPG with my car.
>
> It's not a hybrid.
>
> It's just my 1999 Saturn SL2.
>

And it should do MUCH better than 32MPG!!! I think it needs a tune-up, or a
better driver. -Dave

clams_casino

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May 31, 2008, 7:12:03 AM5/31/08

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Dave wrote:

What more can you expect from a spammer?

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Logan Shaw

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May 31, 2008, 4:04:28 PM5/31/08

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Katy wrote:
> I get 32 MPG with my car.
>
> It's not a hybrid.
>
> It's just my 1999 Saturn SL2.
>
> Wanna know how I do it? I set up a blog called Smart Driving Tips for
> Smart People so that I can share some of the things I do to stretch
> every last ounce of gas out of my tank. I hope you find it useful.
>
> 1. I coast whenever possible.

You also POST whenever possible. Not really appreciated.

- Logan

Dave

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May 31, 2008, 6:08:30 PM5/31/08

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>>>
>>
>> And it should do MUCH better than 32MPG!!! I think it needs a tune-up,
>> or a better driver. -Dave
>

> how do you figure that?
> look here and tell me how she should be doing better;
> <http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/sbs.htm>

Well I regularly got 35MPG with my Galant (sometimes higher) and that is a
heavier vehicle with a larger engine. I'd be pissed if I couldn't get a
puny Saturn with a microscopic engine to do better than 32MPG. -Dave

Al Bundy

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May 31, 2008, 7:38:39 PM5/31/08

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Yea, I checked the site for the manual DOHC engine and average
reported mileage is 33.6MPG.
She coasts up to the lights, but maybe she's riding the brake or
clutch at other times. Maybe she has some extra junk in the trunk.

Patient Guy

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May 31, 2008, 11:40:35 PM5/31/08

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Katy <katypu...@hotmail.com> wrote in misc.consumers.frugal-living:

> I get 32 MPG with my car.
>
> It's not a hybrid.
>
> It's just my 1999 Saturn SL2.
>
> Wanna know how I do it? I set up a blog called Smart Driving Tips for
> Smart People so that I can share some of the things I do to stretch
> every last ounce of gas out of my tank. I hope you find it useful.
>
> 1. I coast whenever possible.
> If the light up ahead is red, or even yellow, I'll just coast. It
> never ceases to amaze me when someone speeds up to zip around me only
> to have to slam on their brakes for the red light. And you know what?
> Sometimes...

As long as "coast" means you are not taking it out of gear.

But you're correct: there are too many brain-dead drivers out there who
are annoyed that I proceed slowly when I see a red light up ahead, even
after just mildly accelerating from a new green light at the intersection
behind me. They make a point of speeding up around me to slam on their
brakes for the red up ahead.