Re: O/T Coasting question

Posted by RodinNS on September 27, 2005 at 10:57:44 from (142.177.108.238):

In Reply to: O/T Coasting question posted by Cheap Ba*tard on September 27, 2005 at 10:28:47:

I doubt that you'll save any by coasting, unless you turn the key off. I wouldn't do that. Where you will save is by watching your acceleration time. The harder and faster you accelerate, the more fuel the engine will burn. Also, the faster you drive, the more fuel the engine will burn. AS a general rule, I try to gear up, throttle back. I've found over the years that most engines' fuel economy declines fairly rapidly after the engine passes the 2000 rpm threshold. I have a buddy that will gear down and throttle up quite often, and I'm sure that his mileage suffers because of it. However, he's the sort that can't keep his hoof up a bit, and worrys about tickets in the speed zones....... HTH.

Rod

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