Neat article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/104752/Slow-Down-a-Lttle-Save-a-Lot-of-Gas


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Makes sense to me.

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And we drive Corvettes because they are economical right? And my other car is a Corvette too.... so I walk to work in order to fund my habits....

Jokes aside the article is applicable for a wide range of drivers.Tuxblacray2008-04-04 14:00:31

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Back in the fuel shortages of the early to mid seventies, I owned a 1972  Ford Grand Torino 400 CU auto. I was going to try and make this car get more than it's 14 mpg hwy.

Sounds logical to me.  I don't plan on going over 70 on the upcoming trip to Hot Springs.   Gotta try to save somewhere.   Wish I had cruise control on the Vette.

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The last paragraphof the article states

"Driving 10 miles per hour faster, assuming you don't lose time getting pulled over for a speeding ticket, does have the advantage of getting you to your destination 50 minutes sooner on that 400 mile trip. Whether that time difference is worth the added cost and risk is, ultimately, up to you."

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[QUOTE=jgoglick]Besides, I don't even know HOW to go slow....[/QUOTE] .....................I don't think I know how to either!   Shoot, why should we waste our energy worring about the cost and gas mileage??!

 

I figure that my car runs good, why change that.....why not just cruise in my baby with my arm hangin' out the window a bit....like I'm in HEAVEN???!!!

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[QUOTE=PSU 98]Check out these guys: [/QUOTE] dwright2008-04-04 18:26:01

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I have "Variable Speed Cruise Control" in the '74...when it starts slowing down, the pedal gets mashed a little harder...when it gets too fast(?), the pedal comes up a little...works out pretty well for me...


Cruise Controls work best on FLAT ground/roads. Once you start goin up hills, it tries too hard to keep the speed, and it will wind up hitting passing gear, then immediately it lets up. If it is hilly enough, you'll spend half the time up-downshifting....not exactly fuel efficient.

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I try to drive the speed limit, and sometimes I succeed. Problem is I get there as fast as I can. Isn't that what highway speed ramps are for? So much for fuel economy. A little kid once asked me how fast my Vette would go? And I said zero to speed limit in a hurry.

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During the past two months I've been using the Cruise Control during my commute. I set it at 65mph. I don't think it would be safe to set it at 55. I'd get rear ended fer sure!

What I like to do is; bird-dog someone that is wailing down the road. I was traveling in Florida, heading home (up-north). A Camaro was flying along going at least 90mph. I was tailing him about a 1/4 to 1/2 mile behind. We traveled almost all the way to Georgia like that.  So I'm moving along when the Florida Highway Patrol coming from the opposite direction makes a U-turn behind me...........my heart stopped for a moment.............boom, he flys right by me, gives me an evil "look" and proceeds on to get the Camaro..........wheww! I do this on our turpike also..........it has always worked for me. Gas savings...........NONE.......tickets......NONE. (now I'm cursed for sure, for mentioning this.........my next response will be from a jail cell,,,,,,,,,,,at least they have to feed you there.) corvette440hp2008-04-05 10:09:19

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