I had mentioned to my wife a few times that she tended to follow a bit too closely. Never quite got through to her till she got pulled over and was given a warning by a kind hiway patrolman. I think she scared him, tailgating in a Suzuki Samurai! Now she's driving a Vanagon. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "dan nims" <nims@EXCITE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 1:16 PM Subject: Re: Better gas mileage without $$$$
> On Sun, 27 Aug 2000 23:17:57 -0400, =David-M= wrote: > > > The best way is to keep your tires properly inflated, drive smoothly > > avoiding sudden accelleration and deacelleration, and keep your engine > > in tune. > > Will probably do much more than an ECU upgrade and is cheaper. > > > > Even better is to not drive it at all but take the train/bus. > > > > Yes, the question "is this trip necessary?" can go a long way toward > reducing one's fuel expenditures. When riding in my wife's car, I've > noticed she accellerates much faster uses the brakes more than I do. > However, it is not wise to make this known to her while she is driving. > Actually, she doesn't want to hear about it at all! > > Anybody got ideas on saving gas AND keeping the peace at the same > time? > > Dan Nims > Eugene, Oregon > 86 GL > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > |
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