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Got 605 miles out of my last tank of gas (15.16 gal, for a tick under 40mpg).

Of course, it cost $60.00 to fill up....

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[onceupon.livejournal.com]

That is really cool.

So, I don't drive anywhere since I am not working but Ed works out of his car and has to fill up every other day.

He has a good air filter, fancy spark plugs, he coasts when he can and doesn't speed. He has hit about 18 mpg with his 05 Honda Element, which is great but maybe not as good as is possible. He has several hundred pounds of work tools in the cargo area that are nonnegotiable.

Any tips I can pass on to him?

[ms-cantrell.livejournal.com]

yes. the last time i filled up it was $4.89 a gallon. glad to be driving a diesel, wish diesel wasn't so f-ing expensive.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Make sure the tire pressure is good - that's a cheap and easy one.

If it's a lot of stop-and-go stuff, there's not a hell of a lot that can be done, other than trying to be smooth and getting lucky with lights and whatnot. Beyond that, route planning/management to try and just cut down on total distance is about the only thing I can think of.

One of the unexpected suggestions the guy who was talking about this on NPR a couple of weeks ago mentioned was finding parking spaces you can just pull forward out of - rather than backing up, stopping, and then pulling away. I guess every little bit helps.

[etcet.livejournal.com]

Jesus christ, that's ridiculous. What happened to make diesel shoot past regular gas, price-wise, lately? I seem to remember it being a little cheaper than 87 octane unleaded for a long, long time, but now it's nearly a buck more.

[y2kdragon.livejournal.com]

Got about 35mpg out of my last tank. I love having a fuel efficient car with plenty of zip and room.

[ms-cantrell.livejournal.com]

when i bought the car, diesel was about a dollar cheaper - maybe two years ago?

seems like it should still be cheaper, considering that it involves less work to manufacture, but i don't really know much about that. i just know it's extremely irritating.