"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
news:IYBak.10855$cW3.672@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> "Eric G." <NgOrSePeAnM99@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:Xns9ACEC7660205CXz124HiiUdfEEE6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> Why? Should there really be that much engine breaking, or is this
>> transmission drag?
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>
> Sure, it all depends on drivetrain design. My Buick has little drag,
> but my former Mercedes diesel would probably be doing 30 at the end of
> that hill. As for coasting, you can get better mileage as long as you
> can use the gained speed and not just waste it by putting on the
> brakes.
That's the truth. Unfortunately, at the end of this hill is a light.
It's
green for me about 70% of the time. When that's the case, I can usually
get about 4 miles of coasting while still maintaing the speed limit.
Anyway, even longer story short, but by practicing my "smoothness", and
coasting where it is beneficial and SAFE, over the last 6 months I have
managed to increase my mileage by an average of just over 2 MPG. I am now
at 24.6 MPG (6 month average) versus 22.5 MPG. And my driving is 80% city
with a V6 Sonata.
Eric
|
