Improving the gas mileage on 1999 Nissan Pathfinder

[MikeInNH]

@thegreendrag0n

#1. keeping the distance to the car in front of you is generally considered to be a good idea, is it not?

Keeping distance is good…but these hypermillers tend to do it in THE LEFT LANE.

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#3. Coasting to a stop is not a bad idea either, if not taken into an extreme, where it becomes an annoyance to other drivers

Minimize braking is one thing…but that’s not what the hypermilliners recommend. They recommend no braking Thus you just take your foot off the gas and glide down the road going slower and slower. Saving you gas, but dangerous and extremely inconsiderate for everyone else around you.

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#4. Rabbit-timing is fun, but is indeed a dangerous technique, so I use it only when road is relatively clear and I see not other drives who will take this as an opportunity to cut in the front of me, so this is a relatively rare “opportunistic thing”, not for rush hours

Good for you. But that’s not everyone of the hipermillers.

I’ve seen these jerks driving like this in and around Boston during rush hour. It’s dangerous and they are just down right being jerks. Practice the technique when no one is else on the road.