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A few years ago I decided that I need a new car. I had been driving Buicks for a while. 3 of them we have had. I started watching the Home Magazine for a year looking for a Honda Civic or a Metro. FINALLY a Geo Metro came up in the paper and I called about it right away. Some old farmer near Waseca had bought it new and driven it ever since. I bought it right away. 71,972 miles, old farmer driven, stored winters. I paid 2,100 for it.
It is quite a step down from a Buick Park Avenue, but I love it. I love it. I got about 37 MPG the first 6 months or so. I bought it in November right when the cold temps here in Minnesota kill the mileage. I was a little disappointed in the mileage so I did some research on the "web". The best sight that I found was www.cleanmpg.com. I learned a lot from them. It is a whole new way of driving. The most important thing is to SLOW DOWN. I used to drive 62 and now I go about 52. They say the increased drag on your car from 55 to 65 is about 50%. Point is when you get above 45 the mileage really starts to drop.
The next thing that helps the most is called driving without breaks. How many of us go right from the gas to the brake.?? You need to coast to a stop like you do not even have brakes. Put it in neutral and coast when you can. I can get the last mile home in neutral with only about 50 yards of gas.
Check out the web site for tons of other great ideas. Sign up for the mileage tracker to see how you improve tank to tank. The cool thing about this new way of driving... No stress. I am so much more relaxed now. I am not in a hurry, I just get up a few minutes earlier and take it easy. You would be surprised to see all the hurrying people passing rushing to wark waving and honking to me. I just smile as they roar by in their big SUV's and trucks. Nothing bothers me any more on the road.
PS Did you know that the current fleet of vehicles in the USA averages 20-21 MPG??? The MODEL T got better mileage than that.