[s-cars] Interesting state re:fuel consumption

[Tom Green]

The most important variable Bob lists is the tool kit and spares.   
The weight
penalty must be very small, but leave them at home and you may not  
complete
the trip.  MPG is only relevant for a completed trip, much the same  
as being
accident free for the first half.

The weight penalty of the wife and kids tends to increase fuel  
mileage IME.  :-)

Tom




-----Calvin responds-----
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 10:42:52 -0600
> From: <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Interesting state re: fuel consumption
> To: "Robert Myers" <bob at chips-ur-s.com>
> Cc: "J. Khang" <jhlk99 at yahoo.com>, s-car-list at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <LPBBKNNJKBFLAOBBFLOMKEEMJKAA.calvinlc at earthlink.net>
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> I know all that stuff makes a difference, but it seems to me that a  
> 50%
> difference in highway only driving, which eliminates a lot of what  
> you are
> talking about, is huge.
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Myers [mailto:bob at chips-ur-s.com]
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:56 AM
> To: calvinlc at earthlink.net
> Cc: J. Khang; s-car-list at audifans.com; Fred Munro
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Interesting state re: fuel consumption
>
>
>
> Just how quickly do you get to your cruising speed and how well do
> you judge traffic so that brake application is minimized and
> acceleration is limited?  Driving techniques can make a
> difference.  How much pressure are you running in your tires?  Are
> you running wide tires or skinnies?  Are your windows/sun roof open
> or closed?  Is your splash guard panel under the engine in place or
> not?  What brand of fuel are you running?  Are you a skinny guy or
> fat like me?  Did you leave the wife and kids at home?  How do you
> lash down your tool kit and box of spare parts in the trunk?  Or do
> you leave all that stuff at home?
>
> Bob
>
>
> At 10:45 AM 5/10/2008, calvinlc at earthlink.net wrote:
>
>> Yeah, but 30mpg?  Holy cow.  The best I have ever seen in a  
>> roundtrip is 27
>> and that was 2 better than I usually would get when the car is in  
>> peak
>> tune....I would love to know how we get such wildly varying  
>> figures of gas
>> mileage...I know the drivers are different but on a highway run,  
>> if we are
>> all going a similar speed (70-80mph) I would think we would see  
>> within 1-2
>> mpg of each other, yet there seems to be variances from 20mpg to
>> 30mpg...that is a HUGE variance.