how can you conserve gas?

[Atlblkz06]

My strategy:
* Keep your tires inflated
* Make sure your air filter is clean.
* Make sure your O2 sensors are working properly.
* Keep tabs on your mileage - best indicator of trouble.

*Lookout ahead for red lights. COAST instead of accelerating to the light and braking to a stop. The guy behind you may tailgate you a bit, but you're also saving him some gas. Gotta be careful and not be an ass about this though.

*Watch your surroundings and determine the best speed. If there is no one around, I'll go 60 on the interstate if I'm in no hurry.

*Accelerate moderately, not too slow and not too fast.

* Use the A/C instead of rolling the windows down. The drag caused by the windows slows you down and affects your too. When your motor is working (not idling), the A/C power draw isn't all that significant and will probably cost about the same as the drag from the windows (I cant prove this, just my theory).

My other car is a hybrid. Really.

[Nerdsrock22]

* Use the A/C instead of rolling the windows down. The drag caused by the windows slows you down and affects your too. When your motor is working (not idling), the A/C power draw isn't all that significant and will probably cost about the same as the drag from the windows (I cant prove this, just my theory).

Tested this in the Fit.

He's right.

[Homer Simpson]

unless you have a convertable

[Nerdsrock22]

unless you have a convertable

like Barbie?

[Elbow]

like Barbie?

The way they are sitting really will cause drag. Horrible design. WTF kind of car is that anyway? It needs a roll bar.

[Nerdsrock22]

The way they are sitting really will cause drag. Horrible design. WTF kind of car is that anyway? It needs a roll bar.

The girl is clearly confused by the offset of the rear tire sans camber correction and the obvious discrepancy with the nationality of the driver.

[Nerdsrock22]

Though...

They very well could be a traveling European couple (judging by the girls pissy demeanor and boy's limp wrist) that hasn't yet invested in a good set of stretched tires to make the barbie vette fully "dank".

[Sammich]

like Brett?

HELL NAW

[Thighs]

* Use the A/C instead of rolling the windows down. The drag caused by the windows slows you down and affects your too. When your motor is working (not idling), the A/C power draw isn't all that significant and will probably cost about the same as the drag from the windows (I cant prove this, just my theory).

tested on mythbusters, was found to be false and in fact opposite. i think they found that the AC wastes 15-20% more fuel than the windows down.

[slostang]

tested on mythbusters, was found to be false and in fact opposite. i think they found that the AC wastes 15-20% more fuel than the windows down.

the actual test results go like this

its more efficent to roll the windows down if you are traveling under 45mph. if you're goin faster than 45mph roll em up and blast the a/c.

[Thighs]

the actual test results go like this

its more efficent to roll the windows down if you are traveling under 45mph. if you're goin faster than 45mph roll em up and blast the a/c.

that makes alot of sense, actually. i didtn even thin about the fact that drag exponentially increases with speed. i used to know the formula, but i forgot.

[tubby]

tested on mythbusters, was found to be false and in fact opposite. i think they found that the AC wastes 15-20% more fuel than the windows down.

saw that as well. its better to ride wit the windos down

[Andr3w]

* Use the A/C instead of rolling the windows down. The drag caused by the windows slows you down and affects your too. When your motor is working (not idling), the A/C power draw isn't all that significant and will probably cost about the same as the drag from the windows (I cant prove this, just my theory).

This was on an episode of MythBusters and they proved it to be true.