Originally Posted by bgmvp
NOW can we end this ridiculous thread???
Hey, it seems like people are interested, and there are some helpful tips here (whether related to gas or not). If you find the thread ridiculous, don't read it...
Originally Posted by medic
if you have a radio antenna, try to keep it retracted or take it off.
The cross-sectional area of the radio antenna is so small that it will make absolutely no difference in your drag, and hence no savings in your fuel consumption.
Originally Posted by medic
if you put the car in neutral or park when at stop lights, the load on the engine is reduced (no transmission engaged). your rpms should drop.
If you have an automatic transmission, the computer will automatically idle the engine when you are stopped; the transmission is disengaged automatically. In fact, the idle speed when in neutral or parked is often a tad higher than the idle when in Drive, depending on how the engine computer is configured. If you have a manual transmission, you have to be in neutral anyway unless you want to stall the car.
So both of these suggestions are really not necessary or effective, unfortunately.
Originally Posted by medic
also, don't try to draft trucks...a cracked windshield from a rock or a sudden stop by the semi can really offset the few cents you saved by reducing air resistance
Agreed. If you're on a motorcycle, this could be even worse.
