Fuel conservation: Your opinion/experience /practices?

I have never owned a vehicle that gets less than 35 MPG. When I was commuting more than 50 miles per day a few years back I got a motorcycle...155 mph and 65 MPG. Now I only drive when I absolutely have to and try to limit my miles per week to less than 150.

I also installed compact fluorescent bulbs in my house and cut my power bill 20%.

Manual transmissions get better milage than automatics because there is no "slippage"

Buy a light 4 cylinder car.

Make sure that the tires are inflated to the correct presure and align the front wheels.

The carburretor (or injection system) has an accelleration pump to prevent stalling when you press hard on the accellerator. This puts extra fuel through the engine.

Don't step hard on the gas, read the traffic ahead of you, if they are stopped at a red light or sign, let your car "coast" to the light.

Keep extra items in your garage instead of in the car and refuel twice a week instead of once so that you are hauling less gas around.

If you do all of these things religiously, you will have to stop every now and then to let some gas out!

My opinion: Whatever makes you happy.

My experience: I don't drive to conserve fuel, I drive to get from point A to point B in the best time, because my time is valuable.

My practices: My new car does get better mileage than the old one... about 24mpg. I'm about 50/50 between city and highway, and Houston has lots of traffic. On the tollway, however, I average between 80 and 85mph. You can save a buck of two by not driving with your foot on the floor and avoiding extreme starts from a stop. It also saves wear and tear.

I average between 6 and 8 miles per gallon, but a lot of that is the amount of time the truck idles with the hydraulics on picking up and dropping off the vehicles I tow. Average fuel bill per truck runs about $450 a month.

i have to drive a lot - more than 300 miles per week. the best advice is this. get a car that gets good MPG. next make sure that car is in top mechanical shape, make sure the car has good tires, use your cruise control as much as possible, chage your oil regularly, dont carry a bunch of crap in the car that you dont need, and drive slower than the posted speed limits. it also helps not to shotgun off after stops.

Well I don't know what kind of car you have but I recommend a 4 cylinder or a 6 cylinder cause V8 are very gas consuming

Don't drive angry.