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Originally Posted by stovt001
Haha I agree. That drives me nuts too. Just like the people who go longer between fill-ups because gas is too expensive, as if filling up with a 1/4 tank left makes that 1/4 tank disappear.
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Actually, they
could be attempting to use some science there. They might be thinking that running closer to empty saves gas by carrying around less weight.
Unfortunately it's generally not true. It may help for people who drive only in dense city zones in very light cars and accelerate all the way up to the next red light where they slam on their brakes. Apart from that, driving reasonably, driving in less stop-and-go traffic, or driving a normally sized car results in the effect being entirely absent. The effect of weight on fuel economy is given way too much credit -- it mainly only helps when you can use a more efficient engine or gear ratio...things that aren't going to change when you remove weight from your car.
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Originally Posted by chadrcr
Yea, How big and how often = mpg... I hate it when I ask what mpg someones car gets... and they say: I can drive halfway to California and back on 3/4 a tank. I can not deal with that type of scientific precision  |
