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Originally Posted by SaabJohan
One of the most important things to keep consumption down is to not stop unless you must, don't use the brakes unless you have no other choice and don't drive too fast.
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Definitely! If you see a red light ahead, don't go flying up to it and slam on the brakes. Just slow down a little bit(probably just coasting) long before you get there- it will probably turn green before you get there, and you won't have to stop at all. Accelerating from a stop, that pull from 1st and 2nd uses a lot of fuel.
Also leave plenty of following distance. I see so many people that drive 10ft behind the car in front of them, and every time someone slows down a hair, they have to slam on their brakes. If you leave a little distance, all you have to do is lift off the gas pedal a bit, and you might start to catch up to them at first, but then they'll speed up again(wasting gas) while you're just cruising right along at nearly the same speed.
Or just buy a diesel.
