Originally Posted by kbc749

-When on a hill do you coast on lower gears? Why or why not?

For me, it depends on the size of hill, if its a big hill, think Colorado mountain roads? MPG isnt a huge concern and heating up my brakes becomes the concern and so the game becomes "Can I not hit the brakes at all down this road". When driving up and down the long sweeping hills in Nebraska, its not a huge concern, I do not neutral coast, I just stay in 6th and let it coast or hold me back. Spirited driving negates any MPG concerns.



-Do you hit the gas while going up hill or do you just take your time at a leisurely pace? Depends again on my mood, girlfriend in the car? She gets a little annoyed when I peg the rev limiter coming up this one hill nearby her house. By myself with an empty road? Peg the rev limiter it is! The important thing is to know that there is a time to go fast and theres a time to cruise. Find out how to moderate these two and you'll always have a good day.



-Windows up or down? I prefer windows down unless there is inclement weather. Even when its horridly hot here, I am just used to having the windows down and just using the breeze. Now if I have a passenger its always their choice. One of my pet peeves is that rain falls off of the roof and straight inside onto the door panel because the roof is skinny than the door. And I love driving with the windows down when it is just nicely showering, but the water falling in makes me worry.



My MPG (while driving as above described) ends up being around 21 in the city which I'm rather happy about. Faster than most of the loud *** V8's that drive around my town and more efficient, thats a win/win if I've ever seen one. My driving style consists of pure cruising, or sorta rushing to get to 6th just to sit there and let the engine work as little as possible (IE best MPG), or just driving hard and making all the beautiful noises she makes on the way through the rev range.



Don't late the negative people get you down. The only dumb question you can ask is "I have 50$ should I turbo ma car yo?" There are people here who can appreciate both MPG and aggressive driving, and also cruising.



KBC