Gas Mileage: Coasting vs. Decelerating
04-27-2008, 01:07 PM
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I just noticed you are from Tyler. Earlier this month I was driving back from Bennigans to Kilgore and purposely taking it really slow. I reset my Ave. Fuel Econ gauge when I left and it read 23.5MPG when I pulled into my driveway.
04-27-2008, 03:41 PM
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The wear and tear of taking the vehicle out of gear with an auto transmission will cost WAY more that a couple of sips of gas. Putting an auto in neutral varies the fluid pressure, wears the clutches (or band, depending on what gear it's in), and putting it back in gear creates more heat, among other issues (planetary gearset wear to name one).
If it's a manual, I doubt the mileage affliction will be measurable. I tend to coast to a stop because I'm too lazy to keep my foot on the clutch all the time in Atlanta traffic. It's doesn't hurt anything to pull a synchronized manual transmission of gear though.
If it's a manual, I doubt the mileage affliction will be measurable. I tend to coast to a stop because I'm too lazy to keep my foot on the clutch all the time in Atlanta traffic. It's doesn't hurt anything to pull a synchronized manual transmission of gear though.
04-28-2008, 05:17 PM
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