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It takes too much work to generate real numbers.

I thought about doing this.
I would spend a week where I drove the speed limit and record my MPG each way, then a week where I drove a typical amount over, anda typical amount under. I’d do the same with and without A/C, or with the tires properly inflated versus 5PSI low.

I’d have a matrix that was 3(speeds) x 2(A/C configurations) x 2(tire configurations).

So I’ve got 12 weeks worth of data collection ahead of me. If I wanted to do it in more than one car, then I’d have to take eve longer. I’d have to tally everything up and make some graphs and then write something up that was interesting to read.

Are you going to do it for an article like this? How much do you think one article on here pays? Enough to be worth it.

That’s why so little original research is done for sites like this. It’s a lot of work.

Cars are meant to be driven and enjoyed. Yes, it is a costly expenditure, but there are ways to minimize that.

Me..in my black suit (I work in a mortuary)…riding my bike to work with my kids in a little cart in the back…with terrified looks on their little faces.

No, but seriously, my Prius is awesome.

I also love the tip to batch errands together. I do that often and it really does save a lot.

Great article thanks!

Yes you can wear a suit and ride. If it rains there are motorcycle rain suits that will keep you 100% dry or you can make other arrangements.