Jinx wrote:

> Jeremy Clarkson's London-Edinburgh-London trip in a V8
> on one tank of diesel and similar tests on the track by both
> Mythbusters and a NZ motoring program. You can save
> substantially by driving conservatively, including reducing
> drag (windows and tailgate up) and weight (didn't Top Gear
> calculate it costs UKP6 a year to haul a moustache around ?)

A moustache?  On your face?  (???)

Mythbusters also proved that tailgating large trucks helps a lot, but 
it's a pretty horrible way to die if you don't stop when they do.  And 
illegal in most places to follow closely enough to get the big gains.

Even following a large truck at "reasonable" distances at highway speeds 
helps a little bit.  A nice long flat road, and a cruise control set to 
the speed of the truck ahead of you, and you'll save a few bucks during 
the trip... if the truck's not doing 90 MPH!  (GRIN)

Nate

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