Marianne, you are definitely NOT a failure as a hypermiler.

There is no such thing as failure in hypermiling.

The truth is that any car that has four wheels and a gas engine for its main source of power can be hypermiled! Hypermiling is about using a good set of techniques with the main purpose of beating the EPA ratings for that car.
For many, it is all about "conservation of momentum" and I bet that if you really learn to hypermile your NAH correctly you'll best what some Prius and HCH owners get.

Please have a second and GOOD LOOK at Steve's post (Hot Georgia). Every single bit of advice he provided is GOLDEN. If you want to really hypermile, you'll start following at least one or more of his points - religiously !!

For further info about hypermiling you can also go here:


Cheers;

MSantos