Hi Hot_Georgia_2004:

___Neat thread!

___It doesn’t matter what others think. Those others you are speaking of are the ones receiving a 27 lmpg from their non-hybrid Corolla’s and Civic’s rated for 34 combined vs. our 45 - 60 + (hybrid’s and non-hybrid’s alike), 23 lmpg from their Camry’s and Accord’s rated for 29 combined vs. our 47 + (one non-hybrid anyway ), and a pathetic 12 - 17 lmpg from their Explorer’s, Escape’s, 4Runner’s, and Pilot’s rated for 16, 18, 19, and 20 combined vs. our 25 - 33 + … Hypermilers can only lead by example and with that, it is our responsibility to keep pushing the envelope. When someone asks what we receive, we ask in what? They say a hybrid (not the SUV’s), we say 65 - 110 +. Then we should consider estimating what they might receive in their own automobile with just 6 months worth of practice and change. I am way to close to the subject of course but this Country’s situation simply must improve. Our Country cannot afford the pitiful excuse for real world fuel economy most actually receive although there is really not much we can do except for pushing and posting tank over tanks for the world to see, understand, and incorporate the techniques and setup into their own driving habits and automobiles … The new found results will speak for itself mightily afterwards.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net