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...you dread the first couple of miles, knowing your trip mpg is going to take a hit while the engine is warming up.

You drive slower, but get there at the same time.

hey, this thread looks familiar... :)

hey, this thread looks familiar... :)

Please don't sue me for intellectual property theft. :p

You often mistake your FCD for your speed.

You swear because autostop did not activate at the intersection.

Please don't sue me for intellectual property theft. :p

i there would have to be something intellectual there for that to happen...;)

ZiiiiIing!

....Wish your car had fold-down pedals at times, and almost figure a way in your mind how to do it for both you and your passengers

…you drive by your house twice on the way home, hoping the gauge will jump from 58.9 to 60.3 before you put it in the garage for the night.

you bought an electric scooter so you wouldn't have to use your car for very short trips and its FUN TOO!

i there would have to be something intellectual there for that to happen...;)
You "guys" are so harsh. I honestly don't think they deserve all the hate.

You "guys" are so harsh. I honestly don't think they deserve all the hate.

i think chuck knows i was only teasing..........chuck?

I was hinting the concept was borrowed from a similar thread. :D

You know you're a hypermiler if you have to turn back to get something forgotten, and fume that traffic is going to be worse and hurt your FE

…you leave the air off, even though it's close to 90 degrees because you don't want to spoil a great tank.

You hate short trips, knowing the FE hit while the engine and cataylic converter is warming up will be greater than any improvments you might make the rest of the trip.

...you get to within 6 inches of the bumper of the car that just pulled out in front of you while you were "N" coasting cuz you just don't want to hit the brakes...:D

...you think The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463985/) should be rated XXX.

Tagline of movie: Speed Needs no Translation. :rolleyes:

You cuss when you realize that the ICE is still running despite
trying to glide in stage 4, because the secondary cooling loop
has just opened and it's trying to heat whatever was left in the
thermos bottle too. You threaten your prius that it better get
over that pronto, or you're going to hit the EV button.
.
_H*

. . . you will not start your car to move it; instead, straining, grunting, sweating, and enlisting the neighbor's kid's help instead to move it for you
. . . you would rather risk possible tire detonation due to massive PSI than low MPG
. . . you have left people on the side of the road because they complained about your (lack of) acceleration.
. . . you spend countless hours on Google Earth / Windows Live / Mapquest / Yahoo Maps trying to find the absolute best route with no stop signs, traffic lights, and that goes downhill in both directions
. . . you would rather wake up early and drive slow than sleep in and drive fast
. . . instead of driving fast when a good song comes on, you concentrate on your FE even more
. . . you think of MPGs like gear-heads think of HP
. . . you understand half of the abbreviations we use on this website on your first visit

:)

You cuss when you realize that the ICE is still running despite
trying to glide in stage 4, because the secondary cooling loop
has just opened and it's trying to heat whatever was left in the
thermos bottle too. You threaten your prius that it better get
over that pronto, or you're going to hit the EV button.
.
_H*

LOL! When that happens I don't even bother threatening. I mash the EVB once I get below 34. Sometimes you just have to beat the Prius into submission.:D

...you thought you had a near-death experience and when you saw the light, it seemed something like this...

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/uploads/9/neardeath.jpg

...at a shopping center, you park first at the highest store, so you can push and glide to the next one....

if you get your windows tinted, and groan when they say you'll probably have to run the air, since it's better not to open the windows until tomorrow. (it was a pretty hot drive home with those darn windows closed).........ok, i put the air on low, but it still tanked my FE......

...you take coast curves too fast so to avoid an FE hit.

...as you are leaving the parking lot, you see a Prius leave in the EV mode, and you fake your own EV mode by FAS. :D

you get evil looks from the gas station attendant because you stop every week to get free air, but only once a month to get gas.

. . . you ask your carpooler if it's alright to break the rotation so they can drive in the rain.

. . . you join CleanMPG to pick up those new morsels.

. . . you actually understand Hobbit and Wayne's explinations.

. . . in response to "how are you this morning?" you respond "it was a good segment."

Drive the long way out of a parking lot so autostop will work when you pay the
attendent upon exit.

Strangers who ask about your gas mileage wind up in a fetal position on the curb from the shock of the two hour explanation of a two-digit number. (Three hours and three digits for Insight pilots. :D )

You feel disconnected and bored while driving the spouse's car, because the dashboard information you're used to seeing is not available.

Your passenger threatens to open a window if you don't put your right shoe back on, which prompts you to tell them to "get out and walk".
They do, and arrive at the destination first. ;)

You feel you need to speed up when you see a cop.

Applause----Those last 2 are getting really close to home

when you never use your car's starter anymore, potenial parking is a must!

when in the macdonalds drive thru, instead of paying then starting my car again with the starter, i literally go out my window and start pulling the car with my hands agaist the wall so I can get to the next window to pick up my food.

^ i chipped my door so many times because I attempted to open the door and push the car with my left leg, however I didn't realize I was so close to the wall so I couldn't even get out! Then that idea kicked in hehe.... people were so shocked that I was able to pull a car with my two arms but hey... they don't know my secret ;)

high tire pressure makes almost any car easy to push... maybe when its over 3000 pounds then that's a different story... (my current car weights 2400 pounds +)

…when you read every new entry in this thread :)

laurieaw wrote: …when you read every new entry in this thread
Hey, I resemble that remark.:p You know you are a hypermiler when you have figured out how to bump-start in reverse with a dairly high rate of success.:D
. . . you actually understand Hobbit and Wayne's explinations.
Oh no! I'm doomed!:eek: :D

...... you draft that cattle truck regardless of the smell OR the leftovers.:D


Randall

... you keep a tidy/empty car for the first time in your life, more for reducing weight, than for keeping it looking clean.

... stop lights don't bother you anymore, because you've got your timing juuuust right.

... you can coast to a stop, and know the exact speed and distance to start your coast at.

... you can't remember how long ago you last filled up without checking your logs.

... you can DWL better than a truck driver.

... you swear you see other people "trying" to DWL, and you want to speed up next to them and yell "YOU'RE DOING IT ALL WRONG", but then you realize that to speed up next to them, you'll just kill your FE.

... you consider washing and polishing your car twice a month, just to reduce the drag from dust and pollen.

... speed limits no longer seem rediculously slow.

... driving 65mph has started to become a rare experience.

... driving 75mph has started to become a scary experience.

... you've ever attempted to distance draft off another Hybrid driver, just for laughs- and then felt guilty about it.

... you're the only person you know, who complains about not getting charged enough in your car.

... you consider selling your house and moving, just to get better terrain to drive.

... you know the exact distance- to the 10th of a mile- of all of your commutes.

... you've got almost as much air pressure in each one of your tires, than most people do in 2 of theirs.

Hi MoGryph:

___With a list that long, you are hooked (hook, line, and sinker in fact!) and there isn’t anything you can do about it :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

....every time you look at your Insight - it looks "fat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa)" :D

... you know the exact distance- to the 10th of a mile- of all of your commutes.

You know you've really got it bad when you use Google Earth to get your distances down to the 100th of a mile.:p

...if the daily high is 90F and you still cover the radiator (in a place like Tonkawa, OK)

.......while particapting in an Insight marathon FE event, a butterfly comes up in the rear view mirror, lands on the outside mirror for a rest, and then continues on.......................................










leaving you behind:eek:

Randall

You can't help but seek out various CleanMPG abbreviations in everyday reading.

You intentionally pick a home or apartment on a hill.

You are passed - rather briskly - by a sedan filled with one adult and teenagers with a large triangular sign on the roof that says:

"STUDENT DRIVER"

You are in gridlocked traffic going slightly downhill, and in your Honda hybrid you are rocking the car in autostop in neutral to get the car to coast down a few more feet.

A job opportunity comes up in a state with a warmer climate, and the first think you think is "Wow, moving there would get me much better FE in the winter!"

lets see. I had a tractor pass me during the insight marathon, then me and the post man got fouled up when his stops and my pulses were out of sync, a dog chased me and cought me, he left a slober mark on the side of the car, he chased me another time and passed me.....Louis

You are in gridlocked traffic going slightly downhill, and in your Honda hybrid you are rocking the car in autostop in neutral to get the car to coast down a few more feet.

I knew the rainman thing would work.

Randall

You change your work commute to avoid a rain storm.

You fly over that rainstorm, land in Dallas for a connecting flight, and think "Wow, Delta Flyer's commute must have been rough this morning." :D

You fly over that rainstorm, land in Dallas for a connecting flight, and think "Wow, Delta Flyer's commute must have been rough this morning." :D

???

Flying? What car has that?

...seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is brought on by cold weather taking a whack at your FE

Hi Randall:
I knew the rainman thing would work.

Randall
___As Krousdb can attest, I resemble that remark :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

When you curse the 45 mph speed limit and heavy traffic because you are only getting 55 mpg.

Chris

When you thumb your nose at the Prius driver because the 45mpg limit is getting you 80mpg in your HCH I. ;)

You're quest to get better fuel economy causes you to become anroexic (see story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15415446/)).

You are pulled over for drunk driving - twice - and aren't even drinking.

Credit goes to lakedude for that one. :D

While driving thru Iowa on the return trip from Hybridfest 06 you are passed by a one horse Amish buggy :confused: .

I guess those folks get uhhhhhh......................miles per bale :D .

Randall

If you went to Tonkawa.

While driving thru Iowa on the return trip from Hybridfest 06 you are passed by a one horse Amish buggy :confused: .

I guess those folks get uhhhhhh......................miles per bale :D .

Randall

It's sustainable transportation. ;)

did you try to draft the amish buggy

Hi Kickflipjr:
did you try to draft the amish buggy?
___I didn’t but I wanted too :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

For you, "tanks until spring" is a unit of measurement.

You have all of the FAS starting points on all of the roads you regularly travel memorized. You even have multiple starting points to account for different starting speeds. At least, that's what they tell me...:D

...as you are entering a large church parking lot, you are about to FAS to a spot away from where the crowd (and traffic) is, but a volunteer parking lot attendant motions you to park with the crowd and you have a private theological discussion on what to do.

...you want to wave at a hybrid driver ahead of you, but can't because it would ruin a good run on a tank of gas.

...you get depressed today's sedans weigh at least 2,800 pounds - way more than the five passengers it can carry.

....you gradually get your speed up to 50-60mph to have the momentium to go up a mixmaster or hill with optimum fuel economy, only to have someone ahead of you to ruin it by poking along at 40mph.

...you hear the weatherman forecasting a nice warm weekend—and you think, what a waste.

...you drive to see family for the holidays and the first thing they say when you get there is "how was your MPG"

...you know the maximum speed that you can take all the right turns on your route at by heart... and then forget to go slower when there's snow on the ground

...you're trying so hard to preserve a 60MPG tank in the middle of winter that you spin out on a curve in the middle of a glide, just because you don't want to hit the brakes

...not that either of those last 2 have actually happened to me... :eek: ;)

I resemble the one about "threatening to mash the EV button" too :D

*Edit* one more:

...you know the exact number of "don't walk" flashes before the light turns yellow for each of the lights on your route. :D

...you get upset with an S10 pickup merging on the freeway comes between you and the big rig you were drafting.

I thought I had posted to this thread, but it must have been a similar one on a different forum. So since it's been resurrected again ...

When an 87-year old blue-hair flips you off as she floors it to pass you across the double yellow line.

A job opportunity comes up in a state with a warmer climate, and the first think you think is "Wow, moving there would get me much better FE in the winter!"
Or you seriously consider moving to New England so you don't have to run the AC.

You cuss when you realize that the ICE is still running despite
trying to glide in stage 4 ....

No tongue-in-cheek here (nor, I suspect, for Hobbit): I've been doing this a lot recently. I thought I had set aside some of this vocabulary years ago!

you post every days in the Daily Grind thread

Pierre M

You get out to push the car in the parking lot.

The neighbor's kid calls you "Fred Flinstone" after seeing you kick-push your way out of your garage.

You open the trunk(to cool the battery), aswell as rolling down the windows after the car has been sitting in the hot sun before starting the car.

Actually works well.

Andrew

when you become the poster child for hypermiling, and get raked over the coals on the internet, and local talk radio, and chat rooms............:D

You spend almost as much of your time looking out of the rear view mirrors as you do out of the front windshield, since the rear is where most of your approaching traffic is coming from.

You curse when you see a car appear in your rear view mirror when driving on a 2 lane road with no passing zones, since that means you will have to speed up a a little and won't be able to hypermile as aggressively as you had been doing.

You consult the doppler radar as well as the road map when selecting the route you are about to drive.

In the winter you wait until the warmest part of the day before starting off on your drive.

Ditto in the summer.

AC?, What AC?

You look forward to encountering 35mph and 45 mph speed zones because that means you can "legally" drive at more FE friendly speeds without other drivers getting as pissed off than you could in the 55mph and 65mph zones.

you look at a new Corvette and wonder what it could do if only they put a smaller engine in it.

you see a sign saying "reduced speed ahead" and are are already going that slow

... you hear that the South American version of your vehicle has a 1.3L engine instead of the 1.5L you've got, and you feel cheated.


... you contemplate leaving early for work - when not required - just to fuel up for the first time in a while and get some hard data.

You dont know what your 0-60 time is since you never go above 53.

The neighbor's kid calls you "Fred Flinstone" after seeing you kick-push your way out of your garage.

You consider instatlling a BACK rollup door in your garage....

You stop on the way to work to remove a lump of snow on the hood because it's causing aero drag.

You push your car into the car wash.

.......while particapting in an Insight marathon FE event, a butterfly comes up in the rear view mirror, lands on the outside mirror for a rest, and then continues on.......................................


leaving you behind:eek:

Randall

Bugs splat against your rear window...

you scold your wife because she pulsed 4 feet past the point she needed to in order to glide all the way to the stop sign.

*You have to add a post to this long dead thread!
* You are really anxious for fall because you can't wait to see the improvement in your FE.
* You cycle your a/c off up a hill and then forget to turn it back on because you are liking your numbers.
* you wonder how you ever drove without a SG.
* you start to write about rpms and realize that you would never have had any idea what all this meant two months ago. You understand someone's graph on cleanmpg.
* Your whole day is better because you just got Skilled Hypermiler by your name.


--des

Hey Des, I resemble that first remark!:D

If, when you're toward the end of a looonnnggg glide you get passed by a horse&buggy, you may be a hypermiler.:o

you drive a non-hybrid car and you get passed by 5 hybrids on your commute...

you drive a non-hybrid car and you get passed by 5 hybrids on your commute...

I love it! Although when I drove the Prius, I would still get passed by a few.

you drive a non-hybrid car and you get passed by 5 hybrids on your commute...

http://www.fmvperformance.com/forum_items/Smileys/default/lmfao.gif

This has happened to me.

You know you're a Hypermiler if being late means better mileage.

I was passed by 3 Insights and about 15 Prii during the 366mi I drove from Milwaukee back to Coon Rapids. I always wonder what is going on in their heads as they drive past me like that?? :confused:

I was passed by 3 Insights and about 15 Prii during the 366mi I drove from Milwaukee back to Coon Rapids. I always wonder what is going on in their heads as they drive past me like that?? :confused:

Empty.

I resemble this comment!! :-)
OTOH I am still waiting to see my fellow hypermiler in the green-silverish Prius (sorry Prius folks, I dont' know what your colors are-- I just know about things like white, black, red, etc.)

* You try to figure out if someone else on the road is a hypermiler.
*You know your a hypermiler, if you call Dan and his wife says "It's one of those hypermilers!"

--des

you drive a non-hybrid car and you get passed by 5 hybrids on your commute...

- you'd never ever consider a new house DOWN by the lake
- you'll drive an extra 20% as far just to increase your MPG by 5%
- if someone cut your brake lines you'd just do even better
- you borrow your spouse's car because you're on a record tank and:
-- it's raining out
-- you'd have to reverse out of a spot
-- the wind's blowing the wrong way
-- it's a short trip

... you are mad at yourself for getting 'only' 30% above combined EPA on your regular commute.
... you get startled to hear another car's engine key started when a light turns green, and wonder if they hang out at CleanMPG.com
... your daydreams are about figuring out optimum P&G points on your daily route
... when you come home after work, the first thing the kids say to you after 'hello' is 'did you coast today?'

--You don't treat yourself to Starbucks because it will ruin your morning mpg.
--you yell (no one can hear you), "hey why did you go so fast to that red light" at another car.

--des

--You don't treat yourself to Starbucks because it will ruin your morning mpg.
--you yell (no one can hear you), "hey why did you go so fast to that red light" at another car.

--des

des, i am forever doing that........especially to the ones who pass me and then turnoff a 1/4 of a mile later.....i am very vocal in the car. a friend of my once called my driving style "automotive tourette's syndrome".......

LOL!! I definitely have "automotive tourette's syndrome"!


--Another one, you know as many acronyms for hypermiling as you learned as space camp (for NASA).

--des

des, i am forever doing that........especially to the ones who pass me and then turnoff a 1/4 of a mile later.....i am very vocal in the car. a friend of my once called my driving style "automotive tourette's syndrome".......

...... you draft that cattle truck regardless of the smell OR the leftovers.:D

Randall

you draft the cattle and wish they would go slower

i didn't look through all 11 pages.. but..

if you think about buying a 90 foot extension cord to run from a third floor window to the street to plug in an ebh that you don't have installed or purchased yet

- You wave at Grandma every time she overtakes you on her bicycle...

- and then try drafting her but have to let her go because she's too fast

...if you read and follow all 11 (and counting) pages.


--des

i didn't look through all 11 pages.. but..
t

You're driving your grandmother and she asks you to speed up a little :rolleyes:


(happened today)

..if you ARE a grandmother and dang proud of your MPG stats :)

..if you ARE a grandmother and dang proud of your MPG stats :)

I'll second that :D :D

It's 7:30 on a cool Sunday morning. You had expected to lounge in bed for a while but that's not happening...wide awake and ready to go. Then it hits you: "OMG...this is the perfect time to set my tire pressure!" So you head outside with your trusty filling implements and get to work. The satisfaction of a job well done sets in after you bring all tires up from being 4psi low. After checking the spare, you hop in the driver's seat to re-set the TPMS (just in case) and note the ambient temp of 55F for later reference.

By 8:12 you have sat down with a cup of coffee and posted your activities on the internet for all the world to see. Yes you are a hypermiler.

It's 7:30 on a cool Sunday morning. You had expected to lounge in bed for a while but that's not happening...wide awake and ready to go. Then it hits you: "OMG...this is the perfect time to set my tire pressure!" So you head outside with your trusty filling implements and get to work. The satisfaction of a job well done sets in after you bring all tires up from being 4psi low. After checking the spare, you hop in the driver's seat to re-set the TPMS (just in case) and note the ambient temp of 55F for later reference.

By 8:12 you have sat down with a cup of coffee and posted your activities on the internet for all the world to see. Yes you are a hypermiler.

Or maybe it's worse!
You leave home at 4:00 am for a hundred mile trip and return home at 7:30 a.m. to post your 100 mpg+ tank and still make it to church.

you interrupt the salesman's talk about a new car's high performance (HP) with "yes, yes, but how far will it GLIDE?"

To add to warthog's:

You P&G on the test drive, throw in an FAS for good measure, and get higher mileage than ever recorded on a test car. ;)

To add to warthog's:

You P&G on the test drive, throw in an FAS for good measure, and get higher mileage than ever recorded on a test car. ;)

Bonus Points if the salesman dings the car for the "obviously broken (reads high) gas gauge".

You have a remastered Sammy Hagar song labeled "I Can't Glide 55".

you're GLAD to get stuck behind farm equipment on the way home.......with the addendum that you don't get stuck between a hay trailer and a semi hauling turkeys :eek:

you're GLAD to get stuck behind farm equipment on the way home.......

And spend the whole time daydreaming on how you would go about hypermiling a tractor.

You get passed on a 725 mile trip: BY EVERYONE!

To add to warthog's:

You P&G on the test drive, throw in an FAS for good measure, and get higher mileage than ever recorded on a test car. ;)

on said test drive, you ask th salesman "was that the DFCO kicking in that I just felt?" to which he has no answer. Later he says "so, I think you know more about this car than I do"

(true story)

And spend the whole time daydreaming on how you would go about hypermiling a tractor.

we HAVE a tractor, but somehow i can't see it gliding.......i haven't driven it yet, we just got it this summer, but i have driven our 1942 international Farmall H.....lousy mileage and the exhaust goes right up your nose when you are driving it and baling hay

we HAVE a tractor, but somehow i can't see it gliding.......i haven't driven it yet, we just got it this summer, but i have driven our 1942 international Farmall H.....lousy mileage and the exhaust goes right up your nose when you are driving it and baling hay

I remember my grandfather's '38 ('36?) Ford Ferguson jerking at the bottom of the hill every time I rode on the trailer behind it as a child. Looking back, I'm pretty sure he was bump starting it. I don't think it had a very long glide, though.

...if your favorite pro teams are the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Lightning

...if your favorite pro teams are the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Lightning

and the Houston Oilers...

You know you're a hypermiler if it's corn harvesting season and you get passed by a farm truck.:D

You know you're a hypermiler if it's corn harvesting season and you get passed by a farm truck.:D

or....you breathe a sigh of relief when you get stuck behind one, because they you know you can keep going slow. (happened last night)

... you're a member of other automotive forums and you feel the urge to poll everyone on the FE
... you can't help but offer suggestions to help improve it, even at the risk of bringing up dead threads
... you ask other people to drive so you don't risk blowing a great tank
... your cd's are collecting dust because you find it distracting from your driving now
... you know the exact distances of all of your spots (hope its not a duplicate)
... the latest FE car specs come out and you are bummed
... you actually start pricing out an all-electric modification
... you bump the tires up, coast further, then wonder how much more they can take before blowing

Hi SSixty:

___In my best Kramer’ish impression, “Oh boy your hooked” :)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

You get all excited to see another hypermiler. :-)

--des

The maple you park under has finally shed all of its leaves. And while taking a moment to marvel in the change of season...

...you realize you *won't* have to spend five minutes picking the leaves off your car because of the drag - and weight - before you head out.

-mr. bill

You grocery shop out of town cuz you can't reach S4 going to the local stores.:D

You double your cars EPA rating of a segment and you still want more ;)

You double your cars EPA rating of a segment and you still want more ;)

Guilty as charged! (But only just barely. At least until it gets warm again. ;))

....you're disappointed with a fill of 56MPG.

The light turns green, and a school bus beats you off the line! :p

(courtesy of my wife) ... you accelerate when you see a speed trap ahead.

(courtesy of my wife) ... you accelerate when you see a speed trap ahead.

hahahaha... good one :D

...you call someone and tell them you're going to be late because the traffic was lighter than expected and you got to drive slower.:D:D

...you call someone and tell them you're going to be late because the traffic was lighter than expected and you got to drive slower.:D:D

Your excuse for being late includes "I was driving the speed limit this time, honest!"

Happened to me last night. ;)

http://nku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7352073679

I made a Facebook group with the best ones, if anyone has one of those... :woot:

Hi Lamebums, but Facebook is a little out of my demographic. :D


--des

Hi Lamebums, but Facebook is a little out of my demographic. :D


--des

I know older people who have them... :cool:

http://nku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7352073679

I made a Facebook group with the best ones, if anyone has one of those... :woot:

LOL :D

Joined. :)

you get "giddy" watching the MPG ratched up while fasing.

you sing a stupid "hypermiling" ditty to your passengers while FASing.

your idea of a road race is being the last one to the red light.

you smile everytime you pass a gas station.

you can actually relax while driving.

it takes you five more minutes at the gas pump because you write down so much stuff.

you've figure ways to use duct tape to "improve" the aerodynamics of your ride.

Hi Kwj:

___Those were great :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

it takes you five more minutes at the gas pump because you write down so much stuff.

oh, you must have met sean. and he does the same thing when he turns the car off........:p

I was going to quote that same one, only about me! :D

oh, you must have met sean. and he does the same thing when he turns the car off........:p

I knew there was something about Sean that I liked. I quite often find myself walking into Church, stores, the house, etc. alone because I have to get my segment info and everything else recorded.:p

I knew there was something about Sean that I liked. I quite often find myself walking into Church, stores, the house, etc. alone because I have to get my segment info and everything else recorded.:p

:D *nods* Definitely same for me when I have passengers - they've gotten used to it by now. ;) What's 30 extra seconds anyway?

The light turns green, and a school bus beats you off the line! :p

Yepper. Been there. I also get passed by school buses on the highway.

you see a sign saying "reduced speed ahead" and are are already going that slow

LOL. Worse, you only go to that speed at the peak of your pulse.

power-assisted turns feel really wierd

oh, you must have met sean. and he does the same thing when he turns the car off........:p

:D

I knew there was something about Sean that I liked. I quite often find myself walking into Church, stores, the house, etc. alone because I have to get my segment info and everything else recorded.:p

Likewise, Larry! :)

power-assisted turns feel really wierd

Oooh! Oooh! Man do I know that one! Ditto for the being already under the "reduce speed to" sign. ;)

You know you are a hypermiler if you pass on a restaurant stop because you don't see any isolated slots you can use to Potential Park. :o

You know you are a hypermiler if you find yourself wondering just how far you can FAS your office chair... and if you can avoid braking as you approach your desk.

You know you are a hypermiler when you calculate what mileage you got with your push lawn mower using your total time, fuel used, width of the deck, and square footage of your yard. :o

Hi Sean:

#1, Check
#2, Check
#3, Check :D

___We think to eerily alike I hate to say :rolleyes:

___Good Luck

___Wayne

@Right Lane Cruiser

I have a reel mower so my mileage is infinite but my stamina is not.

You have a ripped body from parking while FAS without power steering/brakes.

You "educate" any passenger about FE, FAS, DWL, etc. while driving, regardless if they are interested or not.

You have removed your CD player and all of your speakers because music is "too distracting" and you want to reduce weight.

You get annoyed whenever you have to give anyone a ride because "their weight is costing you MPGs."

You're annoyed when you have to use your headlights, because of the "huge power draw" of having the lights on.

You watch the weather forecast religiously and time your errands during the warm parts of the day to improve economy.

You watch the weather forecast religiously and time your errands during the warm parts of the day to improve economy.

On a related one: You watch the forecast and time your errands when the wind is not as strong.

if you suffer trolls

... you wake up during the night to the sound of rain an get bummed about your morning commute.

:rain::rain::rain::rain::rain:
:car:

You send an email to an Austin City Council member thanking him for his efforts on light synchronization (not that I would know anything about that) ;)

you get steamed whenever you take your car to a shop, because you know they're going to deflate those tires...

And also when you take it to a shop, they disconnect the SG so you have no idea how hard they've run the car while they worked on it...

you get steamed whenever you take your car to a shop, because you know they're going to deflate those tires...

And also when you take it to a shop, they disconnect the SG so you have no idea how hard they've run the car while they worked on it...

... you hate to take your car in because of how they'll drive it while they have it :(

You watch the weather forecast religiously and time your errands during the warm parts of the day to improve economy.

... if it's not raining/snowing, you take your bike to do errands, even if it's cold - like this past Wednesday :D

You'd rather risk tire detonation due to massive PSI than low MPG.

You've joined a Facebook group to that effect.

http://nku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7352073679

(the one I made, actually - has some of the better ones listed in this thread).

In the winter time, you use the technique DWG(Driving With Gloves) because of the cold due to not using the heater and keeping the windows cracked open to prevent them from fogging up.

in the winter time you also use DWB (Driving With Blanket)...usually over your legs.......

In the winter time, you use the technique DWG(Driving With Gloves) because of the cold due to not using the heater and keeping the windows cracked open to prevent them from fogging up.

Guilty on all counts, even to the cries of my buddy; "Mommy! It's Cold!!! Brrrrr!!....MOMMY!"

In the winter time, you use the technique DWG(Driving With Gloves) because of the cold due to not using the heater and keeping the windows cracked open to prevent them from fogging up.
Add Driving With Tuque (a stocking cap to Americans) for me.

You get annoyed when friends want to go in your car because you know you will have to keep the temperature at a reasonable level.

... you read a detailed post covering advanced SOC management techniques in hybrids, and even though you've never driven a hybrid it all makes sense.

Hi Brian:

:D – Nuff said ;)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

You have Toyota's 1/x concept car as your desktop background

You spend nights awake thinking of aero mods for your car

You wonder how it would be possible to hypermile a bus.

Your bumper sticker says "I can't drive 55", and it means you won't go that FAST!!!! :D

You've got your Granddaughter trained to announce "Buckled" before the engine gets started. ma and pa.

You wonder how it would be possible to hypermile a bus.

I thought of that today when the school bus passed me! :D

A Prius passes me and all the Lemmings in the SUVs are content to 55-60mph. The other day I had about 10 fsp hanging out behind me on the highway.

A. you actually did this and
B. you think it's worth telling everyone

You pulse and then glide-glide-glide, about a half mile. You finally creep up and roll to a stop, ~5 feet behind the next car at the red light. THEN you step on the brakes! Perfect! :D

You sign up for a cross country trip with 3 other men in the same car. Drive 24/7 for 7 days. Limited showers and sleeping in the car. :eek:

You don't mind the fog on the rear window (that you refuse to use the defroster on) because it helps shield the headlights of the F350 driver behind you who can't stand that you're doing the speed limit.

When you take a road rage test (http://roadragers.com/test/index.htm) and somehow score very high safety on safety and aggressiveness, high on courtesy and potential for road rage.

When the question says "I never go the speed limit" and I say very often, I don't mean I'm going above the speed limit! I'm going below! :D

The only time you pass a lot is when its snowing...

The only time you pass a lot is when its snowing...

Or driving downhill.

When you take a road rage test (http://roadragers.com/test/index.htm) and somehow score very high safety on safety and aggressiveness, high on courtesy and potential for road rage.

When the question says "I never go the speed limit" and I say very often, I don't mean I'm going above the speed limit! I'm going below! :D

Interesting test!

90% safe
50% aggressive
95% courteous
55% road rage (!)


A. you actually did this and
B. you think it's worth telling everyone

You pulse and then glide-glide-glide, about a half mile. You finally creep up and roll to a stop, ~5 feet behind the next car at the red light. THEN you step on the brakes! Perfect!


Check. :D

your mpg's are higher than your mph will ever see!

...you skim Minnie Driver tells Jay Leno she’s pregnant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23622004/)

but think you saw

Mini Cooper driver tells Jay Leno she’s pregnant (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23622004/)

You're bummed out when you see that they raised the speed limit to 50 MPH. What I mean is the minimum speed of 50 MPH.

You're bummed out when you see that they raised the speed limit to 50 MPH. What I mean is the minimum speed of 50 MPH.

Minimum 50? Where? (This will destroy my commute if my luck is bad enough...)

Minimum 50? Where? (This will destroy my commute if my luck is bad enough...)

It was in New Mexico I think. I remember seeing the sign on the trip out west.

It was in New Mexico I think. I remember seeing the sign on the trip out west.

Oh, phew. If it was on 471/275 I'd really be SOL. :(

I've seen "minimum 40" on numerous occasions (on the PA Turnpike in some sections--speed limit's 55 or 65, and people whiz by doing 75 or more--even though there's Pa Staties pulling people over left and right...as soon as the po po's out of sight all the cars speed back up.) :confused:

Perhaps FrJohn can attest to that last one...

You know you're a hypermiler if you have to rely heavily on spell-check since your fingers are too cold to type after returning from a srgment in the winter with no heat and the windows cracked to prevent fogging.:D

srgment

Ha!

http://www.cleanmpg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=83267

You know your a hypermiler if you run out of your divisional staff meeting 30 minutes early so your "TODAY' counter doesn't expire on your ScanGauge.

And yes... it's crossed my mind.

11011011

You drove to work on an empty tank with no plans to fill up until tomorrow. Wish me luck.

...when a cop tailgates you on the way to a White Castle, and when you all finally get there, he starts giving you the lecture about speed limits.

(I though it was a speed limit, not a speed requirement?) :confused:

/\/\Are you serious?/\/\

/\/\Are you serious?/\/\

Dead serious. Campbell County police. Guy was like "You've got to at least do the speed limit..."

The guy never noticed the irony in his statement. Speed limit, not speed requirement. :(

...when a cop tailgates you on the way to a White Castle, and when you all finally get there, he starts giving you the lecture about speed limits.

(I though it was a speed limit, not a speed requirement?) :confused:
For real? I might need to hear the full story on this one.

For real? I might need to hear the full story on this one.

It's simple, really--I'm going along 27 south through Cold Spring in the right lane (doing about 35 in a 45). I need to be in the right lane anyway to get to White Castle about a half mile up ahead. Well, here comes this Crown Vic up behind me, really hauling ass, and eventually he gets to about half a second. Backs off a bit--not like NASCAR but pretty close. He doesn't go around - and as we turn on our signals at exactly the same moment I get the idea. I then Fas through the turn, down the hill and into the parking lot, cop behind me the whole time. Of course, Fas usually means slow...

When we all got inside the cop gives me this weird look and then is like "Dude, you're going too slow." and launched into a five minute lecture about slow drivers being a danger, people getting rear-ended, and slow drivers being possibly DUI's. I didn't bother to respond with 'It's a speed limit, not a speed requirement...' although I should have, probably.

Holy crap... you'd think a cop would be glad to finally see someone slowing down.

My police friends did not become policemen so they could drive slow and nice. Today, it seems I see their cars doing things they shouldn't, more often, like quite high speeds on the way back to the ranch, or flashing their lights to get through a red light, or driving in the rain without their windshield wipers on, changing lanes and making turns without a turn signal, etc. They seem to have become bad examples. I assume they get just as impatient behind someone "going slow in any lane." Oh yes, I thought of another bumper sticker "This Lane Busy, Use Other Lanes" or "Driver on Break, Use Next Lane" or perhaps "Driver Napping, Please Go Around."

you are worried about a MINIMUM speed limit.

You have to get a new tire gauge because your old one only goes up to 50psi.

Hi WH:
You have to get a new tire gauge because your old one only goes up to 50psi.
___Ain’t that the truth :D

___Good Luck

___Wayne

You blame anything for a bad trip - headwinds, under inflated tires, cold weather, anything--well, anything except the lead in your foot. :D

you speed up to pass a sitting crown vic...has that already been said? this is a really long thread :D

you speed up to pass a sitting crown vic...has that already been said? this is a really long thread :D

Yes, I do feel the need to speed up whenever I see a cop. :(

http://nku.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7352073679

I made a Facebook group a while ago compiling the list, although it's about ten pages out of date by now.

...you're more worried about running out of battery power than gas
...you rejoice when you're all alone in the car and on the road just because you can hypermile as aggressively as possible without offending anyone
...you find it odd when people ask you "... you're still doing that hypermiling stuff?"
...you'd rather not answer the phone only because it will mess up your P&G rhythm
...you can tell almost exactly how much gas is in the tank at each graduation of the fuel gauge for quick assesments on your mpg (if you don't have a scangauge...yet)

You come over the crest of a hill all ready for the FAS down the other side and you start cursing the FSP in front of you for riding their brakes all the way down.
You are in FAS going down a huge hill on the highway and a state cop pulls you over for speeding and you talk him out of the ticket by showing him your trip mpg.
You count every tenth of a mile as you fas and get more & more excited.

You just sold the sweeeetest Dodge ram chrome edition for a Prius. (I still wakeup @ night wondering what i've turned into?)

your wife mentions that you don't talk to her, as much, while driving anymore.

you talk to the wife, and then get upset because your concentration is gone and you're making basic MPG mistakes.

so true kwj :D

you are a hypermiler wanna be when you read all 22 pages and think.. Gawd i have a lot to learn yet...

your wife mentions that you don't talk to her, as much, while driving anymore.

you talk to the wife, and then get upset because your concentration is gone and you're making basic MPG mistakes.

Oh, how true that is! We've had multiple heated discussions about this point.

You get 52 mpg in a 32 mpg EPA-rated car on a segment and all you have to say is:

"meh, that was ok I guess"

You've ever gotten 73MPG in a Hyundai.

Bonus points for risking running out of gas trying to get a kilo tank!:D

Go Sean!

You work late and push the car to the parking lot next to the nearest building exit after everyone leaves...actually caught doing it by the Director. :o

you lose weight not for your health, but for increased MPGs.

you pass by hitchhikers, not for your safety, but because the stop would dent your tank.

when in the macdonalds drive thru, instead of paying then starting my car again with the starter, i literally go out my window and start pulling the car with my hands agaist the wall so I can get to the next window to pick up my food.

I will have to try this! Much better than getting up to 8 MPH then stopping so AutoShutoff will work.

you lose weight not for your health, but for increased MPGs.

I'm doing that. :D

Your reaction to seeing a police car is to speed up.

Talk to family members about how good of a segment you did last time you drove eventhough you know that they don't care (True). Did 41mpg for 17 miles and no response from family. arghhhhhhhhhhhh

You don't want to have other people ride in your car because "their weight costs you MPG's." (I have complained about that many times. :D)

Your reaction to seeing a police car is to speed up.

You take "Sunday drives" out in the country to boost your MPG.
You have the paranormal ability to determine which drivers who passed you will be stopped by the cops.
Everyone tries to convince you that your car will explode because of your hypermiling technique.
You have a personal injury lawyer on speed dial.

Even with $4 gas, you look forward to hitting a gas station just to watch your MPG average climb.

You don't want to have other people ride in your car because "their weight costs you MPG's." (I have complained about that many times. :D)

....because then you have to use A/C and it costs you MPG's.

Ooooh, yes! That's a big one!

Ooooh, yes! That's a big one!

I don't know where everyone lives these days. Why are passengers making you use the A/C ? :confused:

Where I live, the driver sets the rules, no if's and's or but's about it. The driver sets the radio and cranks down his window as necessary. The driver decides when, where, and how to get there. The driver is the man because he's in control. :)

And when I drive, I'm pretty clear about it. No A/C unless we're in real danger of heat stroke.

And no heat. Ever. That keeps the engine cold. DWG instead. :D

I don't know where everyone lives these days. Why are passengers making you use the A/C ? :confused:

Where I live, the driver sets the rules, no if's and's or but's about it. The driver sets the radio and cranks down his window as necessary. The driver decides when, where, and how to get there. The driver is the man because he's in control. :)

....... :D

Ahh to be footloose and fancy free.

Once the spouse starts complaining about the kids crying because of the drivers' rules you know you're about to lose control :eek:. I found a way around that though....

You know you're a hypermiler if you don't even have AC.

(It helps that my wife doesn't like AC much:p)

..if you keep getting interviewed and describing what hypermiling is over and over again.

When one of your favorite songs is Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55"

...because you can't go that fast! :D

When one of your favorite songs is Sammy Hagar's "I Can't Drive 55"

...because you can't go that fast! :D

May I suggest Slow Ride?

^^^^^^ Lamebums and Warthog - That was B-E-A-yewtiful. :D

Your girlfriend, spouse, etc. catches you looking thoughtfully at the front, underneath, wheel wells, or roof of her car and immediately says "OH NO YOU DON'T!!!!"

May I suggest Slow Ride?

For a while that was the name of my car in the mileage logs. :D

You have only ever stopped at a gas station on your electric motorcycle to get a soda.

You have only ever stopped at a gas station on your electric motorcycle to get a soda.

I've done that in my car just to get lotto tickets.

Or you show up four times a month to get free air, but only stop once a month to actually get gas.

Sorry, I didn't read thru all these...
If you're walking and you look way ahead at the crosswalk lights so you can time it where you don't have to stop.

You take a 15 mile drive in the city for nothing just to see if you can beat your best.

You speed, use A/C or windows open constantly, drive like an idiot throughout the tank, punch the gas hard, and basically act like you're 16 and not paying for gas and...

You still get 40MPG city in a non-hybrid:).

You are in gridlocked traffic going slightly downhill, and in your Honda hybrid you are rocking the car in autostop in neutral to get the car to coast down a few more feet.


HA that is awesome! I do that in my garage, just a little rock and I roll right out. That made me think of...


When someone says rock and roll all you think about is doing that in your car.

You think higher gas prices are a good thing.
As the higher prices will encourage more gas savings.

You have the Beating the EPA thread number memorized (1510).

Kirk

-You just can't wait to fill up the tank so you can log the milage, but the wait gets longer and longer every time.
-You pay $1 more for milk at the convenience store next to work, so you don't have to lower your FE by stopping at a grocery store on the way home.
-Your friends are confused because during conversation you slipped in acroyms from CleanMPG
-You find yourself posting to CleanMPG on the job ...uh I better get back to work! :o