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Had one of my best trips over the weekend. 105 miles round trip, used cruise most of the time, but would try moderate DWL when I came to hills. Round trip was 50.8 MPG. It made me really excited to see what kind of mileage I get this weekend on my trip, because I shouldn't have too many hills to worry about the farther south I get, especially between Mobile and Pensacola, where we are basically following the coast.

Hi Wburke8302:

___It is nice to see you had a good run while out on the open road. When it cools off this fall/winter and you can remove A/C from the equation as well as a little break in and better setup, you are going to enjoy your FE even more! Congrats on your first hypermiling segment and there is a lot more where that came from ;)

___Good Luck

___Wayne

It's always exciting the first couple of times you hit a major milestone like that. But then there's a problem, which is that you do it a few more times...then lots of times...and then you don't care about that milestone anymore and want to hit the next one! Now it's 50mpg, a few weeks from now it might be 55mpg, and in a HCHII it can keep right on going from there!

Regarding hills: When I was first starting out I feared them like nothing else, thinking that any hill was going to kill my overall FE and ruin my day. Over time I've learned that the opposite may be true. Heading up-hill can be a pain, but it becomes a blessing in disguise when you get to glide down the back side "soap box derby style" and pick up sizeable boost to your trip FE. In essence, it allows you to P&G without losing nearly as much speed (sometimes none at all) on the glide as you would on level ground. Whereas flat-land P&G doesn't work so well with traffic, the hills let you get away with it in some circumstances because the guy behind you doesn't perceive the big velocity change. Learn to love the hills and they'll return the favor ;)

Hi Tim:

___I was taught that same lesson by Dan last year (did not belive it until the Pittsburgh event) and ever since, smaller hills (< 100’ elevation changes at a shot) are where the big numbers are really achieved in my area.

___Good Luck

___Wayne