Anyone that lives in SoCal has noticed how light & slow traffic has gotten. I personally own 2 cars that arent that great on gas, a Honda S2000 & Acura RDX. I hate feeding into the bush family fortune. Ever since gas prices hit $4/gal here I have cut my speed by 10 mph. while i cant really tell the difference in my S2k, the Acura's mileage jumps up considerably with conservative driving.
How have the gas prices affected your lifestyle & driving habits?
i definitely try not to rev as high off the line but I still drive the same amount i would've the last few years. It's scary to think that there is no clear end to higher gas prices. I only hope that after the election, the administration will focus on alternative energy sources and/or lowering gas prices.
If my gas wasn't being paid for by my work... theres NO WAY I could have just bought my X3... I needed a car with lots of room for having samples with me on sales calls... A tank of gas runs me about 80 bucks. I don't know how to cut my speed... its not my fault that my foot is heavy.
Remember that episode of Small Wonder when Vicki the robot tweaked a man's car and it ended up getting 124 MPG? I would kill someone for that technology right now. I have gotten better mileage over the last year by driving more cautiously. Since my fiancee keeps wanting me to trade my car in for a Hybrid, I have made better strides to get the most out of my gas.
Has anyone heard of hypermilers? These are people that drive their cars so efficiently that their normal cars get the same mileage as Hybrids. This one man drives a Honda Accord that he pushes to 50MPG. It's crazy.
I made the decision to go hybrid last year. At first I missed the power and sleekness of a sports car, but with my long commute and gas creeping up towards $4.75 a gallon, I am definitely happy about my choice now.
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