Tips on Hypermiling
The Loaner
When the gas prices were around $4 everyone wanted a way to save money on gas. People started driving more conservatively and even went to the extreme of hypermiling. A friend of mine used the scan gauge until he got a Toyota Prius. Since the Prius already has a built in display for MPG and other fun facts, he lent the scan gauge to me to try (which I have yet to return).
You can buy this online for about a hundred fifty bucks. You attach it to your OBD-II port usually found underneath the dashboard (ours is under the driverside). I tried it for the first time today and to my surprise I don’t drive as efficiently as I originally thought. Here are a few observations of the trip home from Springfield to Centreville VA according to the device on our automatic, six cylinders, 1999 Nissan Quest minivan.
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