Oh mah Gawd, I finally dun did it!

"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck) 05/19/2018 at 22:30 • Filed to: What's the opposite of hypermiling... Hypomiling?...

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I got 25.65 miles per gallon on my road trip today, shattering my previous record! Maybe the car just loves to breathe, because I wasn’t driving with any regards to fuel economy, nor was I taking speed limits very literally in the twists... Or on a few straights... Or pretty much any... Um... 

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/19/2018 at 22:39

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My poor mileage was your good luck... Bastard.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/19/2018 at 23:51

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Congrats, that’s awesome. I don’t get why my car likes those drives, either, as I should be getting awful mileage, considering how I was driving (as you saw).

When I got home my dash showed this:

Fuelly confirmed that splitting the difference with the fill at Castle Rock, it was pretty accurate.

XJDano > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/19/2018 at 23:59

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After the headline I was expecting something about a house, good sea, accepted offer.

Was a bit bummed at a mpg overachievement.

If I’m driving mostly hwy to work going 70-80mph I’ll average couple more mpg. .... 23 then.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/20/2018 at 00:16

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I think it’s because I’m turning over 2800 at 60mph, but only 3200 at 80 or so. So basically the engine is barely working harder and I’m covering ground 33% faster.

DipodomysDeserti > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/20/2018 at 00:20

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I’ve been “hypermiling” the Wrangler. Best I can get is 17 .4mpg city. It gets worse on the highway. I can get 34+ mpg on the highway in the X1, but somehow my wife only manages an average of 23mpg mixed city/highway.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > DipodomysDeserti 05/20/2018 at 00:32

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MARRIAGE

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/20/2018 at 00:57

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I don’t think that’s how it works, but I could be wrong. You were also going uphill, which is never great for fuel economy.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/20/2018 at 02:01

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No no, I think I’m on to something here. Except increased wind resistance and friction, whatever. I’m not a physicist. I’m just saying: I almost got 26 for the first time ever when I usually average 20.

Hills aren’t much of an obstacle because it has so much pull in 5th gear. It never downshifts unless I floor it suddenly, but it never lugs.

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/20/2018 at 02:30

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Are you sure you weren’t hypermiling? Passed by a 4cyl diesel Mercedes, I dunno:

Per the car I got around 43 mpg on the way there, 42 on the way home (surprising, as 405 resembled a weekday morning).

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > fintail 05/20/2018 at 02:37

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Not pictured: your speed when passing 

ihm96 > fintail 05/20/2018 at 05:14

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Watching all these clips of yours with classical inthe background really makes me want a dashcam lol. What kind are you using

fintail > ihm96 05/20/2018 at 12:09

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This is a Blackvue DRG650 - it is probably close to 4 years old now, I don’t think the model is in production, but there are newer variants.

fintail > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/20/2018 at 12:10

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It was non-felonious.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/20/2018 at 13:14

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115km/h, right there at the bottom.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 05/20/2018 at 13:57

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I’m calling shenanigans. I only recognize freedom units.

Decay buys too many beaters > fintail 05/20/2018 at 14:14

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What about on the cruise??
The bikes got 40, I bet you were close O.o

Decay buys too many beaters > fintail 05/20/2018 at 14:17

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Don’t think I can say the same for me and AMGtech... but we didn’t take videos ¯\_()_/¯ 

fintail > Decay buys too many beaters 05/20/2018 at 18:54

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Per the car, ~43 on the way there, 42 on the way back. Deduct maybe 5% for optimism, and pretty close. My ride may be less exhilarating, but as it poured off and on from around JBLM north, I’ll take that trade-off.

fintail > Decay buys too many beaters 05/20/2018 at 18:54

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Any triple digits on that road? Seems like it wouldn’t justify a lot of enforcement = fun.

Decay buys too many beaters > fintail 05/20/2018 at 19:30

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Didn’t check my speedo, but some of those passes sure did feel north of 130 ;)

Decay buys too many beaters > fintail 05/20/2018 at 19:31

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Jesus, you did better than both of us!

fintail > Decay buys too many beaters 05/20/2018 at 20:44

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It’s only illegal if you get caught :)