Fuel Test Results Are In

last friday i blogged about driving slower to save gas, and the verdict is in. after 307 miles of not driving more than 63 mph on the highway. i am happy to inform you that my gas milage improved about 5 miles per gallon. over the last 307 miles my car go 35.16 mpg. this is compared to the 29-31 mpg i would normally get driving 70-80 mph on a regular basis.

so here is some math for ya. since i use about 50 gallons of gas per month. driving slower allows me to drive 250 miles further. by driving 250 miles further on the same amount of gas i will save 7 gallons of gas per month which at this moment is equivalent to $21. multiply that by 12 and you have a savins of $252 per year!

on the flip side of things, driving slower means it will take longer for me to get from point "a" to point "b". how much longer you ask? lets find out.

if my trip from point "a" to point "b" is 25 miles, which most of my trips are. driving at a rate of 75 mph will get me to point "b" in 20 minutes. if i drive at a rate of 63 mph it will take me 24 minutes. that leaves me with my final question. is leaving 4 minutes earlier for most of my trips worth $252 dollars a year? my answer is yes. what's yours?