Originally Posted by
Loren
Drafting can pay huge dividends, but is generally a dumb thing to do the way most people want to try to do it. You never know what the big truck you're behind is going to do, and the little bit you save on fuel won't pay for the new windshield or hood paint from the rocks you'll catch or the tire shrapnel when he pops a tire!
Try to do at least a 200 mile stretch on secondary roads that don't take you through big cities and get good numbers for that section of your trip. Keep the speed under 60 and a light foot and I bet you'll see something close to 60 mpg out of the Jetta.
Well it is my future ex-wife's car...
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