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When sitting at a stop light for more than 30 seconds, should I shift into neutral or park for better MPG?

I own a 1994 Dodge Shadow ES (executive sedan) Automatic 2.2L 4 cylinder economy car. I use hypermiling to boost my Miles Per Gallon. One hypermiling technique is to shift your car into park or neutral when idling for more then 30seconds at a stop light. I have been trying this while placing my shadow [...]

What do you think about hypermiling? How do you save fuel while driving?

This is an opinion poll.
What are your favourite driving techniques to decrease fuel consumption and increase your mileage?
Do you use different tires (summer instead of all-season), selecting Neutral often, trailing larger cars, turning off air-con, etc… Any ideas, suggestions, experiences welcomed.
I <3 my Suby – Can you be more specific as to what exactly you [...]

Hypermiling – would cause low gas mileage?

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Automobile fuel is getting more and more expensive day by day. Yet our lives have become inseparable from the benefits of automobiles and we cannot think of life without them, making them a necessary evil. The ever increasing price of automotive fuel must surely have made you wonder how to save on fuel costs? A [...]