Putting the tiger in your tank on a diet
Posted By Travis Koplow On June 11, 2008 @ 1:19 am In Driving | Comments Disabled
BOTTOMFEEDERS GUIDE TO LA: Easing the Pain at the Pump
 [1]Newhall Pass by respres [2] |
Of course, we know that bottomfeeders truly worth their salt take the bus or ride their bikes. But for those of us who spend a good portion of each day tooling around in not-so-smart cars, it’s hard to be a bottomfeeder at $4.50 a gallon. To help us out, Wired has some hypermiling hints [3] as does ecomodder.com [4]. Of course, in reading these lists, one wonders which is more dangerous in LA–drafting behind big trucks, a maneuver that I am told is also a winning strategy for “Mario Kart,” or driving the speed limit and coasting to stops. Take ecomodder’s advice, “drive like you ride a bike” at your own risk, people. And when you do have to fill up, there are a host of websites that can help you find the best spot at which to do so. MSN has a handy map [5] with the cheapest and most expensive gas proximate to your zip noted (HT: Bargain Hunter [6]), and Gas Buddy [7] is like a bottomfeederwiki for gas (HT JavaJunkee [8]).
If only stocks would perform like gas prices, huh?
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[1] Image: http://img.metblogs.com/la/files/2008/06/newhall-pass.jpg
[2] respres: http://www.flickr.com/photos/respres/2544979655/
[3] hypermiling hints: http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Get_More_Than_40_Miles_Per_Gallon_Without_a_Hybrid
[4] ecomodder.com: http://ecomodder.com/forum/EM-hypermiling-driving-tips-ecodriving.php
[5] handy map: http://autos.msn.com/everyday/GasStations.aspx?m=1&l=1&zip=90210&x=0&y=0
[6] Bargain Hunter: http://www.insidesocal.com/bargain/2008/05/best-gas-prices-in-town.html
[7] Gas Buddy: http://www.losangelesgasprices.com/
[8] JavaJunkee: http://www.javajunkee.com/2008/05/gas-is-expensive.html
[9] Putting The "Go" In Verdugo: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/01/30/putting-the-go-in-verdugo/
[10] Tiger Uppercut! World Warriors Rise from MOCA’s Ashes: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/09/tiger-uppercut/
[11] Putting the "Dis" In District: 26th State Senate Elections In!: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/03/25/26th-senate-elections-in/
[12] Putting The "Ad" In Bad (next in an occasional series): http://la.metblogs.com/2009/03/30/putting-the-ad-in-bad-next-in-an-occasional-series/
[13] The Friendly Gasoline Machine of Sherman Oaks: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/11/07/the-friendly-gasoline-machine-of-sherman-oaks/
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