# Frugal? A Saver? Cheap, even? Post Here!

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**Created:** [July 16, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/frugal-a-saver-cheap-even-post-here/253290 "2010-07-16T07:39:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/frugal-a-saver-cheap-even-post-here/253290/50 "2010-07-17T10:51:32Z")

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> [@FS:1992 VW Corrado SLC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1992-vw-corrado-slc/33183/18):
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> Make sure your tires are up to proper PSI and drive around town with **AC off and windows down to help with your MPG.**

Myth.

_The car was a four-door Pontiac 6000 LE with 1,600 miles on it at the start. We drove 300 miles in each of the combinations described above, maintaining a 60 MPH speed on more or less level interstates throughout. Here’s what happened:_

Windows up, AC off: 35 MPG  
Windows up, AC on: 34.4 MPG  
Windows down (all four), AC off: 33.8 MPG

Sources:  
[http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1010/what-gets-the-better-gas-mileage](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1010/what-gets-the-better-gas-mileage)

[http://www.gasmileagenews.com/blog/1044479\_ac-or-windows-down-which-one-is-cheaper](http://www.gasmileagenews.com/blog/1044479_ac-or-windows-down-which-one-is-cheaper)

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