How do I get such great mileage?

I get 32 MPG with my car.

It's not a hybrid.

It's just my 1999 Saturn SL2.

Wanna know how I do it?

1. I coast whenever possible.
If the light up ahead is red, or even yellow, I'll just coast. It never ceases to amaze me when someone speeds up to zip around me only to have to slam on their brakes for the red light. And you know what? Sometimes, by the time I get there, it's already changed back to green. This means I'm accelerating again from a moving position instead of a full stop -- which also saves gas.

2. I treat my gas pedal like it's a fragile Ming vase.
Imagine that you're a lab rat, and every time you touch a lever, you get a food pellet. Now let me transfer that analogy to you and your car. Every time you touch the gas pedal, you don't get food. No, you've just wasted some of your money. Every time you touch that gas pedal, you are spending money. Here in LA, the cheap gas is now up to $4.29. That stuff is like gold. So when I use my gas pedal, I baaaarely touch it to get up to speed (35 MPH on the streets). Once I'm up to speed, I'll coast a little bit, and then baaaarely touch my Spending Money on Gas pedal again.

3. I give my brake pedal gets the royal treatment too.
Did you know your brake pedal is also a Spending Money on Gas pedal? Every time you brake, you're throwing away the velocity you created with the gas pedal. Hey, you paid for that velocity. Treasure it. Plan ahead -- if a stop sign or a red light is coming up, just coast to it. If some jerk cuts you off, just change lanes. Don't let some jerk make you waste your velocity.

4. I don't use my car for storage.
I had this friend who stored her luggage, about 8,000 CDs, a number of large blankets, and I think a chair in her car. No, she wasn't homeless. She just never got around to clearing out her van. Would you be surprised to know that it cost twice as much money to get her car from Point A to Point B as it did my car?

5. Oil changes. Every 3,000.
On the dot. No excuses.

6. No AC
Okay, we're getting a little hard core here. There are some people who cannot handle this extreme measure. I crack the windows so I don't die, and once I'm traveling over 40 MPH I'll turn on the vent (make sure the Recirculate button is bringing in fresh air) to let the air flow through the car.

7. I overinflate my tires.
Less rubber contact with the road, less friction, less gas used. Simple.