{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Rainbow Dash Network","provider_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/","type":"link","title":"Madyson Bickel (madykatt)'s status on Thursday, 26-Apr-12 05:04:15 UTC","author_name":"Madyson Bickel (madykatt)","author_url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/madykatt","url":"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/notice\/1280315","html":"@<span class=\"vcard\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rainbowdash.net\/user\/9619\" class=\"url\" title=\"Mike Morelli\"><span class=\"fn nickname\">techdisk42<\/span><\/a><\/span> and that is where you are to be corrected. a standard will get better mpg then an automatic if driven currectly. a automatic never disengages the engine at speed, so it will always burn more fuel then needed when you are just coasting. with a standard, you push in the clutch while coasting and the rpms drop to idle speed. also with an auto, it decides what gear is best. in a standard, if you upshift early when you dont need acceleration then you dont waste fuel."}