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28th October 2013, 21:27 | #11 |
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I found that if I drive faster I use less gallons per hour............ Always see the positive...... But in all honesty, just like to drive the car without worrying about the fuel consumption. If I have to worry I have the wrong car for my means.. |
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28th October 2013, 21:53 | #13 |
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I noticed my roofbars make a big dent in my diesel MPG, ive saw it drop a good bit, but they are chunky ******s.
Trimmed the excess down and have experimented with positioning (listening for whistle, more whistle = more resistance) and after 8 months now ive just taken them off having made myself a quick release tool for them and making a cut in the boot foam storage to keep them under the boot floor. IMO all the ten points above are revelant, however as a few of them are basic maintenance they are common sence. The rest, well IMO I didnt buy a car to not use the functions so heater on most days, heated seats when cold, aircon when too warm, and sunroof / windows open as required. When I hear most peoples MPG figures, I chop of 1/5 instantly for real world as you hear some stories, same as the BHP figures, until you see proof etc. But if MPG tips encourage people to have their cars safer and better maintained, well thats a good thing for everyone. Oh and my best MPG tip, going from 18's on contentials on my 75 back on snow tyres to 15's has gave me an extra 40 to 50 miles per tank each time.
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28th October 2013, 21:54 | #14 | |
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Cold air is denser than warm air, so you get better mpg in cold weather. Warm weather is though better for a cold start, in that the engine gets up to temperature quicker. Moist air drawn in also produces more power and the reduced grip of the tyres means lower rolling resistance. Which is why some try water injection to save fuel and the Spitfire used water injection. I really cannot see washing and polishing your car will make much difference at all and there are many ways to make much greater savings, such as increasing tyre pressure, such as making sure the thermostat is working properly. If it did, they would wash and polish aircraft, which travel much faster. The biggest way to improve mpg, is by driving style - avoiding the need to use brakes, looking well ahead and not putting on any unnecessary speed which you cannot make full use of.
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28th October 2013, 22:03 | #15 |
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Guru's top tips for more mpg
Buy a small, sensible eurobox that will do at least 75mpg and leave the 75 in a field on fire somewhere Guru's top tip for not being boring and actually enjoying life Buy a car powered by a V6 or V8 engine and drive it like it should be driven I recommend the ZT 190
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28th October 2013, 22:06 | #16 |
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I think that is more down to the width and construction of the tyre rather than the diameter of the wheel, with the snow tyres giving less rolling resistance hence higher mpg
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28th October 2013, 22:55 | #17 |
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Snow and heavy rain tyres have a higher resistance to reduce aqua planing and increase grip in snow surface.
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29th October 2013, 02:26 | #18 |
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29th October 2013, 06:15 | #19 |
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over inflating tyres, "tail gaiting" will help with mpg not that I advocate
either. I would have thought not running anything electrical would help. is anyone that concerned about their mpg? macafee2 |
29th October 2013, 07:28 | #20 |
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Very interesting, thanks for the informative post.
My top tips for economical driving are: Anticipate ahead, negating the need to use brakes or stopping unnecessarily, and Avoid accelerating downhill, driving downhill is free fuel! |
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