Eco Drive...

m2n · 1st January 2019, 08:26

Has anybody tried the Eco Drive fuel saving device on their R75? I have been reading all the hype about it but i'm a bit dubious.

Dorchester2 · 1st January 2019, 08:57

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Originally Posted by m2n

Has anybody tried the Eco Drive fuel saving device on their R75? I have been reading all the hype about it but i'm a bit dubious.

Hopeless rubbish...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eevg-SCQpng

championdaddy · 1st January 2019, 09:07

These have been around for years..........all a load of bunkum.

A friend of mine tried to set up a business selling them..... I agreed to try one and if it worked I'd pay him. It didn't LOL

m2n · 1st January 2019, 09:18

Thought as much, the ad I saw was charging £49.99 but on amazon/ebay they were being sold for £3 if it was that good it would be only from reputable retailers and very expensive.

gadget1960 · 1st January 2019, 09:27

Not this rubbish again.... what really hacks me off is the fact that the plonkers that are making and marketing this crud aren't being regulated or scrutinised in any way, all smoke 'n' mirrors and they prey on people that just don't know any better.
You would think this kind of product would be heavily scrutinised by trading standards. These things have been 'done to death' and still they come back with the MK2 version that's just as s**t as the first.

steve-45 · 1st January 2019, 10:21

If it was such a wonderful way of improving fuel economy, don’t you think that manufacturers would fit them as standard and then be able to claim fantastic MPG figures ?

bl52krz · 1st January 2019, 15:33

Humans are naturally greedy, and that is what these people ‘plug’ into. Something for nothing syndrome. I know you pay in the first place, but when you have been told all the piffle about saving this and that, you go for it. Snake oil and all its constituents comes to mind.

ceedy · 1st January 2019, 16:33

As these items don't do anything useful. there only thing you can glean from the fifth Gear Video is that their measuring method probably wasn't that consistent

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C

ZedTeeT · 1st January 2019, 17:02

How will they recoup all the R&D and marketing budgets that had been spent to get these little miracles to the market, so we can all rush out and gain all those free miles ............

roverbarmy · 1st January 2019, 18:48

Just put 18" wheels on the back and 15" on the front and you will be driving downhill all the time!

1st January 2019, 08:26	#1
m2n Gets stuck in Rover 75 2004 Contemporary SE 2.5 Auto Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Preston Posts: 513 Thanks: 67 Thanked 56 Times in 46 Posts	Eco Drive... Has anybody tried the Eco Drive fuel saving device on their R75? I have been reading all the hype about it but i'm a bit dubious. __________________ To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's

1st January 2019, 09:18	#4
m2n Gets stuck in Rover 75 2004 Contemporary SE 2.5 Auto Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Preston Posts: 513 Thanks: 67 Thanked 56 Times in 46 Posts	Eco drive.... Thought as much, the ad I saw was charging £49.99 but on amazon/ebay they were being sold for £3 if it was that good it would be only from reputable retailers and very expensive. __________________ To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's

1st January 2019, 15:33	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,393 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Humans are naturally greedy, and that is what these people ‘plug’ into. Something for nothing syndrome. I know you pay in the first place, but when you have been told all the piffle about saving this and that, you go for it. Snake oil and all its constituents comes to mind. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

1st January 2019, 16:33	#8
ceedy This is my second home All Trophy Blue ,ZT260#50 , ZT CDTI Auto, ZR105+ and 1.8T Firefrost spoiling the Set . Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nr Sherborne But in Somerset.. Posts: 6,076 Thanks: 916 Thanked 1,214 Times in 768 Posts	As these items don't do anything useful. there only thing you can glean from the fifth Gear Video is that their measuring method probably wasn't that consistent .. C __________________ The Three Bloo's Wifey's Zr105, MY CDTI & 260 #50 and Number One sons 1.8T in Firefrost When I were a lad Zero to 142 in 10.25 secs at the Pod on my Blown Norton. 210 Kart Champ in 70's

1st January 2019, 17:02	#9
ZedTeeT Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Horsham Posts: 874 Thanks: 197 Thanked 239 Times in 207 Posts	How will they recoup all the R&D and marketing budgets that had been spent to get these little miracles to the market, so we can all rush out and gain all those free miles ............ __________________ My garage. 03/53 MG ZT-T+ CDTi auto in XPG. 232k and much to do! 21/21 MG ZS ev. Daily. 85/C Capri 2.8i Special. Mine 29+ years. 82/X Talbot Tagora SX V6. Restoration project. 11/11 Hyundai I Load CRDi. Van....... nuff said. Last edited by ZedTeeT; 1st January 2019 at 17:37..

1st January 2019, 09:07	#3
championdaddy This is my second home Mg Zt 190 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The FIRST Garden City....Letchworth. Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 920 Times in 698 Posts	These have been around for years..........all a load of bunkum. A friend of mine tried to set up a business selling them..... I agreed to try one and if it worked I'd pay him. It didn't LOL

1st January 2019, 09:27	#5
gadget1960 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Maxton, Dover Posts: 519 Thanks: 183 Thanked 132 Times in 89 Posts	Not this rubbish again.... what really hacks me off is the fact that the plonkers that are making and marketing this crud aren't being regulated or scrutinised in any way, all smoke 'n' mirrors and they prey on people that just don't know any better. You would think this kind of product would be heavily scrutinised by trading standards. These things have been 'done to death' and still they come back with the MK2 version that's just as s**t as the first.

1st January 2019, 10:21	#6
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	If it was such a wonderful way of improving fuel economy, don’t you think that manufacturers would fit them as standard and then be able to claim fantastic MPG figures ?

1st January 2019, 18:48	#10
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Just put 18" wheels on the back and 15" on the front and you will be driving downhill all the time! __________________ Oil in my veins!