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Planty02
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25th Jul 10 at 19:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Exactly the same here pow. Not sure i'm getting 50+ MPG but close enough (mostly round town but still averaging 40 MPG)
Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by kazazza
Didnt Jeremy Clarkson say it would cost you an extra £5 in fuel in a year if you had a moustache?

taylorboosh
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mpg is for gays and child molesterers
Jake
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removing the parcelshelf The only way i get 35mpg on the motorway is to stick at one speed (about 80) as long as possible and to avoid heavy accelerating.
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25th Jul 10 at 20:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Umm I think not John, I reep the benefits of having a fuel effecient car...

For starters I'm not putting every penny I earn into running it...
Graham88
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Basically just reach the speed you want and take your foot off the accelator as much as possible before you start losing speed. Anything else is overkill. My MPG saving usually goes out the window when something remotely fast goes past and I chase it
Colin
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Fold the rear seats down....less drag!
sand-eel
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25th Jul 10 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
keep aircon off.
Pump tyres up.
That is IT!
AndyKent
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25th Jul 10 at 20:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Best advice is to sell the fuel inefficient car. Bear in mind that the extra money you save in buying somethingnelse will far outweigh any fuel saving you make.

Might as well just enjoy what you've got tbh.
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Umm I think not John, I reep the benefits of having a fuel effecient car...

For starters I'm not putting every penny I earn into running it...


Though the initial outlay for the car was high, so if you didnt want to plough money into it you couldve bought a cheaper economical car and its win win.
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For my car yes it was, but, that's what I wanted plus I had some money left to me to be spent, just accepted a HUGE payrise!

But the Ibiza I had before which was pretty much as economical was 4k.

If you want very cheap for under 1k you can get a 106 diesel or something along those lines!

[Edited on 25-07-2010 by pow]
Graham88
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Out of interest Pow, what did you pay for your car, I'm presuming you bought it new?
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25th Jul 10 at 21:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Enough Graham

If I post it here all the people who have never bought a car less than 5 years old will tell me I paid too much for it
CorsAsh
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25th Jul 10 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take lots of laxatives the night before you drive to make sure you're not carrying any excess shite around with you.
oceansoul
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Thrash metal going up hills and Radio 2 going down hills

Or is that the other way around

[Edited on 25-07-2010 by oceansoul]
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quote:
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Take lots of laxatives the night before you drive to make sure you're not carrying any excess shite around with you.

Ben G
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Originally posted by pow
Taking a spare wheel out is utter stupid when your on the motorway.

If this is a long term move, sell up and get a diesel. My Mito does 53MPG with the cruise control on at 85.


not really. lots of new cars don't have spare wheels and no car is more likely to get a puncture than another car

focus didn't have one, just some tyreweld foam stuff and i was fine.
stan_the_man
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26th Jul 10 at 07:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Read the road well in advance, to save any braking that could be avoided.
Gareth F
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
keep aircon off.
Pump tyres up.
That is IT!


Also get it serviced.

Ive got a 1.6 sport and guess what im doing........... trading it in for a diesel
Aleex
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Well, if you want daft suggestions, how about driving bare foot to save the weight from your shoes? Post them to your destination in advance. In fact, go the whole way and drive naked.


harrisp
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Fuck changing to a spare on the motorway, especially on the drivers side, Il stick to my tyre weld thanks, actually I dont know if it will fill a 265/75/16.

[Edited on 26-07-2010 by harrisp]
Graham88
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Doesn't take 10 mins to change it all over, just awkward if you have a boot full of stuff
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Tape up the panel gaps for 45mpg from a sport

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VegasPhil
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Oh... and click the engine off going downhill, back on and bump start at the bottom.

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Andrew
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26th Jul 10 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I do a lot of motorway miles. Best way to save fuel is to sit around 60MPH.

I wouldn't be removing the spare wheel either, i've had 2 blow outs in the past 8 months due to my company using shite budget tyres. Quite scary at 70MPH in the outside lane

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