ideas for saving fuel???

[unkleGsif]

Car

1hr each way
70mile total
65mpg average = 1.07gallons = 4.89litres = £7.14/day = £1485/year

Bike/Train
To use the bike I would have to get a train from Manchester to liverpool, which, even with a season ticket (£2,68 is £1200 more expensive :roll:

Shame

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[grahame]

:shock: At least he had a sign on his back
I use about 40 quid of diesel every 10-14 days on a 20 min each way drive to work. If I used the bus it would be nearly 15 quid per day 2 changes and nearly 3 1/2 hrs traveling time. :roll:

I'll go with the car.

20 minutes each way by car. So, we can conclude the journey is less than 20 miles each way.

Get on your bike and ride it, you wuss! :twisted:

 

[MikeD]

65mpg average = 1.07gallons = 4.89litres = £7.14/day = £1485/year

I fear it may be costing you somewhat more than that, unless your car never needs servicing, tyres, insurance, VED...

If it does 65mpg average then it must be pretty new, which means it'll be depreciating rapidly too.

 

[Whatleymeister]

65mpg average

Nice! What you got? My 1.4L 16v '05 Clio that I have owned from new and had serviced regularly and doesnt get a hard life averages at 37-39mpg. I am sure it used to get a shade over 40 though :?

I have actually been known to switch the little on-board computer thingy onto the mpg display on long journeys to see if I could make the mpg go up by easing off the lead boot. Sad really!

 

[unkleGsif]

65mpg average = 1.07gallons = 4.89litres = £7.14/day = £1485/year

I fear it may be costing you somewhat more than that, unless your car never needs servicing, tyres, insurance, VED...

If it does 65mpg average then it must be pretty new, which means it'll be depreciating rapidly too.

Depreciation on a 10 year old car isn't too bad, and there's a bit of a cult for these, so prices are pretty stable... Deliberately didn't consider additional costs, and VED is only £30 a year anyway

65mpg average

Nice! What you got? My 1.4L 16v '05 Clio that I have owned from new and had serviced regularly and doesnt get a hard life averages at 37-39mpg. I am sure it used to get a shade over 40 though :?

51 plate 1.7 sdi Lupo.
Never even tried to max out the mpg... just regular driving
Last car, 1993 Saab 900 turbo would struggle to get 28mpg... still miss it tho :cry:

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[unkleGsif]

Can get get 2 bikes and a weekend of gear for me and Mrs G in the back too... and her bike uses those silly big hybrid wheel things!!

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[Groundoggy]

Too bad the video cut out. I think he was getting ready to make a lane change.

 

[silverclaws]

65mpg average

Nice! What you got? My 1.4L 16v '05 Clio that I have owned from new and had serviced regularly and doesnt get a hard life averages at 37-39mpg. I am sure it used to get a shade over 40 though :?

I have actually been known to switch the little on-board computer thingy onto the mpg display on long journeys to see if I could make the mpg go up by easing off the lead boot. Sad really!

Check your sensors, the cts sensor and the lambda appear to be known for over fuelling problems, ( I believe the lambda can be cleaned with citrus juice or just replaced if cash is not tight), also check your throttle cable is not sticking in it's housing there increasing the idle. Mine was idling at over a 1300 until I squirted GT85 down the housing and it quite happily dropped to around 850 and has stayed there since so fuel being saved.


But for the fun of it, this place ;

http://ecomodder.com/forum/EM-hypermili ... riving.php

And you thought cyclists were mad.

 

[saulus]

Now that is nifty:

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I have fitted a vacuum gauge to my car, plumbed it in right under the MAP sensor and yes it helps with diagnostics, but because it is of the type that that serves more as a econometer with all the pretty colours, it up on top of my dashboard can be seen and when the needle is showing low vacuum indicating poor economy, it is surprising what little movement is needed on reducing the gas pedal results in the same power, but better economy. So when I am not in a rush, I drive to the vacuum and get superior economy compared to what I get when I drive normally.

What I have fitted;
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... cuum-gauge

and it was £8 delivered off ebay.

Are there any constraints on the type of engine you can fit these to?? i.e Can you put these in diesel VW campervans? I will research this further ....

 

[Neil]

Now that is nifty:

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I have fitted a vacuum gauge to my car, plumbed it in right under the MAP sensor and yes it helps with diagnostics, but because it is of the type that that serves more as a econometer with all the pretty colours, it up on top of my dashboard can be seen and when the needle is showing low vacuum indicating poor economy, it is surprising what little movement is needed on reducing the gas pedal results in the same power, but better economy. So when I am not in a rush, I drive to the vacuum and get superior economy compared to what I get when I drive normally.

What I have fitted;
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performan ... cuum-gauge

and it was £8 delivered off ebay.

Are there any constraints on the type of engine you can fit these to?? i.e Can you put these in diesel VW campervans? I will research this further ....

I can't be the only one to spot that ain't going to work so great?

And I'm not sure there's quite the same correlation for boost gauges (assuming it's a turbo diesel).