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![]() Oh, and I thought of another fuel saving tip, although it's probably not practical for many of us, but a car with a better coefficient of drag will require less fuel, if all else is equal, due to it "cutting through the air" or "having less wind resistance". Having said that, I doubt many people are going to sell their cars just to get one that has a slipperier coefficient of drag...
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I know from experience that above 110km/h (not saying how far above, public forum, don't want people to try it for themselves and blame me) the rear spoiler on a Mk II Escort starts taking effect and you can feel the rear of the car become a lot more stable. So yes, while it may not make much difference at legal speeds, the removal of spoilers may make some slight difference to fuel econ.
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{Warning - shameless plug ahead}
![]() 14. Purchase my ZH Fairlane on straight LPG, which returns similiar economy ($/km) to a small hatchback.
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fairlane? doesnt that use alot of gas or fuel? no matter how much you can save, you're still using more then others?
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Phat wagon, did you get those first 10 points in your first thread from the NRMA booklet that was sent out. I received the same pointers and some other useless stuff yesterday.
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no cheif i didnt. if you wouldve read my post on where i got it from on page 1 then you wouldnt ask that quesiton. i got it from last thursdays herald sun page 76
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Anyhoo I was about to get out when I noticed a cop car 500m behind me with its lights flashing. The cop car pulled into my lane but turned his lights off before stopping behind me. I decided not to get out. The lights turn green, and I release my handbrake as my friend takes off in front of me. VROOOOM! *whoops* I forgot I was in neutral!!! Mr Plod followed me for about 2km before turning off after that... I nearly had kittens! I tend to stick with D/1 when at the lights ;) -Dave- |
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far out, the cheapest ive seen in a while is 127.9 and the gas(i dont use it) 54.9. had to refuel last night and it was 135.9 (without woolies discount). but i suppose its fair. because here is in the coutry victoria and it takes more fuel to get the fuel here.
hell, i just need to withstand this $h!++y little town till the end of the year and im off to melbourne. hopefully its cheaper there. |
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the best fuel saving tip of all time though has to be:
Jump into someone else's car (after they have put their fuel in) ![]() :monkes: |
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haha, but im not just saying saving fuel for yourself but for everyone.
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![]() yeah I know what the whole saving fuel idea was about, thought I might try some light hearted comic relief (but alas, it came across a bit..well.....mmm) I have to admit I had no idea about that little 'economy' button and what it was all about till the weekend ![]() |
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Hey all, just wondering if there is any proof that running a higher octane fuel such as BP Ultimate would have any impact on enconomy. c",)
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It will but not in the city driving. On the highway it makes a difference. |
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If you watch the live fuel consumption, when idling it is only 1.3L/h in a BA, so you will save a whopping $1.50 per hour of idling...worth it...I think not! Quote:
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If you travelled at, for eg. 100km at 60km/h with a fuel consumption of 8L/100km, then at 120km/h with a fuel consumption of 12L/100km, you will obviously arrive at your destination in half the time at 120km/h, but you will have used 4 more litres of fuel! I have noticed in my BA Futura wagon that going from 100 to 110 km/h it uses about 1L/100km more fuel. |
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Edit: Read your post the wrong way so my mistake. Last edited by XAGSV8; 02-11-2005 at 09:09 PM. |
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I think fuel econ vs speed would depend on a few factors, for example diff ratio, gear ratio, torque converter lockup revs (if it's an auto), amount of fuel being used to maintain that speed (maintaining a speed uses a whole lot less then increasing speed, although obviously it will require more fuel to keep an engine turning over at 5000rpm compared to turning over at 2500rpm), how much torque the engine makes at what revs (indicating how easy it is for the engine to maintain that speed) etc etc etc. I think its a little simple to say one particular speed would be the best for fuel econ when there are so many variables involved - some cars might get the best econ at 80km/h, others at 100km/h.
Of course, I might be a little off on some of the details, but that's my understanding of the issues involved with working out what speed will give the best econ.
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Here is my two cents worth,
If anyone has an EFI car, turn the a/c off at idle wait a few seconds, then turn it back on and watch your tacho. You will see the the rpm drops momentarily then picks back up again, its called idle step up i think. I only know this because my old car had problems with running a/c, p/s, auto plus running my sub cos it didn't have an idle up solenoid, you had to adjust it manually. As for my experiences with high octane fuel - a recent report on fuels showed the the best value for money fuel is 95 octane which is more commonly known as Premium at most places. It only costs 3-4 cents more but I get an extra 50km out of my tank. 68l tank x 5 cents (approx) $3.40. If you really want to do the rest of the math it all works out in the end, but from my experience, 98 octane is 5hit fuel...
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in short: Dont drive like a ********.
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