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Increasing your mpg and saving fuel
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It doesn't matter anyway - you could just as much fuel without this.Happy chappy0
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want to enjoy the pleasures of night driving through the day? simply paint the inside of your windscreen black . . .:rotfl:You are probably being serious but it sounds like one of the tips out of a Viz magazine!
:rolleyes:Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig0 -
Want to convince passers by that you have a high performance vehicle?
Simple drive around in 1st gear so that the engine makes the maximum amount of noise possible.Happy chappy0 -
Make everyone think you are a support crew for the Tour De France by putting two bikes on your roof rack and following a cyclist around with your hazard lights on and blowing your hornDon't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig0
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Drive everywhere in reverse. This has 2 benefits - fuel goes back into your tank and you reduce the mileage of your car.
If we actually do try using Sledge's logic, we should just sell our car, buy a smaller one with a smaller engine, save on petrol, cost of car, insurance, tax. Of course there's the whole other argument of hard-working small engine vs more relaxed bigger engine economy...0 -
Wear ballet shoes - heavy shoes cause you to press down on the pedal harder.
A large bungee chord between the pedal and the steering column has the same effect.Happy chappy0
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