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Increasing your mpg and saving fuel

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  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    It doesn't matter anyway - you could just as much fuel without this.
    Happy chappy
  • exup
    exup Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    sb44 wrote: »
    You are probably being serious but it sounds like one of the tips out of a Viz magazine!

    :rolleyes:
    want to enjoy the pleasures of night driving through the day? simply paint the inside of your windscreen black . . .:rotfl:
    Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    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 chappy
  • exup
    exup Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    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 horn
    Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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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...
  • tomstickland
    tomstickland Posts: 19,538 Forumite
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    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 chappy
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