does driving close to car in front on mway save fuel?

cyclonebri1

Harry_Flashman wrote: »

Am I the only one who sees the OP as a joke post?

No I think everyone has that figured;), tide must be out.

Lirin

Must be a joke post. Has to be anyway- I'm not sure who Tod is, but if it was a serious question, there's a few issues there...

liuhut

tod123 wrote: »

Do you get like a drag effect from the other vehicle and save on diesel?

I tried this the other day , but the guy in front kept breaking for no reason which made it difficult to stay close.

Move to Australia, they all do this and it drives me insane

cyclonebri1

liuhut wrote: »

Move to Australia, they all do this and it drives me insane

Best suggestion yet.

cheekychappy

If I follow a lorry on the motorway at a safe distance, I have noticed my fuel consumption increase as I have a live display, but as I like to see the road, I don't do it for long..

iolanthe07

and does not keep breaking for no reason

Surely the fact that tod doesn't know the difference between 'breaking' and 'braking' would indicate someone either of extreme youth or not much education?

Gordon_Hose

Or they just made a typo?

cyclonebri1

iolanthe07 wrote: »

and does not keep breaking for no reason

Surely the fact that tod doesn't know the difference between 'breaking' and 'braking' would indicate someone either of extreme youth or not much education?

I don't really want to support the op here in any way as he does appear to be trolling, BUT, chastising anyone for there spelling and being judgemental about it is not right. That post wasn't needed to be honest,:o

alexlyne

if there are so many people here saying that tailgating is a crazy idea, then why are there so many on the roads? Or have i missed the thanks on the OP's post?

As for fuel consumption coasting downhill, depends how steep the hill is - I'm better off in gear if possible (plus this saves wear on the breaks (sic)), but if theres a smaller gradient I'm better off in neutral (covering the clutch in case I need to stick it in gear before going into a tree to satisfy the insurance bods!). But in neutral the fuel use is tiny: my readout is 999mpg in gear, and 999 but briefly dropping to 500 every 2 seconds in neutral. With the air con on, the max I see is 600mpg when in neutral.

FakeIrish

iolanthe07 wrote: »

Surely the fact that tod doesn't know the difference between 'breaking' and 'braking' would indicate someone either of extreme youth or not much education?

Patronising git.