Roof bar removal

londonTiger

Car_54 wrote: »

Have you any real evidence that it's lowering your MPG?

yes it does, I have the same car and I had the rack on and rack off on the motorway, it definately reduces 1-2mpg on the motorway.

It's not big so you might not think so but the racks aren't aerodynamic and cause quote a lot of messy drag.

Car_54

londonTiger wrote: »

yes it does, I have the same car and I had the rack on and rack off on the motorway, it definately reduces 1-2mpg on the motorway.

It's not big so you might not think so but the racks aren't aerodynamic and cause quote a lot of messy drag.

That's what we need. Evidence from a reliable source ...

photome

Car_54 wrote: »

Have you any real evidence that it's lowering your MPG?

I have driven 5 different cars with and without bars, It definitely changed the mpg for the worse on those 5

No golf though

Spicy_McHaggis

Car_54 wrote: »

That's what we need. Evidence from a reliable source ...

He's put a lot of research into it having driven on a motorway once.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5078029

DigForVictory

We did not christen the da*n things "The Roofbars Of Lamentation" by accident. They moan at low speeds & do vile things to fuel economy at any speed other than parked.

londonTiger

DigForVictory wrote: »

We did not christen the da*n things "The Roofbars Of Lamentation" by accident. They moan at low speeds & do vile things to fuel economy at any speed other than parked.

cos playing with the mpg is the only "fun" thing to do on the motorway, it's like a game.