How to get more MPG out of a Ford Fiesta Ecoboost

AdrianC

It may still be your advice - but it's still, and will always be, wrong.

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AdrianC wrote: »

It may still be your advice - but it's still, and will always be, wrong.

That's only your opinion which does count. Unless you've approved my expenses claims? Have you? Didn't think so. What about my colleague's? Ditto. And the people elsewhere? Gosh, you are consistent at least.
So no, it's not wrong.

AdrianC

So your opinion is totally unchallengeable, because your expense claim got signed off.

And everybody else's is automatically completely wrong, because facts/reality/basic common sense are a bit inconvenient for you.


Gotcha.

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almillar wrote: »

I was pointing out the difference between being convinced of something, and proving something. I didn't emphasise anything last time for fear of being part of a meme. progress The OP is asking a question, you provided blanket advice - 'turn it off'. You say it works for you, fine. Saying it'll work for OP, just because they have a 'Ford Ecoboost' is just bad advice. thats not my advice.
Reread thr second post on this thread. Thats my advice. The justification that you require is the resoning above, im not fussed as far as why, im just concrmerned with what. And the "what" is that my car uses less fuel when stop start is switched off. Hence my advice. Your experience with your car, and your refusal to back it up, doesn't prove anything to me. why would I need or want to prove anything to the likes of you? Who do you think you are? As if you have any influence.Lockedout69, aww.
You was doing so well. SMH. however, seems to think you're onto something.


Blanket statement, fine. The blanket advice is what I didn't likeagain, so what?
Dont get ideas above your station. . I don't need that breakdown, since all we're talking about is stop/start, so all we need to know is how long you spend stopped in traffic. How long? How often? How do you save fuel in this situation by running the engine, instead of letting the car have the option to switch it off?thats not for me to worry about.



The tests are done under lab conditions, unlike yours. of course not, that's why mine is more relevant, it's real world experience Whatever the figures are, they did happen. I would use both these figures, and Honest John figuresalso real world figures, although these are acceptable. Odd.. The mistake people usually make is thinking they drive economically, when they're actually stuck driving around a townI drive as economically as I can driving around town. I'm quite clear this is not economical but cannot influence that.
This again corresponds to the OPs situation. . They key to knowing your MPG vs the Euro testswho wants to know this?
Certainly not me. I don't care in the slightest. , is to find out where you are on the Urban/Combined/Extra Urban scale in your current car. If the combined figure for your current car is 30MPG, and you get 30MPG, don't go looking at the extra-urban figure, you're misleading yourself.
don't worry about that


As I've said, I drive/drove stop/start cars. I've done the test. An engine not running uses zero fuel. A running engine uses some. You appear to disagree with this.

Nope, not at all. That said, my car uses less when stop start is off.

almillar

(Me) The OP is asking a question, you provided blanket advice - 'turn it off'

Reread thr second post on this thread. Thats my advice.

Post #2:

Turn of stop/start firstly.

Do you mean post #9, your second?:

Because it reduces mpg. Real world experience.

Either way, I've understood this advice perfectly well.

The justification that you require is the resoning above, im not fussed as far as why, im just concrmerned with what. And the "what" is that my car uses less fuel when stop start is switched off. Hence my advice.

why would I need or want to prove anything to the likes of you? Who do you think you are? As if you have any influence

I'm just some guy on the internet, same as you. You owe me nothing. But I'm not the one making illogical claims, nor am I the one refusing to answer any simple questions of himself or his findings. Your claims and advice therefore, lose any credence and people simply won't believe your claim. You'll say you don't care, and that's fine too.

thats not for me to worry about.

I'm trying to get some knowledge out of you, but I don't think it's there. You don't know or care how stop/start works, but turning it off saves you money, somehow. That's as far as you're willing to go - I'll leave it at that then.

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almillar wrote: »

Post #2:



Do you mean post #9, your second?:no. I mean the second post.
That's why I wrote it.



Either way, I've understood this advice perfectly well.but not understood my previous post.





I'm just some guy on the internet, same as you. You owe me nothing. But I'm not the one making illogical claims, nor am I the one refusing to answer any simple questions of himself or his findings not illogical. Not refusing, just accutely aware of the facts as they are required. All that is needed to be known is known. This is a simple process of less or more. I save more money by switching stop start off. Conversely I save more fuel by having it off. Not terribly difficult is it. . Your claims and advice therefore, lose any credence and people simply won't believe your claim.that, again, is not for you to decide.
Mightly big headed to think anyone cares what you think. You'll say you don't care, and that's fine too. it's required.
The figures are what they are. My interest, care or understanding, or yours for that matter, have zero effect.




I'm trying to get some knowledge out of you, but I don't think it's there. You don't know or care how stop/start works, but turning it off saves you money, somehow. That's as far as you're willing to go - I'll leave it at that then.

What would be the inclination to think past that? It's almost a binary result; more or less (or the same just to throw a spanner in there) fuel. I find less when it's off so that is what I recommend.

gord115

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gord115 wrote: »

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My, how scathing. Or put another way, you take my word for it yet your findings have been different. No? Never mind.

almillar

So I said:

The OP is asking a question, you provided blanket advice - 'turn it off'. You say it works for you, fine. Saying it'll work for OP, just because they have a 'Ford Ecoboost' is just bad advice

You said:

thats not my advice.
Reread thr second post on this thread. Thats my advice.

And you've confirmed that post 2 confirms this nugget:

Turn of stop/start firstly.

So, that was your advice, wasn't it?

that, again, is not for you to decide.

Oh, but it is. I decide how much credence I give your information, you decide how much credence you give mine, everyone decides for themselves. I'm only speaking on my own behalf. Not allowing the engine to switch off causing fuel to be saved is illogical. I'd love to learn how this happens, but you've made clear you don't want to know how it happens, so the readers of this thread can't learn. That's a shame.

I find less when it's off so that is what I recommend.

Got it.

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almillar wrote: »

So I said:

You said:

And you've confirmed that post 2 confirms this nugget:

So, that was your advice, wasn't it?

yes and still is. Are you hard of reading of something?



Oh, but it is. er, no. It isnt.I decide how much credence I give your information, you decide how much credence you give mine, everyone decides for themselves. I'm only speaking on my own behalf.you ain't the OP, you haven't got a dog in the fight. Not allowing the engine to switch off causing fuel to be saved is illogical. I'd love to learn how this happens,speak to someone who cares,
The internet isn't the place to find it. but you've made clear you don't want to know how it happens, why would I?so the readers of this thread can't learnYou don't believe what I say so at the risk of repeating my self, why would I. That's a shame.



Got it.

Glad you have