Increasing mileage efficiency. How do you do this?

Stubod

..another con...a bit like "stop start" and hybrids....complete waste of time for most people.

fred246

John_ said:

fred246 said:

I have always been intrigued by the Haynes manual. It gives you all the tips on fuel efficiency and then says: "Driving techniques associated with good fuel economy tend to involve moderate acceleration and low top speeds. Be considerate to the needs of other road users who may need to make brisker progress; even if you do not agree with them this is not an excuse to be obstructive." What does it mean? We have told you how to be fuel efficient but please don't do it? Please don't obey speed limits? If there is someone close behind speed up?

If you are serious, it means don’t be an !!!!!! and pull away from the lights at a snail’s pace when there are people around you, or drive at 30mph on w country road that is perfectly safe at 60:if you are holding people up.

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

almillar

fred246 said:

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

That's an extremely selfish way to drive. Don't purposely hold up the flow of traffic, and get up to the speed limit at a decent lick, if safe to do so.

Supersonos

Mutton_Geoff said:

Herzlos said:

Exactly, it's explaining to you how to drive efficiently but asking you not to hold others up - if you're wanting to drive at 40 in a 60 then let the car behind pass.

It's usually 45mph they do. Everywhere, whatever the limit, cruise along at 45mph, past that 70mph sign, past the 50mph, into the 30mph zone, all at 45mph. In a Honda Jazz usually.

This is just so true.  No-one admits to doing it, but there are so many 45 drivers.  What is it about 45mph?

AdrianC

Supersonos said:

Mutton_Geoff said:

Herzlos said:

Exactly, it's explaining to you how to drive efficiently but asking you not to hold others up - if you're wanting to drive at 40 in a 60 then let the car behind pass.

It's usually 45mph they do. Everywhere, whatever the limit, cruise along at 45mph, past that 70mph sign, past the 50mph, into the 30mph zone, all at 45mph. In a Honda Jazz usually.

This is just so true.  No-one admits to doing it, but there are so many 45 drivers.  What is it about 45mph?

It's a nice comfy brain-in-neutral speed. The world isn't going past scarily fast.

mattyprice4004

fred246 said:

John_ said:

fred246 said:

I have always been intrigued by the Haynes manual. It gives you all the tips on fuel efficiency and then says: "Driving techniques associated with good fuel economy tend to involve moderate acceleration and low top speeds. Be considerate to the needs of other road users who may need to make brisker progress; even if you do not agree with them this is not an excuse to be obstructive." What does it mean? We have told you how to be fuel efficient but please don't do it? Please don't obey speed limits? If there is someone close behind speed up?

If you are serious, it means don’t be an !!!!!! and pull away from the lights at a snail’s pace when there are people around you, or drive at 30mph on w country road that is perfectly safe at 60:if you are holding people up.

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

Are you the kind to flash and gesticulate at people when they do eventually overtake, fed up of your snail's pace? 
Seems to be a large amount of them around here lately - overtook someone pottering along at 45 on an arrow-straight NSL road, and by their reaction you'd think I had just carpet-bombed their house with their kids inside. 

Madness. 

fred246

mattyprice4004 said:

fred246 said:

John_ said:

fred246 said:

I have always been intrigued by the Haynes manual. It gives you all the tips on fuel efficiency and then says: "Driving techniques associated with good fuel economy tend to involve moderate acceleration and low top speeds. Be considerate to the needs of other road users who may need to make brisker progress; even if you do not agree with them this is not an excuse to be obstructive." What does it mean? We have told you how to be fuel efficient but please don't do it? Please don't obey speed limits? If there is someone close behind speed up?

If you are serious, it means don’t be an !!!!!! and pull away from the lights at a snail’s pace when there are people around you, or drive at 30mph on w country road that is perfectly safe at 60:if you are holding people up.

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

Are you the kind to flash and gesticulate at people when they do eventually overtake, fed up of your snail's pace? 

I find that if I swerve violently to the right as they attempt to overtake that blocks their attempts to drive inefficiently and helps save the planet that we all have to live on.

Mercdriver

fred246 said:

mattyprice4004 said:

fred246 said:

John_ said:

fred246 said:

I have always been intrigued by the Haynes manual. It gives you all the tips on fuel efficiency and then says: "Driving techniques associated with good fuel economy tend to involve moderate acceleration and low top speeds. Be considerate to the needs of other road users who may need to make brisker progress; even if you do not agree with them this is not an excuse to be obstructive." What does it mean? We have told you how to be fuel efficient but please don't do it? Please don't obey speed limits? If there is someone close behind speed up?

If you are serious, it means don’t be an !!!!!! and pull away from the lights at a snail’s pace when there are people around you, or drive at 30mph on w country road that is perfectly safe at 60:if you are holding people up.

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

Are you the kind to flash and gesticulate at people when they do eventually overtake, fed up of your snail's pace? 

I find that if I swerve violently to the right as they attempt to overtake that blocks their attempts to drive inefficiently and helps save the planet that we all have to live on.

 hope you do that to a trained police driver and you get done for dangerous driving and get banned

[Deleted User]

fred246 said:

mattyprice4004 said:

fred246 said:

John_ said:

fred246 said:

I have always been intrigued by the Haynes manual. It gives you all the tips on fuel efficiency and then says: "Driving techniques associated with good fuel economy tend to involve moderate acceleration and low top speeds. Be considerate to the needs of other road users who may need to make brisker progress; even if you do not agree with them this is not an excuse to be obstructive." What does it mean? We have told you how to be fuel efficient but please don't do it? Please don't obey speed limits? If there is someone close behind speed up?

If you are serious, it means don’t be an !!!!!! and pull away from the lights at a snail’s pace when there are people around you, or drive at 30mph on w country road that is perfectly safe at 60:if you are holding people up.

If you hold everybody up you help them to improve their efficiency too. You should think more "saving the planet" rather than just your own fuel bill.

Are you the kind to flash and gesticulate at people when they do eventually overtake, fed up of your snail's pace? 

I find that if I swerve violently to the right as they attempt to overtake that blocks their attempts to drive inefficiently and helps save the planet that we all have to live on.

Either you are trolling.....

Or you shouldn't be allowed to drive with that attitude.

onlyfoolsandparking

I'm not a big fan of additives although because I run an 'old crate' I occasionally drop a fuel purge additive into a full tank, supposedly it cleans the fuel system, injectors etc I don't know if it does anything but my mechanic reckons its 'okay' and for £3 it doesn't break the bank. Regarding driving and fuel efficiency I agree with all who are saying or implying treat your brake pedal like it isn't there and I do that a lot of the time especially on motorways, why do people brake when on motorway?? I never touch my brakes whilst on a normal flowing motorway, no need to.

 I treat my accelerator like its made of sugar glass when I press it and I let the engine gently move the car not rev the !!!!!! off it and give clutch a beating. Oh and if I'm giving the impression I drive like miss daisy I don't lol, I don't hold anybody up I stay to the left wherever possible (what is it with these middle lane herberts?) and I'm courteous to others although that is not always reciprocated, the standard of driving nowadays is IMO p**s poor and I'm not one of those I've been driving 30+ years type its just very poor from what I see especially when I'm on my bike, the only way I keep myself safe is by not trusting ANY car driver.

All in all drive properly and you will get the maximum fuel efficiency from your vehicle.