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I'm saving on my fuel bill_ if you have a car which tells you your mpg as you drive

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sammy71
sammy71 Posts: 9 Forumite
:grin: Here's a wee tip; if you have a car that reads out your mpg as you drive ( I have a citreon picasso/2l diesel) , try to keep the mph figure above 50mpg: I am now getting an extra 50 miles per tank! I also try not to break (!) when slowing down, obviously without hitting anyone else's car! and also lift my foot gently off the acclerator when going down hills! thus not loosing speed but not using so much fuel!
Seems to be working!
Sam
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  • Idiophreak
    Idiophreak Posts: 12,024 Forumite
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    So your wee tip is in order to get more miles to the gallon, you should drive so the display says you're getting more miles to the gallon?

    I may be being unduly harsh, but that doesn't sound like rocket science to me...
  • G-G_4
    G-G_4 Posts: 3,090 Forumite
    I think he/she is saying freewheel and use engine braking.. but yeah, the display part is plain obvious.. :undecided

    I drive a Range Rover.. I get 30MPG on a good day! :laugh:
    :D BSC Member 155 :cool:
  • LandyAndy
    LandyAndy Posts: 26,377 Forumite
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    G-G wrote: »
    I think he/she is saying freewheel and use engine braking.. but yeah, the display part is plain obvious.. :undecided

    I drive a Range Rover.. I get 30MPG on a good day! :laugh:

    Which one?
  • sammy71
    sammy71 Posts: 9 Forumite
    I know it's obvoius but I being thick didn't think of it until recently! not rocket science I know but sometimes you can't see the woods for the trees.
    Sam
  • tinkerbell84
    tinkerbell84 Posts: 5,323 Forumite
    sammy71 wrote: »
    I know it's obvoius but I being thick didn't think of it until recently! not rocket science I know but sometimes you can't see the woods for the trees.
    Sam

    or the road ahead if you're constantly staring at the on board computer read out :rolleyes:

    how about just driving safely?
  • AdrianHi
    AdrianHi Posts: 2,228 Forumite
    About a 10% saving then.
    Sure guard against looking at the mpg meter too much, but the one on my car tells you something about what's going on when your driving that your not otherwise aware of.
    For example: on the flat and up hills you can be pressing the accelerator more than you need to to maintain speed, but not enough to actually accelerate and therefore needlessly using fuel. Sometimes cruise control can be better here as the computer is working out how much fuel to deliver.
    Watch out though, you could be spending more time in a lower gear than necessary just to keep the peak fuel consumption below a certain point which ends up with more fuel used. I find getting into the highest gear reasonably quickly is better than languishing in a low gear for too long.
    I can also put my foot down and have some fun on a twisty road from time to time without it making any measurable difference to fuel consumption :p;)

    Overall I've scraped another 2 to 3mpg (out of 48mpg) with driving technique and knowing the route better (minimise braking etc.) but I don't let these efforts distract me from the road ahead or prevent me from enjoying my driving too.
  • Bob63
    Bob63 Posts: 1,320 Forumite
    or the road ahead if you're constantly staring at the on board computer read out :rolleyes:

    how about just driving safely?
    A voice of sanity! Save 3mpg or kill a child? Hmmm, tough choice, I think I'll keep my eyes on the road ahead.
  • My redeye audi a4 tdi (1998) is giving 74 mpg
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    I have an instantaniuos MPG readout and I have tried various strategies for improving MPG. The only two things I have found to work are:

    1) Drive slower
    2) Try to avoid pressing the brake by anticipating the road conditions
  • greenman7
    greenman7 Posts: 72 Forumite
    My redeye audi a4 tdi (1998) is giving 74 mpg

    I am very impressed, how do you do it? I can only get average now about 68mpg out of my Citroen C3 1.4 Hdi. Looking forwards to consistently breaking the 70mpg barrier.
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