Econony mania!

[lowdrag]

We've had a fuel crisi here in France, with weeks of service stations shut and never knowing when we could get fuel. This has made us change our ways to eke out fuel. On the last tankful I achieved 42mpg against a norm of 34mpg, this on a 10 yr old Merc C class estate 220 CDi auto. The problem is that it has now become a disease, even though things have now returned to normal. I'm looking how quickly I can take my foot off the loud pedal to coast to a halt, I accelerate slowly, and frankly drive like a doddery old chap most of the time! Anyone else been affected by this disease?

[Jayho]

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

[joewilliams]

I was trying to get home without refuelling last night, as I didn't want to risk my son waking up if I stopped. The range was 50 miles when I started, and I did 80 (10 with the range on 0) before chickening out and splashing in a few litres near home.

The last few miles were much more fun

[Munter]

I get irritated if I'm stuck in traffic/do a lot of town driving one day. Because my Average MPG readout drops from 55/56 to 50 ish.

So I'll reset it when I'm on a run again. In reality it makes bugger all difference as I just drive the way I drive, but for some reason I like seeing a high number!

[senor jones]

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

200 miles from £20, what do you drive?

[Evil.soup]

senor jones said:

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

200 miles from £20, what do you drive?

An Ignis from the profile.

More importantly, why are you using v-power in it?? Using standard unleaded is fine for your car and will save you a few quid.

[Jayho]

Evil.soup said:

senor jones said:

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

200 miles from £20, what do you drive?

An Ignis from the profile.

More importantly, why are you using v-power in it?? Using standard unleaded is fine for your car and will save you a few quid.

Suzuki Recommend using High octane for their sport models, therefore i use Vpower only. + Its healthier for the car and I dont see much price hike as you get double points for Vpower club cards and I get more miles than when i use regular fuel.

Just have to learn to use half throttle and not be tempted to put your foot down. + I drive most on country roads to get to uni, which i only average about 50MPH due to the road conditions, and the less braking you do the less fuel u use. Think key idea is being smooth with speeding up and slowing down to make fuel economy better. + I usually manage to avoid traffic.

[anonymous-user]

Munter said:

I get irritated if I'm stuck in traffic/do a lot of town driving one day. Because my Average MPG readout drops from 55/56 to 50 ish.

So I'll reset it when I'm on a run again. In reality it makes bugger all difference as I just drive the way I drive, but for some reason I like seeing a high number!

Mine started off at 30mpg but is now dropping with all of the city driving I'm having to do

I wish it didn't have the ability to show the readout, but since it does I can't help pressing the button.

[Evil.soup]

Jayho said:

Evil.soup said:

senor jones said:

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

200 miles from £20, what do you drive?

An Ignis from the profile.

More importantly, why are you using v-power in it?? Using standard unleaded is fine for your car and will save you a few quid.

Suzuki Recommend using High octane for their sport models, therefore i use Vpower only. + Its healthier for the car and I dont see much price hike as you get double points for Vpower club cards and I get more miles than when i use regular fuel.

Just have to learn to use half throttle and not be tempted to put your foot down. + I drive most on country roads to get to uni, which i only average about 50MPH due to the road conditions, and the less braking you do the less fuel u use. Think key idea is being smooth with speeding up and slowing down to make fuel economy better. + I usually manage to avoid traffic.

I didnt realise that, fair enough oldboy!

[senor jones]

Jayho said:

Evil.soup said:

senor jones said:

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

200 miles from £20, what do you drive?

An Ignis from the profile.

More importantly, why are you using v-power in it?? Using standard unleaded is fine for your car and will save you a few quid.

Suzuki Recommend using High octane for their sport models, therefore i use Vpower only. + Its healthier for the car and I dont see much price hike as you get double points for Vpower club cards and I get more miles than when i use regular fuel.

Just have to learn to use half throttle and not be tempted to put your foot down. + I drive most on country roads to get to uni, which i only average about 50MPH due to the road conditions, and the less braking you do the less fuel u use. Think key idea is being smooth with speeding up and slowing down to make fuel economy better. + I usually manage to avoid traffic.

that explains it then. stop/start driving is the killer

[lowdrag]

Jayho said:

Coasting is very dangerous, you shouldnt do it. Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

I'm a poor student who is finding it harder to afford fuel nowadays,,, been driving economically and with about £20 of Vpower I'm seeing about 200 Miles which i think is brilliant.

Er - coasting, in an automatic?

[thenortherner]

For the 10k miles I do per year, there's a £600 difference between driving sedately and driving the car as it's supposed to be driven. I don't think that when I'm on my deathbed I'll be lying there wishing I'd chosen the former.

[DRCAGE]

thenortherner said:

For the 10k miles I do per year, there's a £600 difference between driving sedately and driving the car as it's supposed to be driven. I don't think that when I'm on my deathbed I'll be lying there wishing I'd chosen the former.

+1

[Rude-boy]

DRCAGE said:

thenortherner said:

For the 10k miles I do per year, there's a £600 difference between driving sedately and driving the car as it's supposed to be driven. I don't think that when I'm on my deathbed I'll be lying there wishing I'd chosen the former.

+1

+2

[jon-]

Jayho said:

Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

Define coasting.

Nearly ALL modern cars benefit from coasting IN GEAR, the ECU shuts the fuel off until around 1800rpm (varies engine to engine)

[thesyn]

Yes I have totally embraced driving for economy.

16.2mpg from 14.5mpg.

4.2 V8... think I might be p***ing in the wind a bit!

[twazzock]

jon- said:

Jayho said:

Most modern cars dont benefit from coasting anyhow.

Define coasting.

Nearly ALL modern cars benefit from coasting IN GEAR, the ECU shuts the fuel off until around 1800rpm (varies engine to engine)

We had a thread on this recently... if we're going to have a boring discussion can you at least keep it on topic? Ta

[Targarama]

During the work commute I try for max economy - no point in blasting off as I'll only get stuck 2 cars ahead in the queue anyway, plus I tend to be nice and relaxed cruising along listening to Radio 2. I regularly get 40mpg from our Golf GTi, 42mpg is best, 29.8mpg yesterday due to crap traffic and shorter commute.

Yes I do give it some welly here and there - achieving cruise speed quickly is actually a very economical way of driving (burn and cruise process or something like that).

[MrPickle]

I struggle to pay my rent every week and survive on 1 meal a day (usaully a kitkat/twix)
I can't bring myself to drive like an old biddy tbh
I'd rather be poor and enjoy driving.

Edited by MrPickle on Wednesday 10th November 17:58

[Efbe]

Hahaha idiots. You buy a £10k car, get the more powerful engine, in a car you bought to enjoy, then drive like my grandad. Why???????

Get a cheaper car with no depreciation and actually enjoy your drive whilst saving money.