trufflehunt wrote:I promised myself that I would never, ever again treat a fast car in such an irresponsible manner.
I had to do something pretty much the same every few weeks to convince my TR6 that getting all 6 pots to fire really was a good idea.
Never got anywhere near 30 though.
2002 HDi 2.2 Exec Estate, (2008-12) (wonderful)
2003 HDi 2.2 6-speed Exec Estate (2012-19) (also a gem)
2009 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi VTR+ Estate (godawful heap)
2008 BMW E91 330i touring (great fun - murdered by a reversing SUV)
2007 BMW E91 325i touring (slower smoother quieter)
That's what I like about the north of Scotland - no traffic. No coasting though, that actually uses more fuel if the hill is steep enough to not use any throttle.
My car does the same journey (Oxford-Derby-Oxford) every other weekend all year round and nearly always the same route and the MPG definitely goes up in the warmer weather,it very rarely does short journeys so in my mind warm weather = better MPG.
2011 "11" Mondeo TXS est 200ps in Grey
2003 "53" 110 hdi Executive Estate in Diablo Red
2001 "51" BMW 530i sport in Black
2012 "62" Yamaha XT1200
1974 "M" Honda CB500/4
1994 "M" Kawasaki Zephyr 1100
1998 "S" Honda XRV 750
PeterN wrote: That's what I like about the north of Scotland - no traffic. No coasting though, that actually uses more fuel if the hill is steep enough to not use any throttle.
Peter
I thought modern cars didn't bother injecting fuel unless you have your foot on the throttle or at idle?
From my experiments with a suspect tps on my fist BX, fuel was cut off over 2,000rpm if the throttle switch says the throttle is shut. So if you were going down hill in gear, foot off the clutch pedal, no throttle, over 2,000rpm, fuel consumption should be zero. Not sure if more modern cars are like that but I'd expect them to be.
That would have been a mechanical pump, as far as I know the electronic systems cut the fuel off immediately the engine is being driven by the car - until you get to tickover speed.
That's what I like about the north of Scotland - no traffic. No coasting though, that actually uses more fuel if the hill is steep enough to not use any throttle.
