how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!!
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discodaz
Posts : 3926 Join date : 2011-10-13 Age : 48 Location : its better to burn out than to fade away....
Subject: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 20:40
alreet lads,had my car for a few days now and it sems to use more juice driving normally!! (ie changing gear @2000rpm so no turbo being used!! any ideas?? ir am i just going mad!!
KushBex
Posts : 1487 Join date : 2010-03-20 Age : 53 Location : Durham
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 20:53
Its really weird - isn't it.
I drive the car almost flat out on 1.1bar everytime I am in it.
The Mrs uses it all week for the school run and her work and she used to run it on 0.5bar of boost thinking that it would save her fuel, she has run it on my 1.1bar setting for the past few weeks and she is getting an extra couple of days out of the tank.
Steviedoo
Posts : 2691 Join date : 2010-08-06 Age : 49 Location : Saving up for a new Scoob ???
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 20:58
Have you got a boost gauge fitted, so you know when you are on boost and not on boost, as when changing gear at lower revs and the engine being under a higher load in some of the higher gears especially, you only have to touch the accelerator slightly and you are on boost, at least that's how it is with mine, can tell just buy looking at boost gauge
discodaz
Posts : 3926 Join date : 2011-10-13 Age : 48 Location : its better to burn out than to fade away....
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 21:01
dont have a gauge fitted as yet,i normally know its coming by the rpm and a massive suck of air ftom the induction kit!!
i gave it some stick pretty much all the way home the other night (about 10 miles and the needle hardly moved but when i drop the little one off at her grans (about the same distance but driven without using the turbo) it uses loads!!
anthmac
Posts : 1194 Join date : 2011-01-11 Age : 55 Location : Darlo
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 22:14
Come on . Do you really care ?. When its empty fill it up !! End of . If ya worried about mph get a Ford ka happy days
Geordie_Aaron
Posts : 179 Join date : 2011-05-27 Age : 39 Location : South Shields
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sat 15 Oct - 23:08
anthmac wrote:
If ya worried about mph get a Ford ka happy days
Whoopsy
discodaz
Posts : 3926 Join date : 2011-10-13 Age : 48 Location : its better to burn out than to fade away....
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 0:50
not really bothered as the smile on my face is priceless!!
this is my first subaru you know!!!!
mickymarwood
Posts : 1317 Join date : 2010-03-20 Age : 39 Location : houghton le spring
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 2:06
Just make sure ya get a smile outta every quid I try get one outta every penny haha some say I'm a nutta but I just like value for money
locky@HYDROtek
Posts : 1597 Join date : 2011-08-26 Age : 44 Location : chester le street
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 11:52
i dont know but all i do know is that i need to drive the scooby to derby to work this wk and i aint looking forward to the price.....plus a shell garage fill up route no doubt......are them points cards worth the hassle??????????
discodaz
Posts : 3926 Join date : 2011-10-13 Age : 48 Location : its better to burn out than to fade away....
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 12:36
locky wrote:
i dont know but all i do know is that i need to drive the scooby to derby to work this wk and i aint looking forward to the price.....plus a shell garage fill up route no doubt......are them points cards worth the hassle??????????
probs cheaper to fly!!
locky@HYDROtek
Posts : 1597 Join date : 2011-08-26 Age : 44 Location : chester le street
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 12:48
saying that mate there is an airfield nxt to the job lol
discodaz
Posts : 3926 Join date : 2011-10-13 Age : 48 Location : its better to burn out than to fade away....
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 13:02
can feel a top gear challenge coming on here!!
locky@HYDROtek
Posts : 1597 Join date : 2011-08-26 Age : 44 Location : chester le street
Subject: Re: how come it seems like i use more petrol driving sensibly!!! Sun 16 Oct - 13:04
lol me racing a micro leight eh lol
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