dan_b
A2OC Donor
Absolutely!
Shame on you, Dan. Go to the naughty corner and put on the dunce hat.
Shame on you, Dan. Go to the naughty corner and put on the dunce hat.
Just got my best ever tank, 71.6MPG
... And when we do get out of town I feel the need for an Italian tune up to clear out the pipes. ...
I gave mine a bit of a push on the motorway today to clear out the pipes ... 3500rpm in 4th, didn't see any black smoke in the mirror at all which surprised me, given the low rpm in the last few tanks. My old passat would have laid down a smoke cloud if I'd left it this long.
About 20-30 seconds I think, it needs to be on full throttle, ideally up a big hill. And only once the engine is up to temperature, of course.
Ta, I'll have a go at that and keep an eye on the rear-view mirror.
Tom
So it's probably not worth bothering with the italian tune unless you've got a 90.
I can't see myself beating this figure without adding the final aero mods. The only way I'm going to get better economy figures is to either slow down, or change my 17" 7J alloys.
Excellent, that's a superb score for an A2 without any mpg mods. I suspect that a lot of our cars have binding drum brakes, every one of my VAG group cars has suffered from this problem at one time or another.
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I was in your area last week, Mike, with a few hours to spare. I cursed at not having your mobile number, as I'd love to have a demo of your 6th gear; it'd see me break the 80mpg barrier, I'm sure.
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