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rjc1944 Member Since: 18 Dec 2011 Location: Perranporth, Cornwall Posts: 783 |
Empty the boot - oops, lots of my journeys are 15 minutes to the golf club so it's regularly full
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26th Apr 2014 10:41 am |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
Light right foot |
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26th Apr 2014 11:03 am |
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woodspiral Member Since: 29 Mar 2013 Location: England Posts: 5 |
Yes, definitely, forgot to mention that one explicitly. That definitely helps too. I went from driving a petrol engine to my FL2 and had a few months of adjusting to the diesel-style of acceleration. |
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26th Apr 2014 11:05 am |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Sorry, but that would take any pleasure out of driving my car, sod the MPG I don't want to be consciously alert to saving a bob or two on my journey's, I just want to drive it.
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26th Apr 2014 11:09 am |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
Woody, be so good as to update your profile with your model and year - then we can really compare. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)
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26th Apr 2014 11:35 am |
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woodspiral Member Since: 29 Mar 2013 Location: England Posts: 5 |
I've updated my profile. |
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26th Apr 2014 1:16 pm |
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FL2Voodoo Member Since: 25 May 2013 Location: Wirral Posts: 184 |
This is one subject that gets my goat I am sorry to say, People buy 4x4's or cars with big engines knowing there not the best on fuel then moan about it and how to get the best out of it.
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26th Apr 2014 1:19 pm |
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Ben Twillie Member Since: 19 Feb 2012 Location: Home Posts: 120 |
Fl2Voodoo + 1 |
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26th Apr 2014 1:44 pm |
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Luggs Member Since: 03 Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 94 |
who's moaning? Never tell me the odds. |
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26th Apr 2014 1:55 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Luggs +1
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26th Apr 2014 2:12 pm |
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LOLER Member Since: 04 Oct 2013 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 78 |
It all depends what mood I am in. Sometimes just lazing along and other days foot to the floor
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26th Apr 2014 2:57 pm |
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richardk Member Since: 11 Jan 2009 Location: Norwich Posts: 909 |
Sometime I dabble to see what improvements in mpg can be made..just out of curiosity really. Then put my foot down again.
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26th Apr 2014 3:19 pm |
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BossBob Member Since: 30 Sep 2010 Location: Bristol Posts: 1367 |
Freewheeling with the clutch down is going to put strain on the clutch release mechanism.
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26th Apr 2014 3:24 pm |
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woodspiral Member Since: 29 Mar 2013 Location: England Posts: 5 |
I'm not moaning at all. I'm delighted with my FL2, at the end of my post I gave the reasons I bought a FL2 instead of something like a Prius. I'm generally happy with around 42 MPG. One day LR might bring out hybrid model and I'm sure it would be of interest to a lot of drivers. |
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26th Apr 2014 3:28 pm |
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