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I actually turn the new car off a lot less, because unlike the old one which just turned the engine off, the new one powers down everything which can be quite a pain - especially at night, because it turns off the lights, which is not a good idea if you're stopped at traffic lights with no-one behind you...
The new car appears to be about 1-2mpg less efficient than the old one (same make/model, same engine) which may be a quirk of the way it calculates it, or to do with this, I'm not sure. I'm not certain I can be bothered to check though .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
if you worked out how many hours a car could idle on a tank you'd realise amount of fuel burned and emissions created were so little its crazy.
something wrong with their engine then. My oil burner doesn't sit creating any smog/clouds at all. Even from cold it idles totally clear exhaust. It's speeding up when a diesel overfuels that causes the emissions so yes in towns when lots of start stop it can create more emissions but shouldn't really sitting in a car park. unless, as i say, there is something well wrong with engine.
Forget the calculation on screen they are notoriously bad. Only way to really check is brim to brim and divide miles done by litres added.
the avg mpg etc can be useful indicator on driving style or a noticrable drop in what screen shows can indicate a problem etc.
We never leave the engine running to spoil that bracing Sea air but we never get out of the car either.
It's bloody selfish!
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Take yesterday... I’m driving past Ross-on-Wye on the A40... signs start appearing warning that the right hand lane is closed after the roundabout. I move to the left lane. More signs... bigger signs... then big fuck off slap you in the face signs with big red warnings on.
Get to the roundabout where there is a big roadworks lorry parked in the right lane and a queue of morons stuck behind it trying to get into the left lane.
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You get a similar thing on slip roads in heavy traffic. The right method is to use the whole length of the slip road and join at the far end, but people won’t because the drivers on the carriageway then won’t let them on... so they come to a stop right at the start of it, which then produces a blockage which goes back up to the roundabout and causes gridlock.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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