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Old 01-02-2011, 10:13 PM   #89 (permalink)
320touring
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Location: scotland
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The Mistress - '88 Bmw 320i Touring SE
Team m8
Last 3: 27.17 mpg (US)

Germany Beadle - '91 Mercedes 300td (estate, N/A)
90 day: 24.63 mpg (US)

The Bloodylingo - '05 Citroen Berlingo Multispace Desire
90 day: 39.77 mpg (US)

Shanner Scaab - '03 Saab 9-5 estate Vector
90 day: 26.19 mpg (US)

Clio 182 - '05 Renault Clio RS 182 182
90 day: 31.73 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
How do you find P&G in traffic ?

For a large part of my commute (the badly named Edinburgh Bypass) the traffic is pretty much up my backend or cutting in so I have no space to P&G.

My technique so far is to try and use the elevations to my advantage if I can...
i find on the m8 that p&g works, even at 15mph.. Infact, the low impact of aero means the glides can be longer. I'm engine on so i have the brakes if req'd

Today i got to 39.1 uk mpg on the on board computer- about 123% of combined for the last 5700 miles, so i think it works
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