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Old 04-03-2012, 04:12 PM   #21 (permalink)
HowGudAmI
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Really good help guys!.

Quick question -

Today i drove 6 miles - slight ups and downs but mostly flat. i engine ON coasted where possible and p+g'ed.

I then took the 6 mile return journey 2 hours later - used the same techniques.

My car never hit it 'N' on the temp gauge. It would normally get to this point easily within the first 4 - 5 miles of travel. This must be a sign i am doing something right (working the engine less)? or is it not?

But surely this reduced temp could hurt economy/other things? would i be better to run it like normal up to operating temprature and then adopt P+G etc.

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