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Jakg · 03-14-2009, 06:41 AM

I'm trying to improve my MPG, and on the road I live on it's a quiet dead straight road for about half a mile - So far i've been practising coming round the bend at 50 MPH and then just turning the engine off, coasting the distance to my house and then starting it in 3rd at about 20 using the clutch.

I drive a 2002 Proton Wira 1.5 using the Mitsubishi 4G15 engine.

Is this bad for the car? Do the benefits outweigh the savings for a "normal" car?

Thanks.

03-14-2009, 06:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jakg EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bumpstarting - Worth it for half a mile or so? I'm trying to improve my MPG, and on the road I live on it's a quiet dead straight road for about half a mile - So far i've been practising coming round the bend at 50 MPH and then just turning the engine off, coasting the distance to my house and then starting it in 3rd at about 20 using the clutch. I drive a 2002 Proton Wira 1.5 using the Mitsubishi 4G15 engine. Is this bad for the car? Do the benefits outweigh the savings for a "normal" car? Thanks.